Iaquinta Shuts Down Dopey UFC Fans Who Snickered At Khabib’s Striking

[KevinLee]

Khabib did outstrike this guy

 

[Thesnake101]

Awkward striking =/= bad striking, especially when it was as effective as it was against Al.

 

[agibmxmma]

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Yet, some sherdogger will come on this post and say Al is wrong..

 

[Wizzlebiz]

I give al points for humble.

I'm a huge khabib fan but hes got work to do to shore up his striking.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

TD threat is a bitch.

Khabib's striking is very well tuned for his style and is still improving. Say what you want but if it works, it works.

 

[Pakman]

Yet, some sherdogger will come on this post and say Al is wrong..

You know how it is goes, Sherdog keyboard warriors know more than the fighters themselves.

 

[LockardTheGOAT]

It's not that his standup wasn't good, it's that he looks far more vulnerable on the feet than he does on the ground (his skill level at grappling and striking are worlds apart) and that he would never last with one of the better strikers out there like McGregor.

 

[ThoseAreMyShoes]

Without the threat of the takedown Al would decimate Khabib in a pure standup match.

 

[KevinLee]

Without the threat of the takedown Al would decimate Khabib in a pure standup match.

 

[lostdog000]

i dont reckon any fighter that lost 3/3 rounds to somebody would say they were a shitty fighter

 

[SOAzmayesh]

some people may say that a rank11 with 12hrs notice trying to give credit to his own performance is not the greatest opinion to take but hey, they may also be wrong.
who knows....

lol

 

[Workaholic]

Without the threat of the takedown Al would decimate Khabib in a pure standup match.

Doesn't matter though because Khabib will never fight anyone without the threat of the takedown in his entire career

 

[Azure]

Fans know way more than the guy who was fighting him..

 

[chefa]

Without the threat of the takedown Al would decimate Khabib in a pure standup match.

Its almost as if he developed his style to suit the sport he competes in....madness

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

Doesn't matter though because Khabib will never fight anyone without the threat of the takedown in his entire career

What?

 

[Workaholic]

What?

Khabib is not a kickboxer or a boxer. He will never take a kickboxing or boxing match

So who gives a shit if his striking only works with the threat of the takedown? It's not like that is going away

As long as people are scared he will take them down his striking will always be effective. And people will always be scared he's going to take them down because there is no one in MMA who wants to be taken down by Khabib at 155

 

[Bmurray]

Khabib is there to be hit. Say whatever you want; if he gets in the cage with Conor or another high-level puncher, his chin will be tested.

 

[Phisher]

He fucking lit Iaquinta up with his jab. I'm still baffled by how Rogan or anybody else could say that he looked bad out there.

Same with the people claiming that Lee didn't do anything to Barboza in the stand up when that's how he caused the cut that ended the fight.

 

[Phisher]

Doesn't matter though because Khabib will never fight anyone without the threat of the takedown in his entire career

Was he planning a move to boxing? If not, who the fuck cares?

 

[Spath]

Khabib is there to be hit. Say whatever you want; if he gets in the cage with Conor or another high-level puncher, his chin will be tested.

Khabib will be diving for those low singles like Randy Couture vs Toney. Once he gets a hold of something I think he will drown McGregor.