Media Umar might be the chillest in their camp.

[richardjohnson]

What fight are Khabib and Islam watching here

I’m pretty sure this was Masvidal vs Covington but I may be wrong.

Edit: welp, Kowboy beat me to it

 

[DapperDave]

Khabib pissed Umar is breaking the mouth-breather caveman stereotype.

Khabib love Islam.

Next year, I think Islam should start hanging his tongue out.

Let some spit drip off

 

[Senbonzakura]

Khabib morphing into his dad with each passing day. Just being grumpy for the sake of it soothes his soul lol

Umar and Islam seem like some chill ass dudes I'd love to sip some tea and talk amatuer wrestling with them.

 

[Ashslog]

fuck Khabib for being against reading. What a fucking idiot.

different culture

 

[Ramon Antonio]

Khabib is doing more than watch Islam from the sidelines, he's actually investing his life into making sure Islam wins and guiding him to victory. Islam struggled when Khabib wasn't in his corner and said as much.

As for being better than Khabib who Islam freely admits is better than him, all we have to do is look at the stats against the one guy they both actually grappled, Poirier,

No because being a better grappler does not mean better fighter. Islam has much better striking.

 

[fjodor]

Khabibs degree is definetly not legit. A degree in economics for someone that doesn't even like to read and has a mindset of a caveman.

 

[Dirty Frank]

While American kids play PlayStation, in Russia it's so boring that they read books.

There's actually a clip somewhere of Khabib and Rustam Khabilov playing a video game.

 

[moosaev]

I have no problem with Khabib’s record, and he’s a great fighter. But criticizing someone for reading a book is backward as fuck.

This is a dishonest way to frame what Khabib is saying imo.

He’s not saying he’s against reading, he just doesn’t think Umar should waste time reading frivolous shit. It’s like saying 50 Shades of Grey is a waste of time, and then you accusing me of being against literature lol.

 

[Captain Insano]

He probably wants to read Sicilian books bc Dagestan isn't exactly the nicest place in the world. Plus the guy from Sicily wants to read about mountains, probably.

 

[Subline]

Islam would have no fear whatsoever of the takedown if they fought. At worst he might get held down and controlled a little bit, but he would be in no danger of being submitted or finished by strikes.

Takedown threat doesn't just cease to exist if you're a wrestler, this is a weird narrative that I believe has become so popular because of those Usman/Colby fights, now everyone thinks that two high level wrestlers will just "cancel each other's wrestling out" and have a kickboxing match.

Islam would be a fool to not fear the takedown, he's not a wizard off his back. Those hard wrestling exchanges add up and fatigue you over 5 rounds too - see Islam vs Arman, Gamrot vs Arman, Evloev vs Sterling, or even Volk vs Islam as examples.

 

[omawho402]

Takedown threat doesn't just cease to exist if you're a wrestler, this is a weird narrative that I believe has become so popular because of those Usman/Colby fights, now everyone thinks that two high level wrestlers will just "cancel each other's wrestling out" and have a kickboxing match.

Islam would be a fool to not fear the takedown, he's not a wizard off his back. Those hard wrestling exchanges add up and fatigue you over 5 rounds too - see Islam vs Arman, Gamrot vs Arman, Evloev vs Sterling, or even Volk vs Islam as examples.

When the grappling is virtually identical it mostly cancels out.

 

[Russie]

I don't like seeing anyone crap on someone for reading. Khabib though feels once they lay at your feet you may then read.