Is Volkanovski a better fighter than Khabib ?

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“I think Khabib was everybody’s match. Nobody can beat that guy. He’s bulletproof,10-foot-tall, bulletproof. [His wrestling] is phenomenal, nothing you can take away from it. He hit his goal and he’s staying there, he’s maintaining it. If he was to advance it a little, then he’d come back. He has no desire to come back and you can’t blame him because nobody ever challenged him.

Whether you enjoy watching [the Dagestani style] or not, too bad. It’s superior to every other style out there.”



Frye's a savage and he nailed this one!
 
You give Cardio to Khabib? lol are you joking?

Dude was tiring out against short notice Ragin Al to the point he was only able to land 1/6 takedowns from round 3 onwards.

If they were the same natural weight class, Khabib wouldn't have anything over Volk, not even the wrestling. Islam was a big LW and even he could barely outwrestle fattened up Volk.
 
Love Volk, but Khabib never lost. Fucking Ilia...
 
More complete fighter? Yes.
Better fighter? Not so sure.

They're different type of fighters. Khabib is a pure specialist while Volk is more well rounded.

Volk's wrestling isn't comparable at all to Khabib's. Khabib's striking isn't comparable to Volk's.

In terms of gas tank, I heavily favor Volk.

Nurmagomedov is more durable though, has a better chin and good submissions.
Prime Volk is faster but Khabib is much stronger and bigger.


Would be interesting if they fought prime for prime.

Still would pick Khabib by decision but he could lose the last 2 rounds if he gasses.
 
xhaydenx said:
If they were the same natural weight class, Khabib wouldn't have anything over Volk, not even the wrestling. Islam was a big LW and even he could barely outwrestle fattened up Volk.
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No. Khabib is an even better and stronger wrestler than Makhachev and is more durable with a better chin.
He would take Volk down more than Makhachev did but he would probably gas by the 4th if he's unable to get a sub. Then Volk would take over.

Khabib by UD would be my pick.
 
i dunno about all the calculations but overall dominance, khabib by a mile. khabib lost maybe 1 or 2 rounds his entire career. volk's lost a lot and some of them weren't even close.
 
Khabib retired in his prime so it's irrelevant to compare him to fighters who didn't.

Volk could've retired after 3 title defenses like Khabib and looked darn near unbeatable...or even 5 title defenses with no losses in the UFC. Yes, he had one early loss in his career, but it was hardly relevant.
 
Shay Brennan said:
No. Khabib is an even better and stronger wrestler than Makhachev and is more durable with a better chin.
He would take Volk down more than Makhachev did but he would probably gas by the 4th if he's unable to get a sub. Then Volk would take over.

Khabib by UD would be my pick.
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Eh, I'm not seeing it.

Hardly any fights in the UFC where Khabib was able to land more than half his tds, and that was against guys who aren't anywhere near Volk's level. Heck, he couldn't even land half his tds against Conor.

Same size Volk turns him out easily.
 
we'll never know. i'd say khabib was more methodic and technical so i, personally, favor khabib. but khabib retired before the eventual defeat and i, truly, think that if he came back now, he'd lose and tarnish his stamp on the game. not worth the risk. meanwhile, volk still runnin and gunnin strong regardless of the losses. difficult to compare.
 
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