Stylistically the most dangerous guy in the division for Khabib is...

[Boevik]

Kevin Lee.
Good wrestler and Khabib's usual game plan wont just work on Kevin.
I dont say that Tony or Conor are not dangerous fights, they are, everything can happen, but good wrestler is Khabib's cryptonite, IMO.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

Lee's TDD is not that good. Plus Lee doesn't have an answer for the Judo/Sambo throws. I'd love to see the fight tho.

 

[20falarVerdades]

Huge fan of Kevin but I don't think so, there are levels. He is a still green, Khabib would also make him gas pretty quickly

 

[KORMAN]

Only one that can beat Khabib is himself. He's just too elite at the most important aspects of MMA.

 

[Shammon]

I posted this before, but Barboza was Khabib's toughest stylistic matchup.

Lee doesn't have the wrestling, BJJ, stand up, or cardio to do anything to Khabib lol.

 

[shrame99]

Huge fan of Kevin but I don't think so, there are levels. He is a still green, Khabib would also make him gas pretty quickly

Kevin Lee needs to work on his cardio, nutrition and over all game. He has potential but he's gotta work on it.

 

[VVarhead]

Kevin Lee got outstruck by a unranked BJJ guy.
If Khabib can't take him down, he will outstrike him.

Kevin Lee has no chance.

 

[Based Akali]

I posted this before, but Barboza was Khabib's toughest stylistic matchup.

Lee doesn't have the wrestling, BJJ, stand up, or cardio to do anything to Khabib lol.

Barboza is far from his toughest match up, Barboza's striking is too limited when he can't set up with his kicks he can't take advantage of Khabib's weaknesses.

The person to beat Khabib will have good cage and distance management so he can't cut them off easily, good take down defense to defend from Khabib's take downs that aren't from the clinch. Those take downs objectively speaking aren't nearly as strong as his clinch game. And they will need some basic boxing technique to abuse Khabib's limited striking.

 

[brian]

Tony is his toughest matchup, his guard is nasty & cardio through the roof, the contrast of styles would be amazing to see as well.

 

[UseARubberGuard]

It's clearly Tony. Better on the feet, submission threat in any position on the ground, good wrestling and scrambling, tough as they come, top 2 gas tank in the division.

 

[fastone]

No

 

[Dontfight]

it was over-roided 200 lbs Tibau

 

[Shammon]

Barboza is far from his toughest match up, Barboza's striking is too limited when he can't set up with his kicks he can't take advantage of Khabib's weaknesses.

The person to beat Khabib will have good cage and distance management so he can't cut them off easily, good take down defense to defend from Khabib's take downs that aren't from the clinch. Those take downs objectively speaking aren't nearly as strong as his clinch game. And they will need some basic boxing technique to abuse Khabib's limited striking.

I'm speaking in terms of actual fighters who exist in the division, currently, yeah Barboza was his toughest stylistic matchup.

What's Edson's TDD, like close to 95%? And he's at least a top 3 striker in the division.

Wasn't that supposed to be the mythical combo to easily defeat Khabib?

 

[MMAandBOXINGfan]

Frankie is the Answer

 

[fortheo]

Stylistically, RDA and Barboza were both very tough matchups. The only tougher match-up right now is Ferguson.

 

[fortheo]

Frankie is the Answer

If you gave him 4 inches in height and reach and 25lbs in weight, then you'd probably be right lol.

 

[pick999]

Lee gasses in 2 rounds khabib is too much

 

[Based Akali]

I'm speaking in terms of actual fighters who exist in the division, currently, yeah Barboza was his toughest stylistic matchup.

What's Edson's TDD, like close to 95%? And he's at least a top 3 striker in the division.

Wasn't that supposed to be the mythical combo to easily defeat Khabib?

Not at all because Edson can not fight while moving backwards. Edson's TDD was irrelevant this fight because he let himself get backed into the cage. No one in the division is going to stop that against the cage, you're going to need to force him to shoot from the outside.

Tony and Conor are always going to be Khabib's worst stylistic matchups.

 

[TheGumby]

I still think conor could easily catch his ass. My money would be on the bear wrestler but conor still has a fucking solid shot imo

 

[Shammon]

Not at all because Edson can not fight while moving backwards. Edson's TDD was irrelevant this fight because he let himself get backed into the cage. No one in the division is going to stop that against the cage, you're going to need to force him to shoot from the outside.

Tony and Conor are always going to be Khabib's worst stylistic matchups.

Well, Khabib sort of just kept pressuring him and cutting him off so he was going to end up on the cage at some point.

Tony doesn't have Barboza's takedown defense. Or even MJ's.

Conor lol Khabib could probably take him down with one finger.