Khabib beating Conor in a rematch is more difficult than beating GSP

[Rajon Rondo]

I know it's popular to shit on Conor on these forums but truth be told he did a lot better than the majority of Khabib's opponents. That being said, GSP is a much harder fight for Khabib.

Other than round 3, he got smashed and choked like everyone else

 

[Dana's Moonface]

When Khabib beats Conor in a rematch Conor should then beat Max at 155 and get another crack at Khabib and this should continue until Conor finally beats Khabib somehow so his fans can sleep soundly and if Conor NEVER wins it's because he wasn't motivated or came in every single fight with broken bones.

When khabib destroys conor again, the haters will move the goalposts

"Thought khabib didn't fight for money, yet chose conor a guy he already beat for more money and a fight he already won"

People only talk about a rematch because it's conor. Truth be told the first fight was not competitive and doesn't warrant a rematch. Ffs khabib even put conor on his ass with an over hand lol

 

[Kha'bless]

When khabib destroys conor again, the haters will move the goalposts

"Thought khabib didn't fight for money, yet chose conor a guy he already beat for more money and a fight he already won"

People only talk about a rematch because it's conor. Truth be told the first fight was not competitive and doesn't warrant a rematch. Ffs khabib even put conor on his ass with an over hand lol

No such humiliation has ever occurred to an entire team and their fans:

Artem slapped
Conor tapped
Danis concussed
Conor fans KO'd at the arena

And the mental damage it's done to Conor and his fans is ever lasting as we've seen through his actions outside the cage, his excuses, taking his dick out in public and so on...

 

[Strijfy]

LOL Conor is a 2x time champ

who gives a shit, that is irrelevant.
The first fight was a humiliation and despite Conor cheating his arse off, still lost convincingly.
Lets forget the ' oh he won a round ' cos if he wasnt cheating it would have ended in the second.

 

[christopher]

GSP is near 40. Has had 1 fight since 2013 and that was against a one eyed bisping who is arguably the worst champ in modern history.

Assuming Conor beats Porier, that should call for a Khabib rematch.

Bisping is arguably the worst champion in Modern history? Come on now, there have been plenty of bad champions, Bisping isn't the highest ranking champ of all time, but the guy earned his Title, He may have been the least deserving opponent to earn a title fight, but the guy wasn't a terrible champion he even defended the belt, something that Luke Rockhold wasn't even able to accomplish which Bisping beat. Not sure your logic

 

[ncboy]

GSP is near 40. Has had 1 fight since 2013 and that was against a one eyed bisping who is arguably the worst champ in modern history.

Assuming Conor beats Porier, that should call for a Khabib rematch.

nah, conor needs more wins to justify that. GSP is the big fight, legacy. He was a far better champ than Conor ever was. I'm not interested in seeing Conor cheat again.

 

[Rajon Rondo]

Bisping is arguably the worst champion in Modern history? Come on now, there have been plenty of bad champions, Bisping isn't the highest ranking champ of all time, but the guy earned his Title, He may have been the least deserving opponent to earn a title fight, but the guy wasn't a terrible champion he even defended the belt, something that Luke Rockhold wasn't even able to accomplish which Bisping beat. Not sure your logic

He refused to defend the title against the top middleweights. He chose to defend it against a 45 year old Dan Henderson and barely survived.

 

[Kb7]

Conor hasn't fought at 155 since Khabib. There is no evidence whatsoever that Khabib struggle against Conor again, but we have evidence from the pass fights Khabib fought at 155 that Conor would get wrecked much worst this time around

 

[Islam Imamate]

Bisping is arguably the worst champion in Modern history? Come on now, there have been plenty of bad champions, Bisping isn't the highest ranking champ of all time, but the guy earned his Title, He may have been the least deserving opponent to earn a title fight, but the guy wasn't a terrible champion he even defended the belt, something that Luke Rockhold wasn't even able to accomplish which Bisping beat. Not sure your logic

Bisping took his title shot on 12 days notice against a guy who tooled him, he definitely deserved that title shot based on that alone.

 

[mmadeewana]

i say Khabib vs anyone for 165 lbs belt

 

[613]

Unpopular popular opinion.

At WW GSP bests Kahbib.

I actually wouldn't want to see the fight at LW as the cut (I'm assuming) would surely affect gsp's performance.

Is that unpopular? Seems like most people think GSP would win

 

[christopher]

He refused to defend the title against the top middleweights. He chose to defend it against a 45 year old Dan Henderson and barely survived.

Dude come on now, UFC 100 was at the time the largest PPV event of all time, and bisping got knocked out cold with one of the most memorable KO losses anyone will ever see, and an extra shot after he was out for good measure, wihle I do very well remember the time and that being a topic people spoke about at that time, I just don't understand why people can't fault the guy for wanting to get his revenge for the absolute worst loss of his career, at that time he was the champion and could call the shots, not to mention it was a fight that people wanted to see, so while I do see your point, I can't fault the guy for wanting that fight, maybe bisping could have won more fights who knows, GSP is always dangerous even now people talk about matching Khabib up with GSP years later, we will never know what could have happen with Bisping's reign had he not had to face GSP and lose. With all this being said I guess I just really like the fact that he was undeserving of a title shot in the first place had more fights than 99% of UFC fighters before getting a title shot only to be a massive underdog and win the title by KO, then went on to defend the belt. In my opinion that makes Bispings title reign one of a kind, and frankly unheard and may never be replicated, The guy is in the hall of fame for a reason.

 

[SalvadorCollie]

Significant and difficult are two different things that often coincide.

 

[christopher]

Bisping took his title shot on 12 days notice against a guy who tooled him, he definitely deserved that title shot based on that alone.

Agreed, Bisping's title shot was legendary, being in the right place at the right time and having the balls to step up and fight the champ when given the opportunity, the more I think about all the talk back then it still floats around the similar perspective now, people constantly put too much weight on the number 1 contender fighting the champ, and people fail to understand that this sport is brutal and isn't like other sports that have tournament playoff systems, where even in a tournament format underdogs prevail and face tougher competition against teams that were number 1 all throughout the year. You can't do that in MMA, you can certainly try and it is ideal, but it's an individual sport, when the call comes in you're either ready or you aren't, the way that fights have to be scheduled months in advance all to show up for 1 night, think about how fighters only compete a few times per year we're talking 1-5 times at the max in the sport's highest league. The reason we don't get 1-2 almost always comes down to scheduling conflicts and preparedness, on top of that it has to be a smart business decision for the UFC, mainly because its an individual sport. Yes fighters have much less control and eventually should have more power, but it's the same reason you get guys that instead of fighting sit the entire year just to get that title shot opportunity they are first in line for, which cool they can do that, but some warriors choose to stay active.

lol that doesn't always work out like what happened to Tony ferguson, but it amazes me by how some fans like are demanding that its Champion vs Number 1 challeneger ever single time.. it ain't going to happen like that. The NFL wants the Chiefs vs the Packers in the superbowl this year, doesnt mean they will get it. If the UFC had their way a shit ton of fights they end up scheduling they wouldn't at all but do it to keep the sport a in a legitamate conversation as being a sport and competition, but they still have power to make their own decisions in their control.

with all of this rant being said, I still think Bisping was a great champion for the sport, and most certainly wouldn't be ranked last on my champion list, heck even trying to think of the worst champion is like an oxymoron if you ask me. LIke I tried to think of bad champions but it just seems stupid to do so. even Matt Serra shocked the world Knocking out GSP... I don't know how long the rest of you have been watching MMA, but watching stuff like that happen Live.. is what this damn sport is all about.

 

[christopher]

Being the Champion isn't always about The Best vs the Best!
It's also about On any Given Night, who will have the guts to show up at that exact moment, and get their hand raised. Half the fun is seeing people rise to the occasion fighting the person clearly better than them on paper, only to come out victorious

 

[MrCoffee]

GSP would smoke Conor and Khabib one after the other even at his age.

Did you get double yellows for not being left enough?

 

[El General]

No because Conor can’t stop or get takedowns like GSP. He can’t dictate where a fight takes place against Khabib. If Khabib wants Conor on the ground, he’s going to the ground.

 

[thobra]

It normally is more impressive to beat an «active», young fighter, than a retired 40 year old, but even if GSP is way past his prime, he is still a special fighter that even got the mw belt not so long ago.

What is the real big difference here is that Conor is a striker that has performed best at a lower weightclass, while GSP is a big WW, known to be a great grappler.

Nobody really care to see Khabib fight another «small» striker. Everyone would really like to see how Khabib does vs a bigger grappler, even if he is past his prime. Of course, a prime top WW wrestler would be even more fun, but this will do, if that is the only fight Khabib will accept.

 

[Beherit]

I know it's popular to shit on Conor on these forums but truth be told he did a lot better than the majority of Khabib's opponents. That being said, GSP is a much harder fight for Khabib.

he did cheat a lot better than the majority of Khabib's opponent ...

Conor got dropped, if it wasn't for the cheating attempts, the fight would ve been done in the 2 round by kimura, rewatch the fight.

 

[Made of Steel]

Khabib doesn't want to fight Conor because he knows that next time with focused Conor he is not sure that he'll win. He tries to escape even he has opportunity to earn at least 50 mil. or more which can use for many projects for other people if that's his goal.

Conor wasn't fighting in Octagon before Khabib fight for 2 years and Khabib was very active. Now, when Conor is much more focused and with Dustin fight will be more active and Khabib knows that Conor is bigger threat than anyone.

Imagine that someone is giving you maybe even 100 mil., opportunity that you make lot of nice things for other people with it. Also, imagine that your enemy will take everything from now on that you worked for and just because you're scared to risk.

I respect Conor because he aims high even if he miss and Khabib is going to prove himself as a duck if he miss this opportunity that for MMA could be as Ali vs Fraizer in boxing.