Quickest lightweights

[Kono dio da!]

Apart from chandler and oliveira who are the fastest ranked lightweights? By quick i mean movement speed, striking speed (quick hands) and also ability to close distance and initiate takedown attempts.

 

[Fossor]

First Round Fighter Kevin Lee

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

Conor and Dustin

 

[BRASIL WAND]

RDA, Tsukaryan, and Gamrot are all pretty quick explosive guys.

 

[Straatblaffer]

Conor and Dustin

 

[Kono dio da!]

Dustin kept timing conor.
Khabib blitzed conor repeatedly and was constantly beating him to the punch. So no, i wouldn't consider him.

 

[Police_Power]

Conor and Dustin

I don't know if any of you will agree with me but Conor doesn't seem to have that same speed anymore

 

[Kono dio da!]

RDA, Tsukaryan, and Gamrot are all pretty quick explosive guys.

Tsarukyan is a good one.

 

[Kono dio da!]

I don't know if any of you will agree with me but Conor doesn't seem to have that same speed anymore

I think the speed was overstated. He's an athletic specimen but there are others who are more gifted naturally. It's just that people won't admit it. Gaethje and poirier hit harder but noone wants to admit jt. Barboza is faster, but people will never admit it. It is what it is.

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

RDA is fast in terms of mixing up striking, takedown attempts and transitioning between striking and the clinch which seems similar to Chandler and Oliviera and what your asking for. I kind of feel like he is the dark horse right now and could see him winning the belt in 2021-2022.

 

[Iron Nick]

Michael Johnson (obviously not in grappling though)

 

[sutherland]

Pitbull Freire would be my pick , in the ufc probably Conner maybe Chandler in a bull rush

 

[The Rivv]

Michael Johnson has ridiculously fast hands, but as shown on here yesterday he struggled against guys like Nate Diaz.

 

[Beastslayer47]

MJ

 

[JustBleed69]

Striking: Barboza, MJ, Chandler
Grappling: Khabib, Chandler, Prime Edgar

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

As much as I dislike him as a person conor was (and still is) pretty damn fast with his counters (sliding in and out or pulling and countering) - which I why I'd favour him over Chandler. It would be the eddie fight 2.0 - chandler rushing in winging hard shots, counter puling and countering and catching him on the way in.

 

[Ice Hotel]

Like someone else said, Kevin Lee

It's maybe his greatest attribute

 

[Benoitthegr8]

 

[Straatblaffer]

Conor is faster than most Sherdoggers wife's

Dustin kept timing conor.
Khabib blitzed conor repeatedly and was constantly beating him to the punch. So no, i wouldn't consider him.

Conor is literally known for his speed, but he is a first round fighter. Khabib is a better fighter, but that is not OP's question?

 

[Kono dio da!]

RDA is fast in terms of mixing up striking, takedown attempts and transitioning between striking and the clinch which seems similar to Chandler and Oliviera and what your asking for. I kind of feel like he is the dark horse right now and could see him winning the belt in 2021-2022.

Rda as champ? With the right matchmaking, yes.