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"The thing is Gaethje doesn't use it in the UFC and I have no idea how much he's kept up with this training wise, if he has then great but if not well he's probably just going to end up looking no different than Khabib's other opponents, but he's the best bet we've got in the division right now from that angle and perspective"There's nothing wrong with this dude, I love Gaethje and I think what you're saying is perfectly fine.
I also don't go from a fan bias or dislike etc.. either, I always keep it neutral and say honestly whether that's in favour or not it's because it's genuine if you get what I mean
However, I can understand there has been hype behind Gaethje that people can't get onto yet which is absolutely fine, to be honest I prefer my fave fighters to not have the hype behind them because it eliminates all this but it's inevitable at times.
About the competing with Khabib thing, it really is because Gaethje does have a very good elite wrestling background and this is something that you at least need in your arsenal to be in with a good chance of beating Khabib, reason being is most fighters don't have that much or long enough experience to be able to tackle this and keep Khabib off, specially in 5 rounds which is why that no matter how good they are they end up on the floor being mauled by Khabib which then takes so much out of them and then they end up getting taken down easier and easier pretty much sitting on floor completely knackered.
Now, if someone had good/better TD defence this would be less likely hence why these kinda fighters need to fight Khabib and why Justin's name is thrown in the mix.
Another you could add to this is Gregor Gillespie, it's just he isn't as active and he's not among the top either (if he was, this would be amazing) where as all the people at the top all have a good chance (all those fighters do) but the likelihood of repeating what we've seen with other opponents is much higher than what it is with someone who does have this elite wrestling background like Gaethje, Gillespie etc...
The thing is Gaethje doesn't use it in the UFC and I have no idea how much he's kept up with this training wise, if he has then great but if not well he's probably just going to end up looking no different than Khabib's other opponents, but he's the best bet we've got in the division right now from that angle and perspective
This is why it's mentioned quite often however I get it when people aren't really feeling the hype and honestly, for me it's completely fine as we all have different vibes and it's what makes things interesting
That's not saying Gaethje would beat Khabib for me personally and being like "Oh they need throw Gaethje in cause he can smash him", I'm not that naive to know Khabib has every chance to maul Gaethje the same way he has everyone else and it's also likely but it's the kind of fight he needs and it's also where that element of chance and surprise is more likely because Khabib is pretty much untested in this regard or at least he's had it in his favour more so than not.
I hope this helps anyway in regards to my perspectives ha
He wont have a choice but to use it against khabib...And G does have a lightning quick sprawl if nothing else...
