Khabib managed only ONE takedown when Al was not against the cage

[fishNjits]

Khabib doesn't have to keep spamming single legs like Demian Maia.

Unlike Maia, Khabib is more than willing, and capable, of wading through the punches to back his opponent against the fence if that's what it takes.

 

[SoSoSmart]

Milkomania running wild!

We know that white liquid isnt milk that you all drink.

 

[bolly32]

I'm talking about how ineffective he looks when he is being pressured and his opponent is too far from the cage. PLEASE point me to an older fight that showed this weakness clearly.

Khabib vs Johnson.

 

[ThierryAlvarez]

Khabib only needs 1 takedown vs Conor anyway.
and don't compare conor to Al. Conor has shit wrestling and cardio.

But this topic is irrelevant really, cause conman is scared to fight.
He's a stripped stripped insta poster, and accumulating money turned him into a coked up diva.

 

[Shadowthrone]

TS figured it out all you have to is sit against the cage, like that is a good position to be in LOL

 

[Apollo33]

So what, is McNugget going to remove the cage when they fight or something.

You make it sound like it's a bad thing that Khabib takes people down against the cage. Conor only throws left hands, everyone knows this, yet he still hit people with it every fight.

 

[mjfan23]

Only good thing about the post and takedown is the kurt angle reference

 

[Crystaline Entity]

If you think good strikers like Conor McGregor and Max Holloway won't notice and make use of this fact, you are blind.

WWE fans no nothing about MMA. Conor destroyed the UFC by attracting so many uneducated idiots. You watch a few UFC fights over a couple of years and think it makes you some kind of expert. There is a reason Conor has not fought Khabib. He knows he will lose badly. If he was going to fight Khabib, he would have fought him instead of letting himself be stripped to avoid the fight. He opted to try and fight Khabib 20 on 1 in a street fight instead, showing what a true coward he is. No more Burger King chicken fake champ not defending title. In case you did not notice, Max was a big underdog against Khabib. the odds makers know a hell of a lot more about it than a WWE fake UFC fan.

 

[what-wut]

WWE fans no nothing about MMA. Conor destroyed the UFC by attracting so many uneducated idiots. You watch a few UFC fights over a couple of years and think it makes you some kind of expert. There is a reason Conor has not fought Khabib. He knows he will lose badly. If he was going to fight Khabib, he would have fought him instead of letting himself be stripped to avoid the fight. He opted to try and fight Khabib 20 on 1 in a street fight instead, showing what a true coward he is. No more Burger King chicken fake champ not defending title. In case you did not notice, Max was a big underdog against Khabib. the odds makers know a hell of a lot more about it than a WWE fake UFC fan.

lol you know my history of mms
fandom from my join date.

 

[Final Say]

Wasn't it the first takedown? When Khabib shot that really low outside single from very far away and Al still couldn't stop it? If Al couldn't defend that takedown, there is no way in hell McGregor will defend it.

Here is a preview of what Khabib would do to Conor:

If I had to argue this point, and I'm not positive I disagree, I would say that Al's footwork pales in comparison to Conor's. Conor's footwork is very good and he knows Khabib is diving for that single. It was good that Al was so low, but he left that foot out there for the taking and it's not like he's extremely fleet-of-feet

 

[CasualBot]

"Poor Wrestling" based on a fight in 2015 lol, Anyway he doesn't need to be a great wrestler if he takes the center.

spoken like a true kook who has never grappled in his life.

 

[CasualBot]

lol you know my history of mms
fandom from my join date.

no, it is your average viewer observations and remarks about post count

 

[beephin]

I love how this thread just turned into a Kurt Angle appreciation thread

I'm totally cool with that.

 

[Gilday]

"Poor Wrestling" based on a fight in 2015 lol, Anyway he doesn't need to be a great wrestler if he takes the center.

 

[cevo]

Khabib's entries are far from perfect, but it's really hard to avoid clinch altogether and once you're on the ground you have to work extremely hard to get up again - does not bode well for Conor.

But Khabib is not unstoppable, he does get hit standing up and Conor has that touch of death.

 

[Typrune Goatley]

If I had to argue this point, and I'm not positive I disagree, I would say that Al's footwork pales in comparison to Conor's. Conor's footwork is very good and he knows Khabib is diving for that single. It was good that Al was so low, but he left that foot out there for the taking and it's not like he's extremely fleet-of-feet

For sure Conor has better footwork than Al and would most likely be using more lateral movement than Al was, but the fact that Khabib was able to hit that low single from so far away tells me Conor has no chance.

Conor can be on his bicycle all he wants. Khabib will slowly stalk him and from outside of striking range, can shoot for a very low TD. Al wrestled in college and was unable to stop it. I really don't think Conor can stop it. Conor would be taken down at the beginning of every round. He is not getting up once taken down.

Conor has probably been working on his TDD and ground game the last 2 years but it will not be enough. Then there is also the cardio issue, especially if he is on his back, just trying to survive. This fight would be a nightmare for Conor.

 

[kingskot]

If you think good strikers like Conor McGregor and Max Holloway won't notice and make use of this fact, you are blind.

If either of those dudes actually shows up to fight maybe we can find out.

 

[Danespina]

 

[Final Say]

For sure Conor has better footwork than Al and would most likely be using more lateral movement than Al was, but the fact that Khabib was able to hit that low single from so far away tells me Conor has no chance.

Conor can be on his bicycle all he wants. Khabib will slowly stalk him and from outside of striking range, can shoot for a very low TD. Al wrestled in college and was unable to stop it. I really don't think Conor can stop it. Conor would be taken down at the beginning of every round. He is not getting up once taken down.

Conor has probably been working on his TDD and ground game the last 2 years but it will not be enough. Then there is also the cardio issue, especially if he is on his back, just trying to survive. This fight would be a nightmare for Conor.

If Conor can get his foot out of the way quicker than Khabib can grab hold of it, the fight gets a lot more interesting

And I'm not quite as convinced as you that Conor won't get back up. But every day I come back to sherdog and want this fight more....

 

[the fight game]

Al wore the red mask. That is all.