Eldarov had ONE professional fight when he fought Khabib, who had five.
Even forgetting that Eldarov has
beaten guys you've never heard of with terrible, terrible records.
What wrestling accolades does Eldarov have?
Have ya ever watched, at least, ONE of their fights (Eldarov´s or Khabib´s pre UFC)?
Instead of focussin´ on those guys´ reputation & records, wouldnt it be better to watch their fights & assess their skill sets?
Magomedov, for instance, is unknown, with a not-so-good record, and he potentially gave him his toughest fight.
The Eldarov fight is still not available, I presume Khabib´s camp doesnt want to release the video, given the close ties between the 2.
They were both still learnin´the game.
Eldar Eldarov is deeply involved with Bahrain now. He even moved to Bahrain.
Still, Khabib´s got a deep hespect for him, and his father & Eldarov work closely together (Khabib´s father is his Combat Sambo coach).
More than 'accolades', he´s only 28 yrs old & is already a wrasslin´coach [KHK Team & Bahrein team].
Ya can dispute whether he´s elite or not as a MMA fighter (tough to say no to that offer he received from Bahrein & Brave FC), but I dont believe there´s anyone who would contest that he´s a high level wrassler.
Which one of his fights made ya doubt it?