Khabib v Conor is the Fedor v Crocop of this era

[Rear Nakey]

Horrible analogy

 

[Spacetrucker]

Sometimes its tough to tell after the McGregor/Ronda mma boom of 2015-2016.

Look at my signature line. That should give you an idea.

 

[Spacetrucker]

The striker

QFT.

 

[Gambit MMA]

tony vs khabib is just as exciting for me.

 

[WA2OOO]

Hype wise? Maybe. Fighter wise? Not really.

shut up.... they ( pride fighters) have admitted to fixed fights which make padded records and people look like killers.. this is the biggest fight in a long time.... whos more dominate then khabib? whos KNOCKED aldo out in 13 seconds beat A most likely juiced to the gills mendes (admitted) and is a loud mouth WORLD WIDE STAR? conor has looked great in every fight, beaten almost everyone when people thought he would fold, get out of here with that bullshit this is a BIG fight and they are both super hyped up and skilled fighters. some would say ( not my opinion) fedor was just well rounded for the time ... and cro crop was a specialist in a time fighting pro masked wrestlers

 

[dns2344]

Does it matter?

To have the ability to give an educated answer, yes it does.
Unless someone watched all the pre-fight and history leading up to the fight itself but never actually watched it. Then that person could still give an educated answer.

 

[Polish Punisher]

No.
Cain vs JDS was the closest thing to it.
Crocop was a better striker and a way better wrestler than Conor.
Mirko was also physically freakishly strong for his size. Conor is probably pound for pound one of the weakest male fighters in the UFC.
Mir had 20lbs on an old broken down Crocop and said he was shocked how strong he was.

 

[Polish Punisher]

shut up.... they ( pride fighters) have admitted to fixed fights which make padded records and people look like killers.. this is the biggest fight in a long time.... whos more dominate then khabib? whos KNOCKED aldo out in 13 seconds beat A most likely juiced to the gills mendes (admitted) and is a loud mouth WORLD WIDE STAR? conor has looked great in every fight, beaten almost everyone when people thought he would fold, get out of here with that bullshit this is a BIG fight and they are both super hyped up and skilled fighters. some would say ( not my opinion) fedor was just well rounded for the time ... and cro crop was a specialist in a time fighting pro masked wrestlers

The UFC does the same thing.

Conor cant hold MIrko's jock strap when it comes to striking credentials. And Conor would struggle to out wrestle Ronda Rousey(still would) his wrestling and overall strength is so poor.

Crocop vs Fedor was a 50/50 fight in the eyes of most MMA fans at the time. Many fans including myself felt Fedor intentionally postponed the fight as long as he could so he could train specifically for Mirko and even sacrificed his brother and Magomedov in the ring with him to gain insight into his weaknesses.

I was 27 when Fedor vs Mirko happened and had been watching Pride for over 8 years. Fedor, Crocop, Saku, and Silva were superstars to Pride fans. Nobody really care about Khabib. Everyone will say he is an elite fighter but he dioesn't sell tickets. Conor sells tickets so its a one sided show. Even though Khabib is going to destroy Conor, he doesnt have the star quality the other fighters have on this list.

Also, Conor hasn't murked 2 of Khabib's training partners including his brother, the only hype is the fake dolly gate hype around coked out Conor getting away breaking the law.

Worldwide is this fight going to be 10x bigger than Crocop/Fedor? Absolutely but thats due to MMA being 100x more popular than it was in 2005 mixed with Conor's star power which will more than likely fade fast after Khabib grabs ahold of him.

 

[Final Say]

To have the ability to give an educated answer, yes it does.

 

[dns2344]

Not for me but I’m of course a little biased.
I will say this fight has me pretty excited to see though. Not many highly anticipated matchups anymore but I may be just getting old.

You’re right. On here, having no knowledge or real-time experience of the topic shouldn’t stop you from spewing your opinion. Carry on.
Sometime I’ll have to tell you what it was like building the pyramids.

 

[Myrddin Wild]

Hype wise? Maybe. Fighter wise? Not really.

 

[Flokk]

Sad if true.

 

[elanimalsantana]

Hype wise? Maybe. Fighter wise? Not really.

This ^^^ X10

 

[Satanical Eve]

that Fedor vs Crocop fight might be the most overrated fight in MMA history

I'm sorry but that fight delivered and then some

 

[chamcham]

Maybe it is the Ronda vs Holly of our times

 

[Warfist]

Khabib wishes he was Fedor. His standup looked like ass in his last fight

 

[Mangar]

ROFL comparing Khabib to either Fedor or Crocop should get you banned from Sherdog you goof. GTFO

 

[theTKDguy]

yes.

And the russian will win in this one too-

 

[snaportap21]

Does anyone sort of see the similarities between Khabib vs Conor and Fedor vs Cro Cop?

I know it's a little of a stretch, but there are some interesting commonalities. First, both match-ups had both fighters in their absolute prime. Second, these fights will easily be the biggest in their respective promotions history.

Most interesting, this fight has a similar matchup. Although Fedor was the more well rounded striker, both him and Khabib employ Sambo like a boss and Fedor, like Khabib now, was on an undefeated streak. (interesting enough, they both have controversial "wins" over Brazilians. Khabib is now going to fight a crafty southpaw striker the same way Fedor did. Of course Conor is more hands based, and Cro Cop was more kick based, but they were both lefties, one of the reasons why their styles work so amazingly.

Lastly, the Russian is the champion, and the European striker is making an attempt at his title. I was too young to experience Fedor vs Cro Cop, so it's cool to have my generation's bizarro, bastardized version of this fight. What are your thoughts?

 

[D'z]

No. And there's already a thread about this.