Isn't it a tad hypocritical that Khabib...

[UFCFreak89]

Keeps bringing up Conor taking time off for his wifes pregnancy and the birth of his son, and a once in a lifetime chance to make 100m yet he takes roughly 3 months off every year of his career for Ramadan?

Yes Ramadan itself lasts 1 month, but it effects about 3 due to its impact on training camps and booking a fight around it.

 

[LSU]

No

 

[dirtroller]

Keeps bringing up Conor taking time off for his wifes pregnancy and the birth of his son, and a once in a lifetime chance to make 100m yet he takes roughly 3 months off every year of his career for Ramadan?

Yes Ramadan itself lasts 1 month, but it effects about 3 due to its impact on training camps and booking a fight around it.

Conor is completely healthy and hasn't had an MMA fight in 14 months.

 

[Rdude92]

 

[UFCFreak89]

Khabib is a Muslim and Ramadan is a holy time for Allah.


Comparing that to McNugget, his trailer trash wife and likely equally-retarded baby? seriously?

Conor is completely healthy and hasn't had an MMA fight in 14 months.

I'll leave my personal opinions about religion out of it, but the fact of the matter is its a choice. Just like taking time off for any other reason.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Wait....When was Khabib a champion that held the belt up?

 

[dirtroller]

I'll leave my personal opinions about religion out of it, but the fact of the matter is its a choice. Just like taking time off for any other reason.

3 months (at most) < 14 months

Edit: 14 months with no end in sight.

 

[Soul On Ice]

Conor is completely healthy and hasn't had an MMA fight in 14 months.

How is taking a amateur approach to cutting weight, fucking up a card in the process and being sidelined for nearly a year because of it any better?

 

[dirtroller]

How is taking a amateur approach to cutting weight, fucking up a card in the process and being sidelined for nearly a year because of it any better?

For starters, it was still less time than Conor has been inactive. Second, he wasn't holding on to the belt and holding up the entire division. Defend or vacate.

 

[UFCFreak89]

3 months (at most) < 14 months

Edit: 14 months with no end in sight.

You're not factoring in that its 3 months every single year.

This has nothing to do with my opinion on him as a fighter, i think he's a scary motherfucker. But in terms of being an active fighter, he's not as it is, and he's reducing his yearly fighting window to 9 months.

If people want to see the belt get defended as much as possible, neither Conor or Khabib are ideal candidates.

 

[xMaxPower]

I'll leave my personal opinions about religion out of it, but the fact of the matter is its a choice. Just like taking time off for any other reason.

for him its not a choice.

hardcore muslims believe if you dont fast you go to hell. kinda extreme and ridiculous but its true.

It's crazy though.... he be way more of a beast if he didn't fast. that month drains you so fking much, you dont even know.

 

[Kung Fu bb]

Ramadam starts 15 may, ends 14 june. that´s 1 month, not 3.

Can´t you at least be honest?

 

[dirtroller]

You're not factoring in that its 3 months every single year.

This has nothing to do with my opinion on him as a fighter, i think he's a scary motherfucker. But in terms of being an active fighter, he's not as it is, and he's reducing his yearly fighting window to 9 months.

If people want to see the belt get defended as much as possible, neither Conor or Khabib are ideal candidates.

Fighters have 3 month windows where they aren't in camp almost every year. Khabibs is just predetermined. If Conor gets his way, it'll be nearly 2 years before he defends the belt a single time. No neither guy is ideal, but Conor is using a bitch ass excuse for not defending for what will end up being something like 18 months.

 

[HHJ]

No.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

Ramadan is 1 month. And he typically schedules fights for right before so he doesn't lose out on ring time. Only thing that keeps him out the cage is injuries.

 

[JayJayFrench]

Keeps bringing up Conor taking time off for his wifes pregnancy and the birth of his son, and a once in a lifetime chance to make 100m yet he takes roughly 3 months off every year of his career for Ramadan?

Yes Ramadan itself lasts 1 month, but it effects about 3 due to its impact on training camps and booking a fight around it.

3 months?

 

[Telford90]

You're not factoring in that its 3 months every single year.

This has nothing to do with my opinion on him as a fighter, i think he's a scary motherfucker. But in terms of being an active fighter, he's not as it is, and he's reducing his yearly fighting window to 9 months.

If people want to see the belt get defended as much as possible, neither Conor or Khabib are ideal candidates.

It's so easy to schedule around it though that it's a non-factor. It's the same period every year that you can easily work around. It's completely different to Conors situation.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Yeah, I think the choice is the choice. Religion and family are both deep seated personal reasons. When it came to making the same choice though, Khabib does stick around. Conor doesn't face the same questions on sitting out during Ramadan as Khabib does.


Question for everyone though: When is someone fit to fight? Is it only a physical thing? Say someone was crazy enough to accept a fight during Ramadan, but they're severely strained because they're still fasting. Wouldn't they be unfit to fight? Tyson Fury got into some trouble because of psychological issues. I know culture seriously needs to catch up on psychological health, so I predict a lot of "boohoo, being depressed isn't a reason not to defend" but if someone is psychologically affected, are they also unfit to fight?

Ramadam starts 15 may, ends 14 june. that´s 1 month, not 3.

Can´t you at least be honest?

Can't you read?

Yes Ramadan itself lasts 1 month, but it effects about 3 due to its impact on training camps and booking a fight around it.

^ *edited in for posterity

 

[tru3f4n]

How is taking a amateur approach to cutting weight, fucking up a card in the process and being sidelined for nearly a year because of it any better?

amateur approach to cutting weight is that what DC did during the olympics? People have bad weight cuts and when they start having renal failure it probably a good ideal to go get the shit taken care of instead of listening to some company doctor giving you the ok to go fight.

 

[UFCFreak89]

Ramadan is 1 month. And he typically schedules fights for right before so he doesn't lose out on ring time. Only thing that keeps him out the cage is injuries.

If you took the time to read my actual post instead of just rolling your face on the keyboard you'd have seen i said it was 1 month, but why it effects more. Khabib has even stated that it effects more than just the month of Ramadan. Its fine if he can stay super active in those other 9 months, but he doesn't have a good track record.