if barboza shakes off khabib in the first round...

[BALLERSTATUSMCG]

and khabib can't secure a takedown in five minutes... I can see an Eddie alvarez vs Mcgregor type performance.

barboza has huge reach advantage, physically stronger than MJ and Tony, and can keep khabib at a distance

barboza also did well against Tony on the ground I thought... he gassed after a slug fest and tony took him down for the win

and michael johnson is a skinny worm and has lost to everybody almost so...

 

[Frankie Baby!]

Eddie Alvarez isn't Khabib, Khabib is a completely different animal, and won't try to out strike Edson like a dumbass.

 

[Verace]

hows this similar to eddie vs conor in any way?

 

[closequarters]

Edson’s wrestling is light years behind MJ and Tony. He’s going to get ragdolled.

 

[BALLERSTATUSMCG]

hows this similar to eddie vs conor in any way?

the game plan is to take him down and pound him. are you fucking retarded?

 

[Thesnake101]

Thing is, Khabib won't go for single shots or trips, he'll chain them together constantly.

Even if Edson manages to negate Khabib's wrestling for the first five minutes, he'll still need to respect it for the rest of the fight. Hell, even if Khabib doesn't get many takedowns he could possibly stall the fight in the clinch and get the win that way.

Edson needs to bring his A game.

 

[Frozen Sea]

I can see an Eddie alvarez vs Mcgregor type performance.

 

[Histalian]

Don't compare anyone to Conor.

 

[true_fan]

and khabib can't secure a takedown in five minutes... I can see an Eddie alvarez vs Mcgregor type performance.

barboza has huge reach advantage, physically stronger than MJ and Tony, and can keep khabib at a distance

barboza also did well against Tony on the ground I thought... he gassed after a slug fest and tony took him down for the win

and michael johnson is a skinny worm and has lost to everybody almost so...

 

[legkicktko]

Edson’s wrestling is light years behind MJ and Tony. He’s going to get ragdolled.

Lmfao. Statistically and logically incorrect, but not wrong according to feelings I guess

 

[Shammon]

Thing is, Khabib won't go for single shots or trips, he'll chain them together constantly.

Even if Edson manages to negate Khabib's wrestling for the first five minutes, he'll still need to respect it for the rest of the fight. Hell, even if Khabib doesn't get many takedowns he could possibly stall the fight in the clinch and get the win that way.

Edson needs to bring his A game.

Basically this, Edson doesn't have the grappling to negate Khabib's lifetime of grappling acumen.

Alvarez shoots single shots at a time.

 

[tehMoose]

 

[swarrrm]

 

[WeirdFacts]

One of the things I like most about Khabib is, if he gets you down he won't look for the quick submission or try to set up something. He will break you for a few minutes, make you mentally give up and eventually get an easy sub. He's got no match on the ground at the moment, he's #1 at MMA GnP.

There are better wrestlers in the UFC. There are a better BJJ guys in the UFC. But there are no better GnP guys.

 

[legkicktko]

One of the things I like most about Khabib is, if he gets you down he won't look for the quick submission or try to set up something. He will break you for a few minutes, make you mentally give up and eventually get an easy sub.

Hasn’t he only subbed like one dude in the last 7 years?

 

[WeirdFacts]

Hasn’t he only subbed like one dude in the last 7 years?

I was thinking about the Michael Johnson fight and I think this will go the same way. He has finished his last 2 fights after many decisions. I think he got tired of decisions and realized he can end fights by submissions after enough GnP if there's no ref stoppage.

 

[Gangsters_Paradise]

Barboza will be dead by the 2nd round if he spends the 1st round shaking off takedowns. You can shakeoff a takedown from Khabib but he drains your energy each and every time you do eventually you just stop trying because Khabib will just keep going for it

Khabib got caught with a good knee from Michael Johnson so that's always a weapon for Barboza if he lands one knee on Khabib, Khabib won't be so anxious to go for double or single leg takedowns anymore if he survives

 

[BALLERSTATUSMCG]

yeah ronda was going to take down holly holm and submit her in the first... i just don't believe the khabib hype... stop his take downs and you win

 

[Soul On Ice]

He won't be able to shake him off
Needs to make Khabib pay on the exchanges when Khabib tries to strike his way into the clinch against the fence.

 

[BoD 2.0]

and khabib can't secure a takedown in five minutes... I can see an Eddie alvarez vs Mcgregor type performance.

barboza has huge reach advantage, physically stronger than MJ and Tony, and can keep khabib at a distance

barboza also did well against Tony on the ground I thought... he gassed after a slug fest and tony took him down for the win

and michael johnson is a skinny worm and has lost to everybody almost so...

1. Khabib is a MUCH better wrestler and Grappler than Eddie
2. Michael Johnson is a much better wrestler than Barboza