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I'm new to MMA compared to you folks and it baffles me the amount of times I hear most of you guys praising Al or Conor for stuffing some take downs in the later rounds as though they accomplished something.
What I see versus most of you guys is that those take downs are half ass attempts versus the ones where he goes for broke like the very first one in the first round of the Conor fight and the one where he locked on to Al's foot like his life depended on it.
So why is Khabib in the later rounds when he's easily winning the fight doing half assed take down attempts you ask? Simply to break the rhythm of the opponent, think of it as a double or triple jab in boxing. If it's successful cool, if not no big deal because now the opponent is petrified of being taken down and is constantly being reminded of that thus throwing off their striking game and in turn making Khabib more successful with his strikes. It's comparable to guys who throw shitty front kicks for range, throwing of the opponent's rhythm etc...
What I see versus most of you guys is that those take downs are half ass attempts versus the ones where he goes for broke like the very first one in the first round of the Conor fight and the one where he locked on to Al's foot like his life depended on it.
So why is Khabib in the later rounds when he's easily winning the fight doing half assed take down attempts you ask? Simply to break the rhythm of the opponent, think of it as a double or triple jab in boxing. If it's successful cool, if not no big deal because now the opponent is petrified of being taken down and is constantly being reminded of that thus throwing off their striking game and in turn making Khabib more successful with his strikes. It's comparable to guys who throw shitty front kicks for range, throwing of the opponent's rhythm etc...