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1) Only partially true. I wouldn't say that Khabib CANNOT sub top opponents on the ground, but chooses not to as sub attempts sometimes give the opponent a chance to escape it, reverse the position or stand up. Therefore he's more than satisfied with smashing his opponent and winning the round 10-8.Three indisputable facts about this matchup:
1.) Khabib isn't a finisher when fighting against top competition.
2.) Conor has freak KO power, impeccable timing, is an excellent judge of distance, and is capable of finishing the fight AT ANY TIME if standing.
3.) Even if Conor gets taken down and held there every single round, that means Conor will have AT LEAST FIVE chances to land that one shot that puts Khabib on queer street. When we look at Conor's record, we know that he rarely needs more than three chances, sometimes only one.
Those claiming Conor has no chance against Khabib are delusional. As dominant as Khabib has been, he hasn't fought anyone nearly as dangerous as Conor. This is another classic striker vs grappler matchup. We've seen those go both ways all throughout the years.
Go ahead and call me a casual, fact is I watched Art Jimmerson walk into the octagon with one boxing glove on PPV, when many of you weren't even a tingle in your fathers' nutsack.
3) Saying that Conor has five chances (5 rounds) to get a KO/TKO is quite an overstatement since we have evidence of him gassing/losing the power after 2-3 rounds tops.