I have no problem with Khabib as a person or as a fighter. Yeah, his record is extremely padded, but he proved himself to be an elite fighter, eventually. The problem is his fans and their revisionist history.
There were so many questions about him. His legacy is defined by questions. He fought about once a year an only faced good opponents near the end of his career.
Agree, but I much prefer Makh, not because Khabib is boring or whatever, but because seeing a sweet judo trip or some cool technique done effectively by a master in the midst of combat makes my loins tingle.
Its always a pleasure watching the martial arts mixed together masterfully. And it helps that Makhachevs style gives his opponents more room to actually fight him unlike Khabib who was so dominant that he just shut down fighters and didnt allow them to show off their fight skills.
Khabib fans are the greatest fans. We were always right.
Do you even believe the bullshit that comes out ya mouth??? Helll naaaaaaw
Neither of things refute what I said.
No, when I said no questions, I meant in the fights themselves. Yes, he left a TON on the table, (I'm of the opinion that he would have been one of the GOATS if he kept on fighting and increased his fight activity) but the dominance, especially towards the end of his career, is unquestionable. He was actually getting better.
He retired before proving himself. That's his choice, but I'm not about to let his fans pretend he did. He did not challenge himself enough during his career to prove anything other that he was very talented, and he had very conservative matchmaking. Didn't lose, but also didn't take any risks or fight the best in his division.
Correct and just.
