Max Holloway is a purple belt in jiu-jitsu under Rylan Lizares and Pedro Sauer

[SpedDaddyV]

Khabib is an International Master in 3 different martial arts - Pankration (catch-as-catch wrestling), Sambo, and hand combat. International Master I believe is the equivalent of being a highly decorated national champion in USSR. Correct me if I am wrong about this.

He is also an accredited black belt in Judo.

So basically his strength and hips are conditioned in ways that probably 90% of fighters just cannot get accustomed to and no training will ever help with that unless they condition themselves from youth. And he has had these credentials since 2012 or so.

Comment?

 

[mirellale]

We already know Max is fucked if the fight gets to the ground.Don't know what's your point here

 

[1.11]

Good for him. Too bad that he is going to catch some hands on his jaw and go down.

 

[BigMuffler]

I expect Khabib to win especially with Max being injured, but Ronda is a judo bronze medalist and Holm is a nothing in grappling. If WMMA doesn't count, Cormier is an Olympian and Jones is a JUCO wrestler, etc.

 

[TheWobbler]

Due to max's toughness I can see a khabib beat down for 5 rounds which wont be good for max's brain.

 

[jojoRed]

Do you know what TDD is and what hands are?

Khabib gonna get pieced on the feet.

Cejudo has a gold belt in Wrestling and he'd got out scrambled by DJ and then finished by DJ.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

yeah but Max guillotine is nasty, and he's got a longer reach and better footwork(plus faster hands)

this is a tough fight even for Khalabeeb

 

[ryanrandy]

I expect Khabib to win especially with Max being injured, but Ronda is a judo bronze medalist and Holm is a nothing in grappling. If WMMA doesn't count, Cormier is an Olympian and Jones is a JUCO wrestler, etc.

But we all know Jones is an amazing wrestler and grappler. Max we don't know

 

[traitmanz]

I predict a Whittaker-Romero style fight

 

[MRT]

classic striker vs. grappler (despite both guys being 'decent' outside their specialties)

I seriously doubt Max wants to test his purple belt on the ground with Khabib...while Khabib will prob get lit up if the fight stays standing for very long.

IMHO, this would be a tough fight for Max as it is...but on a week's notice, with his health in question? damn...kudos for him having the balls to step up and seize the opportunity, but I don't like his chances at all.

 

[Thesnake101]

I think Max might stuff the first shot without issues, but the chain wrestling of Khabib will be too much for him.

 

[UncleMachidaEra]

Reminds me of when I pissed off Brian Stann's BJJ coach on here back in 2012...

 

[SpedDaddyV]

Reminds me of when I pissed off Brian Stann's BJJ coach on here back in 2012...

kind of random? explain

 

[runnpray]

I just hope Max doesn't look like CM Punk.

 

[blaseblah]

I expect Khabib to win especially with Max being injured, but Ronda is a judo bronze medalist and Holm is a nothing in grappling. If WMMA doesn't count, Cormier is an Olympian and Jones is a JUCO wrestler, etc.

Or Gus. Based on credentials Jones and DC should've dominated him but they didn't.

 

[Horriblehim]

Just watch the fight bra

 

[stinkynecklace]

yeah but Max guillotine is nasty, and he's got a longer reach and better footwork(plus faster hands)

this is a tough fight even for Khalabeeb

Longer reach? Last I saw Khabib is 70” and Max is 69”.

 

[MayhemMonkey]

Longer reach? Last I saw Khabib is 70” and Max is 69”.

 

[podsox]

Max has to be on his bicycle sticking a moving all night to pull this off imo

 

[MMA_Fan]

Max has to be on his bicycle sticking a moving all night to pull this off imo

He can't run enough to stay standing. A solid punch is his only chance.