Does Khabib's record hold water?

[OrigFan255]

I know he is undefeated just like Jon Jones was but he didn't go through the buzz saw of the best of the best......So my question is, is Khabib as good as his record shows? Is there any notable who would run right through him?

Thanks

 

[Serana]

I think RDA would give him a run for his money in a rematch. I can't think of anyone who'd run through him, though.

 

[Westbrick]

he lost to Tibau

 

[Hans Gercmiov]

He cant hold water without breaking his arms.

 

[Fahcough]

He cant hold water without breaking his arms.

 

[TheLuckiest]

He cant hold water without breaking his arms.

lol. Sadly, very true.

 

[mf]

He cant hold water without breaking his arms.

..and drink water without breaking his ribs.

 

[0hm]

No, he was always overrated.

 

[YouNeedLogic]

He cant hold water without breaking his arms.

This thread is bad, but this post is gold.

 

[Rubberchin]

he lost to Tibau

He didn't. Fight wasn't close.

 

[how high]

He didn't. Fight wasn't close.

He pretty obviously lost to Tibau.

 

[GonzoTownshend]

He didn't. Fight wasn't close.

I love Khabib, but he most certainly should have lost that fight.

 

[Project 86]

No, he was always overrated.

if he is overrated what does that make our LW champ since khabib dominated him less than 2 years ago

 

[Fairness]

He didn't. Fight wasn't close.

You're right it was close. Tibau won a crystal clear 30-27 and then was fucking robbed.

 

[Greyscale]

he lost to Tibau

I agree 100%. I watched this fight and was really like how the hell could they give the nod to Khabib?

 

[h0lydiver]

He pretty obviously lost to Tibau.

seems to be pretty split on this, I thought tibau lost, crappy fight and tibau basically def td all fight and nothing else

 

[hypocalking]

He didn't. Fight wasn't close.

Actually it was close. Judges are dumb.

 

[MotorcycleMir]

Definitely not and it's great that people are finally realizing this. He could def become the champ/be a threat to top contenders, but thus far, he has only fought 1 really elite guy in his entire career. He has been overrated for a long time now

 

[h0lydiver]

Actually it was close. Judges are dumb.

i thought it was one of those fights where aggressiveness/the fighting initiating the action won because there really weren't any obvious advantages for either. Like i mentioned before- I recall it being khabib attempting td the entire fight and tibau defending them successfully (and i might be wrong but late in the fight khabib finally got him down). Little happened other than that.

 

[Hungry Friend]

I think RDA would give him a run for his money in a rematch. I can't think of anyone who'd run through him, though.

Yeah RDA seems to have improved since that loss but only a rematch could tell us how much and that will either never happen or it's gonna be a very long time. Only thing Khabib can do right now is stop training/don't try to rehab too rapidly and heal up.

I'm no expert but the guy is really good and very athletic. striking needs work though.