Before we get into this please know this is purely from a conversational perspective, there is no doubt Khabib is one of the greatest and deserves all the acclaim for his work however part of me feels as though he's a little untested in certain departments.
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A lot of people talk about potential opponents for Khabib such as Tony, Dustin etc.. which is fine, they're great fights and challenges with opponents who have earned their shot that are capable if they deliver however part of me feels these opponents Khabib is facing we're kinda going to get a similar more predictable outcome the same way we did with Conor with these kind of fighters (I'm not comparing those fighters to Conor though I'm sure you get what I mean).
As many of you probably know Justin Gaethje is a highly elite levelled wrestler he just chooses not to use simply because he feels it's not what the fans want however if he was to be put into a fight with Khabib I think he would cause problems simply because I'm not sure Khabib has faced anyone with that amount of wrestling skill and ability. I mean, when Khabib is fighting someone like Conor, Dustin etc. it's only a matter of time in those rounds he gets them to the ground, if they don't KO him pretty early on they're likely to get mauled the same way other similar fighters have as their TD defence isn't as strong as someone such as Gaethje for example which is where Khabib needs to be challenged.
It doesn't even have to be specifically Gaethje, take Askren for example, his take down defence is going to be unreal and I doubt Khabib would get Askren down easily like he does with fighters he's faced in the past (which again is only a matter of time in the 3 or 5 rounds where he gets them down and wears them out).
I suppose to some degree Gregor Gillespie could fit into this, although I do feel he would probably out wrestle Gillespie it could be a different fight we wouldn't expect.
However what do you guys think? Would you like to see Gaethje challenge Khabib and utilise his wrestling and has Khabib been untested in this regard (Askren, Gillespie), I'd love to hear what you guys think?
Keep it respectable, it's just a nice genuine conversation however I do feel this is something to think about and if you've read the post before responding, I'm sure you'll get what I mean
Please also kindly read before adding your reply as this is quite important you take this on board first.
A lot of people talk about potential opponents for Khabib such as Tony, Dustin etc.. which is fine, they're great fights and challenges with opponents who have earned their shot that are capable if they deliver however part of me feels these opponents Khabib is facing we're kinda going to get a similar more predictable outcome the same way we did with Conor with these kind of fighters (I'm not comparing those fighters to Conor though I'm sure you get what I mean).
As many of you probably know Justin Gaethje is a highly elite levelled wrestler he just chooses not to use simply because he feels it's not what the fans want however if he was to be put into a fight with Khabib I think he would cause problems simply because I'm not sure Khabib has faced anyone with that amount of wrestling skill and ability. I mean, when Khabib is fighting someone like Conor, Dustin etc. it's only a matter of time in those rounds he gets them to the ground, if they don't KO him pretty early on they're likely to get mauled the same way other similar fighters have as their TD defence isn't as strong as someone such as Gaethje for example which is where Khabib needs to be challenged.
It doesn't even have to be specifically Gaethje, take Askren for example, his take down defence is going to be unreal and I doubt Khabib would get Askren down easily like he does with fighters he's faced in the past (which again is only a matter of time in the 3 or 5 rounds where he gets them down and wears them out).
I suppose to some degree Gregor Gillespie could fit into this, although I do feel he would probably out wrestle Gillespie it could be a different fight we wouldn't expect.
However what do you guys think? Would you like to see Gaethje challenge Khabib and utilise his wrestling and has Khabib been untested in this regard (Askren, Gillespie), I'd love to hear what you guys think?
Keep it respectable, it's just a nice genuine conversation however I do feel this is something to think about and if you've read the post before responding, I'm sure you'll get what I mean
