The difference is that only one of these fighters are fighting.
Khabib's last 2 cuts have gone very well, arguably the best of his career as he can now get to below championship weight with no issues.
Khabib has addresed his issues and made them a non factor (so far). Unlike Khabib, Conor chose to be inactive and stay away from the sport. You can't treat these two like they are the same. Injuries can not be helped. Nothing is stopping Conor from fighting.
Khabib is not without fault. He string of injuries sucked and he needed to get his health in order long ago. But as of now he is healthy, active, his weight cuts are on point, and he is on the path to getting his 3rd fight in 11 months.
Also, you're completely missing the point. The point was that every champion (other than Tony) has found an excuse to avoid Khabib. Khabib has not once refused to fight someone.
i dunno man, theres way too much blind sightedness and hypocricy amongst mma fans for me to deal with sometimes...
i used to really like Khabib but his gifted path and insufferable fans make it hard to be much of a fan of his.
as we have already discussed, there was a time when he was constantly pulled through injury and had weight cutting issues - when the aim of prize fighting, like most sports, is to make a living, you dont really wanna waste 3-6months waiting and training for a guy who's so unreliable that the fight is a 70/30 chance of not happening...
practically his whole ufc career has been tune up fights due to a comeback, hence the ridiculous level of competition.
now we get to hypocricy, when he called out gsp for so called legacy, everyone on sherdog cheered it on saying he deserved a payday :s
if we compare careers - mcg fought 10 times in 4 years increasing competition and weight as he went, wanted a break, took a break then got offered a golden ticket and went for it double barrelled.
i dont see how people can honestly sit back, look at his career without bias and say 'ducked'.
the guy fought better competition in his first 4 fights than khabib has taken relative to his size, in his whole 10 fights.
now before you say that other fighters ducked him, refer to my opening statement regarding pull outs and weight issues.
should mcg as the 'a side' put a year long promo tour in for a guy who can barely make the octagon and has strung together 10 fights in 6 years against mediocre competition AT BEST (bar rda, his one truly good oppo)