Just Rewatched Khabib vs. RDA

[BjPenn2016FW]

He's a little Russian Cain Velasquez

 

[OrdinaryJoe]

Pfft. You can't even count to 5 and expect us to take you serious TS?

 

[Noleggeisha]

He won't just hold guys down..he will also punch them now

Wow!

You should be his PR guy.

 

[Noleggeisha]

He's a little Russian Cain Velasquez

He very much is not.

He's a same size Jon Fitch.

 

[legedema]

My thoughts:

I think Conor beats them both.

from the first word I was expecting something like above.
u made it bro. find a way for Conor to beat them both without fighting them.

 

[lifelessheap]

Khabib has never lost unlike Connor and RDA

Khabib is gonna be hungry for that money and that successs while Connor and RDA have had thier fill

you guys are gonna see the monster version of Khabib in 2016

He won't just hold guys down..he will also punch them now

So his hands will break?

 

[Mixedfights]

Ferguson beats the evidently "great hope" here Khabib. His stand up and entrances are terrible.

I bet dude gets cut by 2017.

KHABIB!

 

[Koro11]

LOL...I knew the last line would for some ppl.

Conor's countering ability and KO power would catch Khabibs sloppy entrances into the TD. Countering. Conor would catch Khabib pretty easily.

With RDA, its much harder but I dont think he can stand with Conor. He will be at risk the entire time standing. I also dont think he can take those punches so...eventually he will get rocked and finished even if he gets him down a few times. I think RDA will get clipped and hurt even getting him down which will effect him. I also think Conor is a pretty strong and squirrely dude and can scramble out.

Fair enough, you could be right, but I have to disagree simply because I have yet to see enough of McGregor to say how he would do against those type of fighters. From the little I seen against Chad Mendes, I would bet a lot of money that both RDA and Khabib rough him up badly.

That said, although I'm not a Conor fan at all, against Khabib would be the first time I would root for him... at least he goes in there to fight, and not be a wet blanket for the entire match.

 

[bigpunch]

On paper Khabib is Conor McGregor's worst nightmare

 

[Cosmic Cthulhu]

I'd favour RDA in a rematch. He's stronger now, and his TDD has improved. Khabib had difficulty getting Tibau to the mat in their fight, and I think RDA's TDD/strength is on that level now. Not only that, but we don't know how Khabib's going to perform after being out so long, and it's unlikely he's made any significant gains to his MMA game in the time he's been away.

 

[Bad Karate]

You think he beats Anthony Pettis? Really? How? I'm curious, because I think Pettis is a matchup nightmare of epic proportions. He is a faster, far more dynamic striker, with a completely untrainable skillset, and off the charts athleticism. His creativity matched with his diverse striking arsenal, and his movement makes him the best pure striker in MMA. He is also a world class submission specialist. He has a solid chin too. The book is out on how to beat the current version of Pettis: Crowd him and hold him down at all costs. Conor isn't a grappler. Pettis KO Rd 1.

I believe Conor is simply on another level of mma striking at this point.... everything you're saying about Showtime's striking is true about Aldo's. I think Conor' s forward pressure and countering ability shut Pettis down....

Conor has earned the Jones treatment in that I'll never pick against him again until somebody beats him.

 

[Gluhov]

RDA is tough as hell, very strong and very good on the mat (3rd degree black belt) - don't be surprised that Khabib couldn't do much more then hold when they were on the ground. Conor does not have that level of a ground game - hell he couldn't even get a natural 135 pounder off of him. Whats Mcgregor's weakness? As with many European fighters (and we saw it in the Mendes fight) = grappling - what's Khabib best at = Grappling

Thats selling mendes short. Hes p4p one of the best athletes in mma. Many have called him a freak athlete.

 

[BigNuggetIce]

Yet the UFC is keeping him away from Conor.

Yet Khabib is keeping away from fighting.

 

[BigNuggetIce]

You think he beats Anthony Pettis? Really? How? I'm curious, because I think Pettis is a matchup nightmare of epic proportions. He is a faster, far more dynamic striker, with a completely untrainable skillset, and off the charts athleticism. His creativity matched with his diverse striking arsenal, and his movement makes him the best pure striker in MMA. He is also a world class submission specialist. He has a solid chin too. The book is out on how to beat the current version of Pettis: Crowd him and hold him down at all costs. Conor isn't a grappler. Pettis KO Rd 1.

I think Conor would push Pettis back to the fence & tee off until the ref pulled him off. Pettis is my second fave LW but his last 2 fights have been eye opening.

 

[Xuro]

Tibau outstruck him and got the only takedown. Tibau won the fight.

Just watched the fight, dear lord if he wasn't on roids Overeem wasn't either ... nice example cowboy.

 

[synyster]

Khabib dominated him end of story the gap their is massive Khabib does it again with ease

 

[Sgt Smith]

Fuck Jimmy Kimmel.

 

[Username Bob]

I believe Conor is simply on another level of mma striking at this point.... everything you're saying about Showtime's striking is true about Aldo's. I think Conor' s forward pressure and countering ability shut Pettis down....

Conor has earned the Jones treatment in that I'll never pick against him again until somebody beats him.

I'm holding off on Aldo until the rematch. It could be another Junior-Cain issue. It isn't just pressure that beats Pettis. It's the threat of the takedown. Conor needs space to strike, and he isn't going to be trying to take Pettis to the ground. Showtime's striking arsenal is more diverse than Aldo's, and I think Conor has trouble with Pettis ability to strike from anywhere.

 

[ArtemV]

Khabib has never lost unlike Connor and RDA

Khabib is gonna be hungry for that money and that successs while Connor and RDA have had thier fill

you guys are gonna see the monster version of Khabib in 2016

He won't just hold guys down..he will also punch them now

This is what I want from Khabib, he could get much more fans and actually finish fights with GNP, I wish he is more measured when striking too. But Khabib > all

 

[Username Bob]

I think Conor would push Pettis back to the fence & tee off until the ref pulled him off. Pettis is my second fave LW but his last 2 fights have been eye opening.

Alvarez was getting smacked around during the exchanges, and pretty much spent the match holding Pettis against the cage. I don't see Conor doing that. Conor's fantastic at using range. He isn't going to be holding Anthony against the cage, trying for takedowns. Without the threat of a takedown, Showtime will be more active with his strikes. I just don't see how Conor matches up with Pettis. I like Conor as a fighter, but Pettis is just a dangerous fight.