The reason Khabib seems so unbeatable...

[djason1988]

There's literally no great wrestlers in the LW top ten outside of him. Nearly every weight class in the UFC is filled with top notch wrestlers with fantastic TD/TDD, but LW is completely full of strikers/bjj guys. Khabib is relentless with his pressure and takedown game which makes him a nightmare for all but the most skilled strikers, and he's far too skilled/savvy to get subbed or swept by any of the bjj guys in the division. As incredible as his performance tonight was, I'm going to need to see him against a high-level wrestler who can force him to fight on his feet, or at least make him seriously work for these takedowns, before I'm sold. As it stands, I can't help but feel another Maia-esque situation in the works, in which he's rendered almost helpless when somebody can actually stop his takedowns. However, out of the current top ten, only Alvarez and maybe Tony could possibly do it. Just my two cents.

 

[AronaBeatsJones]

Alvarez vs. Nurmagomedov would be great.

 

[Novice4eva]

Alvarez vs. Nurmagomedov would be great.

I'd like to see Lee/Khabib just for 5he shits.

As a proud Conor nuthugger he needs to fight Tony or just try to make 145 again. Khabib isn't losing to anyone under 170.

 

[latoya johnson]

There's literally no great wrestlers in the LW top ten outside of him. Nearly every weight class in the UFC is filled with top notch wrestlers with fantastic TD/TDD, but LW is completely full of strikers/bjj guys. Khabib is relentless with his pressure and takedown game which makes him a nightmare for all but the most skilled strikers, and he's far too skilled/savvy to get subbed or swept by any of the bjj guys in the division. As incredible as his performance tonight was, I'm going to need to see him against a high-level wrestler who can force him to fight on his feet, or at least make him seriously work for these takedowns, before I'm sold. As it stands, I can't help but feel another Maia-esque situation in the works, in which he's rendered almost helpless when somebody can actually stop his takedowns. However, out of the current top ten, only Alvarez and maybe Tony could possibly do it. Just my two cents.

Gelison Tibau.
Best TDD in UFC history.
Watch the fight.

 

[ostlerrage]

I'd like to see Lee/Khabib just for 5he shits.

As a proud Conor nuthugger he needs to fight Tony or just try to make 145 again. Khabib isn't losing to anyone under 170.

you want to see shit. check ntoiley

 

[KORMAN]

Would've loved to see Khabib/Bendo. Khabib most likely works him too, but Bendo had the perfect type of squirlleyness to make it a really good fight.

 

[djason1988]

Gelison Tibau.
Best TDD in UFC history.
Watch the fight.

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Couple asterisks there though. First, it was a fairly controversial decision and a lot of people felt Tibau should have won. Second, Tibau's TDD has very little to do with technique and a whole lot to do with a compact and incredibly muscled frame. Generally people trying to clinch with him get, quite literally, tossed away with ease (I'll never forget Josh Neer trying to tie up with Tibau and getting thrown 5 feet away with one arm). I'm alluding to somebody who is a high-level credentialed wrestler with proven in-the-cage TDD. Dudes like Woodly or DC.