Tony was lucky to never face Khabib

[ArtemV]

Tony has an opportunistic bottom game, but his fundamentals just aren't there. Khabib would have finished him and/or bludgeoned him for five rounds.

 

[Deadwing88]

I'm saying he didn't fight half the division in Tony, Charles, Kevin Lee, Nate Diaz, Eddie Alvarez, most of them are still fighting, and are all a threat to him... unlike the MJs and the Barbosas of the division.

I'm saying that EVERY LEGENDARY FIGHTER EVER fought the generation after him, and Khabib retired without fighting 5 big names from his time, and 0 big names from the next generation.

I know exactly what I'm saying and so do you.

All his fans have is a lot of "maybe" and "probably".

Why didn't he stay and fight Do Bronx? It's clear as day that he's an awesome stylistic matchup for him ... why not test himself? A PROVEN ground game fighter. Instead he fights who? Gaethje, someone that supposed to have a ground game on paper?

Do Bronx - ground fighter, Nate - ground fighter, Kevin Lee - ground fighter..... instead he fought who? Darrel Horscher?

You know someone doesn't really have a solid argument when they have to bring up the absence of Kevin Lee or Nate Diaz as somehow being a stain on a champ's record..

Even Eddie Alvarez who quit the UFC after getting finished by Poirier..

It's not on Khabib to grant title shots to those undeserving.. he fought and finished three clear number one contenders.. and it's rather hilarious how you expected him to skip over Gaethje, fresh off brutalising Ferguson, to fight Oliviera.. what sense is there in that.

Idiotic.

 

[ayaandirtyboy]

yep he ll sub khabib like he subbed felder

still living in the past eh?
he had a 8 fight win streak since then with 7 finishes including 5 submissions
if you are failing to see his HUGE improvements then this sport might be wrong for you

 

[mudrubble]

The dude cant defend a takedown to save his life, his bottom game against the cage sucked.

Khabib vs Tony : 50-40

Regardless it would have been the height of his career. I think he's tragically unlucky not to get that fight. Sad times....

 

[Beherit]

Regardless it would have been the height of his career. I think he's tragically unlucky not to get that fight. Sad times....

I agree

 

[Beherit]

still living in the past eh?
he had a 8 fight win streak since then with 7 finishes including 5 submissions
if you are failing to see his HUGE improvements then this sport might be wrong for you

you need a life time of improving to get from tapping to strike against felder's top control, to subbing khabib from bottom ... I doubt oliveira can even beat poirier or RDA.

 

[Spacebadger]

Lol khabib haters turning this thread to a kabib vs oliviera thred, Tony was right , he never gets the spotlight .

 

[I am your real dad]

That's why Tony dodged him.