Khabib has lots of options upon return

[tripleo]

He can first get a warm up fight of Tony Ferguson and get an easy win
He can fight GSP, he would be a slight favorite against GSP that's reaching 40, Dana doesn't want this fight however,

He can then go to welterweight and fight Masvidal and Colby, physically those 2 are not big welterweights
Masvidal would be the easier fight for Khabib, granted Masvidal does have great TDD
Colby would be his toughest test but I think Khabib has superior skills in grappling, and his iron chin would hold up well to Colby's stand up

These are all winnable fights for Khabib, not only that these are big names

if he can beat these 4 dudes, his resume would be undisputed mma goat.

and they are all huge money fights

If I'm Ali I would talk Khabib into this.

 

[Post 2 Decision]

He will never fight Tony now, that ship has sailed. Those 2 big losses were the nails in the coffin.
GSP fight does nothing at this point, kind of fun to hype but not much substance to it. Dude is retired with 1 fight in like 7 years and pushing 40.

Would like to see Khabib vs Oliveira

Will probably get Khabib vs Conor (if Conor wins)

If Khabib wants to cement 'legacy' vs Usman

 

[MotivatedMcGregor]

He’s retired.

And even if Mamagomedova would let him fight he would ragdoll every LW + GSP in front of him. He just won’t move up to WW ever though.

 

[Tabarnakos]

I doubt that Khabib is gonna fight another 4 times. If he comes back it's to get that 30-0 and then he's probably gone for good after that. I don't think he has any intention to move to WW either.

1 big fight and thats it imho

 

[Greyscale]

he won't be back. Fighting half-naked for money and entertainment is against the foundations of islam. Someone should've told him by now.

 

[Deleted member 546119]

Khabib has at most 1 more fight to go 30-0

Khabib will not go out like former legends such as Chuck, Anderson, BJ etc.

He knows when it call it a day

 

[Booksmasher]

He can first get a warm up fight of Tony Ferguson and get an easy win

Warm up fight??? Why on earth should he do a warm up fight???

Tony Ferguson??? Nobody wants to see that + Tony doesnt even deserve a Khabib fight.

 

[tripleo]

Khabib has at most 1 more fight to go 30-0

Khabib will not go out like former legends such as Chuck, Anderson, BJ etc.

He knows when it call it a day

but then he will always be behind Fedor, GSP, Silva, Jones in the GOAT discussions

because
A. he doesn't have enough big names on his resume.
B. GSP and Silva moved up, Fedor fought at a size disadvantage in HW, Jones about to move up, even Izzy is moving up, why won't Khabib fight Welterweight and prove he can win as the smaller guy?

 

[tripleo]

Warm up fight??? Why on earth should he do a warm up fight???

Tony Ferguson??? Nobody wants to see that + Tony doesnt even deserve a Khabib fight.

Because it would be easy money, and put that stupid discussion to rest
just last year if you make a poll who would win between Khabib and Tony, almost half the population actually pick Tony
it's a good way to shut the casuals/haters up for good

 

[MotivatedMcGregor]

but then he will always be behind Fedor, GSP, Silva, Jones in the GOAT discussions

because
A. he doesn't have enough big names on his resume.
B. GSP and Silva moved up, Fedor fought at a size disadvantage in HW, Jones about to move up, even Izzy is moving up, why won't Khabib fight Welterweight and prove he can win as the smaller guy?

Jones and Silva juiced.

they don’t belong in the discussion.

 

[true_fan]

He will never fight Tony now, that ship has sailed. Those 2 big losses were the nails in the coffin.
GSP fight does nothing at this point, kind of fun to hype but not much substance to it. Dude is retired with 1 fight in like 7 years and pushing 40.

Would like to see Khabib vs Oliveira

Will probably get Khabib vs Conor (if Conor wins)

If Khabib wants to cement 'legacy' vs Usman

If Olivera couldn’t finish Tony what makes u think he has anything for Khabib?

 

[Booksmasher]

Because it would be easy money, and put that stupid discussion to rest
just last year if you make a poll who would win between Khabib and Tony, almost half the population actually pick Tony
it's a good way to shut the casuals/haters up for good

Well the reality is we are in the present. And no sound person now thinks it will be competitive + he doesnt deserve it + it doesnt mean anything anymore for Khabibs legacy because Tony is not the best contender anymore.

 

[Post 2 Decision]

If Olivera couldn’t finish Tony what makes u think he had anything for Khabib?

Why are you putting words into my mouth, Sherbro?

 

[PlasticFishBowl]

I agree that Khabib going up to WW would be awesome. He’s proven that no one at LW can last with him and the GSP fight does absolutely nothing for me since GSP is legitimately middle aged now.

I honestly think if Khabib put on some weight and went to WW he’d take the belt there too. His grappling and pressure are really a level above even the elites like Usman and Covington. Only question would be can he get big enough to not get pushed and held on the cage by Usman. If so, he finishes him.

 

[MescalineDreams]

He can first get a warm up fight of Tony Ferguson and get an easy win
He can fight GSP, he would be a slight favorite against GSP that's reaching 40, Dana doesn't want this fight however,

He can then go to welterweight and fight Masvidal and Colby, physically those 2 are not big welterweights
Masvidal would be the easier fight for Khabib, granted Masvidal does have great TDD
Colby would be his toughest test but I think Khabib has superior skills in grappling, and his iron chin would hold up well to Colby's stand up

These are all winnable fights for Khabib, not only that these are big names

if he can beat these 4 dudes, his resume would be undisputed mma goat.

and they are all huge money fights

If I'm Ali I would talk Khabib into this.

How do you not even mention conor lol

That fight does 3.5 mil guys. Biggest in mma history.

That payday is the only reason he'll come back imo. Gsp isn't gonna happen.

 

[COBRA03]

I doubt he will come back to fight WW's. He already said he wouldn't fight GSP at a catch weight, it had to be at 155.

 

[Viking Power]

Because it would be easy money, and put that stupid discussion to rest
just last year if you make a poll who would win between Khabib and Tony, almost half the population actually pick Tony
it's a good way to shut the casuals/haters up for good

Nobody is looking for that fight anymore and nobody thinks it would go Tony’s way anymore either.

 

[tripleo]

How do you not even mention conor lol

That fight does 3.5 mil guys. Biggest in mma history.

That payday is the only reason he'll come back imo. Gsp isn't gonna happen.

Why would Khabib grant Conor the rematch when Conor insulted his religion and family, and cheated during the entire fight

He was trying his best not to kill Conor

 

[Rocket Punch]

he doesn't need a warm up fight or easy wins. he just fought, and he retired specifically because of the lack of challenging fights

lock thread, ban ts

 

[oldschoolmmafan]

Khabib is done. He's got his hands full in retirement. Opening gyms for disadvantaged street kids around the world, his own MMA org. He has nothing to gain from coming back.