Why was Conor Khabib's toughest opponent?

[Seismic]

It doesn't make any sense. How on earth did a "washed" "Not even a top 10 LW" Conor return from boxing and a whirlwind of partying yet somehow

1. Win a round?

2. Achieve the highest sig strikes (51) success of any Khabib opponent? (For comparison, Poirier landed 12)

3. Get taken down just 3 times in 4 rounds? (For comparison Poirier 7 times in 3 rounds, Al Laquinta 6 times in 5 rounds, RDA 6 times in 3 rounds)

4. Make it to round 4? Only Al Laquinta lasted longer.

A performance made all the more extraordinary given how much Khabib wanted to destroy Conor more than any other opponent and how easily Khabib would later (with retirement on his mind and one foot already out of MMA) defeat Dustin and Gaethje, who he 'didn't want to hurt'

Conor's performance goes a long way to explain Khabib's post fight psychotic rage and refusal to grant Conor a deserved rematch, he was clearly stunned by Conor's performance and who could blame him?

 

[JonJonesNeedle]

Cheating multiple times in every round.

If not for that, Khabib would have subbed Conor in the second round via Kimura, after dropping him standing. Would have been one of Khabib's easiest fights if not for the blatant cheating.

 

[VinceArch]

He was so stunned he ended up submitting him and being the winner anyways

 

[Langinbang187]

Tibau fight was much more competitive.

I didn't even give Conor a round personally and I do think Khabib was playing with his food a little bit by choosing to stand and trade.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

Because he's highly talented and trained hard. Glad I could help enlighten.

 

[Marko Polo]

That’s herb dean fault

 

[TempleoftheDog]

He wasn’t even close. He cheated like the rat he is to escape the second round.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Probably of all his title fights.

 

[Slatersan]

This thread seems like it was made by someone who has never seen any of khabibs fights, quickly read Khabibs Wikipedia, then ran and made a shit thread.

 

[Ace70 V2]

Joke thread isn't funny

 

[NoBiasJustMMA]

Prime Tibau was Khabib's closest fight.

 

[blaseblah]

Tibau fight was much more competitive.

I didn't even give Conor a round personally and I do think Khabib was playing with his food a little bit by choosing to stand and trade.

3 was a convincing round for Conor, it's not really debatable. But I do agree Khabib was biding his time. He did it against Iaquinta too.

 

[flowoftruth]

it was man vs boy that fateful night in vegas. connor has never been the same

 

[Shaddows]

It doesn't make any sense. How on earth did a "washed" "Not even a top 10 LW" Conor return from boxing and a whirlwind of partying yet somehow

1. Win a round?

2. Achieve the highest sig strikes (51) success of any Khabib opponent? (For comparison, Poirier landed 12)

3. Get taken down just 3 times in 4 rounds? (For comparison Poirier 7 times in 3 rounds, Al Laquinta 6 times in 5 rounds, RDA 6 times in 3 rounds)

4. Make it to round 4? Only Al Laquinta lasted longer.

A performance made all the more extraordinary given how much Khabib wanted to destroy Conor more than any other opponent and how easily Khabib would later (with retirement on his mind and one foot already out of MMA) defeat Dustin and Gaethje, who he 'didn't want to hurt'

Conor's performance goes a long way to explain Khabib's post fight psychotic rage and refusal to grant Conor a deserved rematch, he was clearly stunned by Conor's performance and who could blame him?

LOL
sorry, but we didn't watch the same fight, let alone share the same reality.

Conor won a round because Khabib took a break.
Khabib took a break to show he could stand and bang with Conor, a thing Conor fanboys would NEVER accept. And Khabib almost KO'd Conor, just to add to the humiliation in that fight.

Khabib allowed Conor to strike more against him to show he could take it. Same ad Floyd did, by the way. They both toyed with Conor and then showed he was not on their level.

Conor had nothing for Khabib, same as he had nothing for Floyd.

It is amazing and amusing the fact Conor fanboys still did not grasp the reality of his failure.

 

[DestinedAussie]

It doesn't make any sense. How on earth did a "washed" "Not even a top 10 LW" Conor return from boxing and a whirlwind of partying yet somehow

1. Win a round?

2. Achieve the highest sig strikes (51) success of any Khabib opponent? (For comparison, Poirier landed 12)

3. Get taken down just 3 times in 4 rounds? (For comparison Poirier 7 times in 3 rounds, Al Laquinta 6 times in 5 rounds, RDA 6 times in 3 rounds)

4. Make it to round 4? Only Al Laquinta lasted longer.

A performance made all the more extraordinary given how much Khabib wanted to destroy Conor more than any other opponent and how easily Khabib would later (with retirement on his mind and one foot already out of MMA) defeat Dustin and Gaethje, who he 'didn't want to hurt'

Conor's performance goes a long way to explain Khabib's post fight psychotic rage and refusal to grant Conor a deserved rematch, he was clearly stunned by Conor's performance and who could blame him?

Sad for Khabib if LW Conor is his best win.

 

[OriginMMA]

He’s good at surviving. He was nearly killed by Nate but gave up his neck to live. All he could do against Khabib was try to survive but couldn’t even do that.

 

[accolyte1022]

TS had half a bottle of Proppa Twelve before making this thread.

 

[JakePaulMMA]

It doesn't make any sense. How on earth did a "washed" "Not even a top 10 LW" Conor return from boxing and a whirlwind of partying yet somehow

1. Win a round?

2. Achieve the highest sig strikes (51) success of any Khabib opponent? (For comparison, Poirier landed 12)

3. Get taken down just 3 times in 4 rounds? (For comparison Poirier 7 times in 3 rounds, Al Laquinta 6 times in 5 rounds, RDA 6 times in 3 rounds)

4. Make it to round 4? Only Al Laquinta lasted longer.

A performance made all the more extraordinary given how much Khabib wanted to destroy Conor more than any other opponent and how easily Khabib would later (with retirement on his mind and one foot already out of MMA) defeat Dustin and Gaethje, who he 'didn't want to hurt'

Conor's performance goes a long way to explain Khabib's post fight psychotic rage and refusal to grant Conor a deserved rematch, he was clearly stunned by Conor's performance and who could blame him?

I've done drugs for years. What the fuck are you on?

 

[Herwald]

Well, Conor doesn't suck. He's a very good fighter. But he also cheated and benefited from Khabib's ego a bit. Khabib wanted to inflict pain, he wasn't all impersonal business with Conor like he was with Gaethje, otherwise I think he wouldn't have entertained any time wasting on the feet and shit to prove a point. He would've disposed of Conor in his standard fashion much qucker.

That's my take.

 

[Egészségére!]

Not a hater & would love to see a rematch because I'm convinced Conor would do better but the glove hooking was the main reason