Khabib underestimating Max

[legedema]

after watching the press conference,it seems like he is underestimating Max a lot.
Max may surprise us all.
Khabib was talking a lot about 6 days notice and I am sure that he believes that Max is not ready.

He better be prepared for him otherwise I dont wanna see the same what happened to Aldo.
With that being said;
WAR KHABIB

 

[BoD 2.0]

That's just how Khabib is. He'll be prepared for war physically and mentally come fight time.

 

[jpadilla295]

He does this to everyone he faces. Khabib by kimura round 3

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

Thats just how he talks in lead ups to fights. He always takes his fights seriously. Him and Javi have been reworking their game plan.

 

[Lissove]

Barboza and Holloway couldn't be more different. Barboza who throws idiotic looping hooks his past fights and got thoroughly outboxed by Dariush before finding a jumping knee on him. Holloway did nothing but broke fighters with his standup and was throwing straight strikes, much worse for that big unmoving chin of Khabib's than some hooks he can duck under and make into a takedown.

God I will love the look on his face, the shock, when he gets dinged right on his chin by Max Blessed Holloway. Let's see how willing he will be to go forward then.

 

[joeyjoejoe]

I’m hoping Max lights Khabib up in the first round and gets an epic finish. Odds are he gets mauled by Khabib though lol.

 

[Paolo Delutis]

Made a thread about this yesterday stating the similarities between this fight and khabibs former stable mate rockholds fight with bisping...

Could history repeat itself?..i dunno

 

[irishzombie]

I said when fight was announced Max would win . Khabib terrible stand up and Max can throw his hands as good as anyone .!Barboza was never going to catch Khabib enough wit those Kicks but if Max stuns Khabib the way MJ did he will swarm him and get a TKO . Max is a tough bastard . a very interesting fight !

 

[bolly32]

Stop looking into it too much. He's just saying that both are primarily strikers.

 

[DarkneT]

But.. can max stop the takedown?

 

[catnap]

Khabib being Khabib. I don’t think he’s underestimating Max at all, he might even be a little taken aback by Max's apparent lack of concern about fighting him.

 

[BoD 2.0]

Khabib may be underestimating Max's boxing. But he just sees red, and looks at Max, like Edson, as a guy who can't stop the takedown and the top pressure.

 

[faustian]

It doesn't matter what Kabeeb thinks of his opponent, he's gonna step into the cage and go into full maul mode regardless of who's across the cage from him. Dude is a machine

 

[The ScorpioN]

I'm sensing Khabib going all out trying to finish Max in the 1st/2nd, only to blow his wad (@Wadtucket bless) and get TKO'd late in the fight. A-la Nate/Conor I.

Max then goes on to thank Jesus to rub it in.

 

[Based Akali]

But.. can max stop the takedown?

If he can keep Khabib from pressuring him into the cage, yeah he probably can. Khabib's takedowns from the outside aren't nearly on the same level as his clinch game.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

I'm not so sure he's underestimating Max as he is just super confident that he can implement him game on him.

I will be pretty damn impressed if Max can keep this standing for a solid minute.

 

[Your Account]

Barboza and Holloway couldn't be more different. Barboza who throws idiotic looping hooks his past fights and got thoroughly outboxed by Dariush before finding a jumping knee on him. Holloway did nothing but broke fighters with his standup and was throwing straight strikes, much worse for that big unmoving chin of Khabib's than some hooks he can duck under and make into a takedown.

God I will love the look on his face, the shock, when he gets dinged right on his chin by Max Blessed Holloway. Let's see how willing he will be to go forward then.

i think you might be on to something.
Khabib is facing the most confident opponent so far with decent facts to back that up

 

[Dogo1]

That's just how Khabib is. He'll be prepared for war physically and mentally come fight time.

Assuming he doesn't end up with an injury that keeps him out for a year or some how manages to sneak off to the hospital in the middle of the night all while evading the UFC docs.

 

[Sansnom]

Khabib may be underestimating Max's boxing. But he just sees red, and looks at Max, like Edson, as a guy who can't stop the takedown and the top pressure.

Khabib is like a bear at the end of it's hibernating season looking for his first meal.

Max will be a victim.

 

[AndrewGolota48]

I missed most of it but caught the end and Max seemed a little intimidated (pulling for the upset).