Last time Bobby finished somebody was in 2017 ...
Khamzat will hurt him standing and finish him on the ground.
Khamzat Chimaev will make a statement against Whittaker in my opinion and remind ppl why he is arguably p4p most skilled currently
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Khamzat will hurt him standing and finish him on the ground.
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Such a terrible take.
Shavkat isn't good either. Just a giant size advantage over everyone. Pereira is garbage, just a size advantage over LHWs even while he was bullying tiny little MWs as a 230 lb HW. No skill.
Guys like Blaydes and Aspinall are no good too, just big guys with size advantages over nearly everyone.
Don't get me started on guys like Islam or Khabib, weighing more than GSP and fighting at LW. No skill. Nothing but guys with size advantages, being the stronger man and bullying their opponents.
Burns hasn't beat anyone unless he had a size advantage on them. He's no good either.
Usman was never good. Just a guy with a size advantage over the division, using his size to bully his opponent.
Fuck it's super fun downplaying fighters. I could literally downplay every fighter in the history of MMA, playing your game.
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just took a spinning kick to the jaw and was recovered seconds later
Whittaker has never had an amazing chin that takes anything though, he's been more of a incredible ability to recover kind of guy
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More heart than chin, but not lacking in either
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I've been waiting on his warrior spirit to finally come to an end, and it should've come to an end several fights ago due to all the wars he's had, it's normal.
Then I thought we finally saw it when he took a knee against DDP and just covered up because he never just takes a knee and covers up.
But after his last fight Rob came out and was very open about it. He said that his spirit wasn't there going into the DDP fight. I wish I could remember the details because he went into it but essentially it was a one-time thing and he was fully back spirit wise come the Costa fight.
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OP is smoking fucking crack.
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Reliance on strengh and size is a spectrum.
You gonna tell me you can't see the difference between Edgar's wrestling and Khamzat wrestling.
One works because of timing, technique, knee taps and works on bigger opponent.
The other is based arround strenght, physicality, size and only works on smaller opponent.
Chimaev's win over Burn is the perfect example of the dumb young guy win.
He only won because he was a stubborn unkilable physical powerhouse, you really think he could have won if he was older and smaller?
Some styles allow you to win even at an athleticism disadvantage, other can only work if you have an advantage in that front.
Skill is also having a reliable gameplan and plan B and C.
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His timing for shots is top of the MMA world. You acting like he has no skill really makes guys like Usman and Burns look like dogshit for losing to him.
If you win solely with size and skill then the smaller guy isn't as good as you probably think he is. Plain and simple.
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I don’t know about #1 P4P but if Khamzat is able to get past Whittaker people will finally have to give him his credit. Whittaker has fought everyone at MW and has only lost to Dricus and Adesanya. Beating him would be a very good win for Khamzat.
Big fan of both guys so I don’t want either to lose but that’s just the way she goes.
Big fan of both guys so I don’t want either to lose but that’s just the way she goes.
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Lmao @ steamrolled (10-days notice, no knees) Usman. He only won if you give him 10-8 in the first. Which I personally think is fucking crazy. Dude did 0 damage despite the positional advantage, in fact I'm pretty sure Usman did more damage by spiking him on his head.
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I don't know how anybody can remain confident in Khamzat after seeing his weaknesses. His output drops off a cliff after round 1.
MW grapplers ain't nearly as good as WW grapplers but unfortunately for Khamzat Whittaker is one of the few MW's who actually knows how. I foresee Rob surviving the round 1 storm and jabbing and point kicking at an exhausted Khamzat for the rest of the fight to win a decision.
MW grapplers ain't nearly as good as WW grapplers but unfortunately for Khamzat Whittaker is one of the few MW's who actually knows how. I foresee Rob surviving the round 1 storm and jabbing and point kicking at an exhausted Khamzat for the rest of the fight to win a decision.
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Bro, why you lying? He's had higher output in the 3rd rounds than the 1st round in both the Usman and Burns fight lol
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You also need to take into acccount takedowns, subb attemps and control take.
Also just use your eyes.
It's obvious he gassed and slowed down past round 1 in both fight.
Also look how sloppy he got vs Usman in the 3th. He went from 94% accuracy to 39.
Also I think Chimaev Won 29-28 or 30-28 vs Usman.
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No one cares if he broke his hand, it's his own problem. Other than proving he has weak bones, it doesn't prove anything.
"Stream rolled" a 36 year old Usman on extremely short notice + coming from already 2 losses and not even in his weight class.
Not only that but he was about to lose if the fight had to continue.
All of that while being only 29 years old = 7 years younger than Usman.
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I think Khamzat will probably beat Whittaker fairly decisively but there are definitely guys more well-rounded and skilled than him lol. One is featherweight champ, several others aren't even holding belts (yet).
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Khamzat strikes me as mentally weak but fueled by his delusions of being unbeatable. Him failing to make weight tells me he is simply mentally weak (I don't wanna hear bullshit about doctor telling him to stop cutting weight, that's an excuse). The fact that he's known for beating up his training partners also means he's mentally weak -- everyone that does this is flexing to inflate their own fragile ego.
However, these mentally weak fighters that are incredibly naturally talented can go quite far. As long as they don't taste a brutal defeat, they have insane confidence and that's a big part of succeeding in MMA. If Khamzat keeps winning, I can see him potentially becoming champion.
But I believe Khamzat's career will be over if he loses badly. Once Khamzat loses badly, his delusion of being unbeatable will be shattered. I for one hope Whittaker smashes him and ruins him.
However, these mentally weak fighters that are incredibly naturally talented can go quite far. As long as they don't taste a brutal defeat, they have insane confidence and that's a big part of succeeding in MMA. If Khamzat keeps winning, I can see him potentially becoming champion.
But I believe Khamzat's career will be over if he loses badly. Once Khamzat loses badly, his delusion of being unbeatable will be shattered. I for one hope Whittaker smashes him and ruins him.
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You mean compared to other fighters at best, because he's still a pro fighter, something that most people would be afraid of.
