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

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...


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Like what I just read right here ^^^ I agree. If Barboza maintains that distance and Khabib knows he has to close distance and can't stand still in front of Edson and eat no tell snap kicks. eat too many of those you won't be taking down f*k all...
 
i really hope that barboza pulls this off. Khabib can move to 170 where he should be and can fight more than once every 18months.
 
1. Khabib is a MUCH better wrestler and Grappler than Eddie
2. Michael Johnson is a much better wrestler than Barboza

i think barboza is physically stronger than MJ though which has to count for something... khabib technique and strength is amazing but its easy to see that MJ's down fall was that he was physically inferior to khabib
 
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...

If I'm not mistaken Edson was the one who went in for a Takedown, Tony however landed in the more advantageous position to land the D'Arce.
 
Lets not leave out of the equation that in Khabib's 2 fights in the top of the division... (MJ & RDA) he only got hit "in the head" a total of 7 times in both fights combined... & him & RDA stood for quite a long time in that fight.

I studied that sh*t... & was really surprised by what I found. Khabib's ability to avoid damage on the feet is legit.
 
id like to know if barbozza is able to connect hard as khabib is coming in.
 
and michael johnson is a skinny worm and has lost to everybody almost so...
Why are people on here such fucking retards? He has some of the most dangerous hands in the division, beat Ferg & Barboza, slept Dustin and roided up Tibau. How is he a 'skinny worm'?
 
"if barboza shakes off khabib in the first round..."

1. This thread is Dead on Arrival.

2. "If" threads are lame.
 
There are quite a few Khabib nut huggers on here that really bow down just as hard as Conor nut huggers except Khabib is missing a single signature high level win.

It’s a celebration when this guy doesn’t drop out of a fight and I see him being anointed the second coming....

Let’s see him win tomorrow and maybe fight for a title before we get super hot and bothered?
 
Edson has to get after him immediately. He can't feel it out in my opinion because he literally can't let khabib get a hold of him in any way, it's that risky. He's gotta get those kicks going which is kinda counterintuitive against the best grappler in the ufc. I do think Edson is gonna pull this off bc he is one of my favorite fighters so I kinda got some blind faith going on. He's gotta pump the jabs that has to be the foundation to all of this so he has the best chance of sprawling. fire the kicks as fast as possible to the legs and body and right back to the jab. If he buries the perfect kick in Khabib's liver, it is fucking over. On the flip side Khabib can grab him once and give him a prolonged beatdown. I'm so intrigued, I keep going over this fight in my mind. My heart says Edson and my brain says no way. Heart prevails, war Barbosa motherfuckers!
 
If Edson shucks off Khabib's takedowns, it won't matter much, Khabib will go for them again and Edson will get tired and even if he doesn't and defends all the takedowns, he'll lose. Khabib isn't someone who gets inside his own head about a failed takedown, he is a dog, he will go and go and go until it works. Barboza needs to convince Khabib not to stick to him like glue, nail him with hard shots as he comes in, bang him up in the clinch, angle off and land bombs on him. It's not an easy thing to do because it's never been done, but it's not as easy as just stopping Khabib's takedowns, Dos Anjos stopped plenty of takedowns, it doesn't matter, Khabib will shoot 40, but if only 3 of them hit then he is worlds ahead of everyone else at his weight class.
 
Would be amazing "IF" he can stop a takedown. But don't see that happening. More than Likely. This ends bad for Barboza. #GROUNDANDPOUND !!!
 
Edson has to get after him immediately. He can't feel it out in my opinion because he literally can't let khabib get a hold of him in any way, it's that risky. He's gotta get those kicks going which is kinda counterintuitive against the best grappler in the ufc. I do think Edson is gonna pull this off bc he is one of my favorite fighters so I kinda got some blind faith going on. He's gotta pump the jabs that has to be the foundation to all of this so he has the best chance of sprawling. fire the kicks as fast as possible to the legs and body and right back to the jab. If he buries the perfect kick in Khabib's liver, it is fucking over. On the flip side Khabib can grab him once and give him a prolonged beatdown. I'm so intrigued, I keep going over this fight in my mind. My heart says Edson and my brain says no way. Heart prevails, war Barbosa motherfuckers!

I think you're underestimating Barboza a bit.

His sprawl is great, only augmented by his footwork, which is probably the best in the division.

Khabib will have to shoot from a mile out. He'll get sprawled on hard.

If Khabib gets to the clinch, I don't think he's gonna ragdoll Barboza like everyone is assuming. Barboza is a huge LW, last time Khabib was trying to take a huge LW down, he went 0-13.

I think Barboza picks him apart like he did with Pettis, except they'll have a few minutes of grinding against the fence. At distance, Barboza will light Khabib up, his kicks are too fast to get caught and his hands are way sharper.
 
the game plan is to take him down and pound him. are you fucking retarded?
Eddie was trying to force an in fight more than he tried to take him down. Plus Khabib is a more defense orientated striker than Eddie.

Eddie charges in and pressures with strikes. Once he's close and locked into an in fight he can become more defensive.

Khabib pressures forward at a steady pace without throwing a whole lot. He'll put few jabs out there and exploit an opening on timid opponents but otherwise he stays in his shell and dodges until he clinches.

They are very different fighters. The only things they have in common is that they fight at close range and the wrestle. Beyond that, theyre night and day.
 
You're right.... he's no where near as good or well rounded and doesn't know how to throw a punch.
Technically, Khabib is more well rounded. 8 KO's 8 Sub's, and 8 Dec. Khabib would rape Eddie.
 
This fight will be so one sided that Sherdog will start to question Barbozas credentials and how 'he was never that good anyway'
 
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