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Fighters sometimes need to see something in their opponent that indicates respect or fear or even hesitation. Conor seemed to instill a visible awkwardness in many of his opponents, and against some, the atmosphere he fostered was suffocating. Justin has a reputation and skill set that warrants consideration from those he fights as well, if we include his brutal beat down of tony, I’m sure he felt as though he was a legitimate threat to Khabib entering the cage. Unfortunately, Khabib is not bothered by pageantry or hyperbole or previous performances. To an observer, he does not give a shit. This has to cause duress in a prolific fighter once they cross the threshold of the cage. Suddenly the gameplan seems too rigid, Khabib is too unpredictable in his casualness, whatever the thinking is, it’s clearly based around survival. Justin looked like he entered survival mode before they even touched gloves.