Was Khamzat vs DDP a simulation of the Khabib vs Tony fight we never got?

[WoozyFailGuy]

Depends on when the fight had happened. The fight was scheduled like 5 times and I think Tony had the best shot in 2015. 2020 Khabib beats him bad.

It really is almost comical looking back at how many times, in different places, for different reasons that fight fell through.

 

[Vigfree]

Khabib would of mauled Tony. He would of done the kinda damage w/ vicious GNP that we now remember Gaethje doing and changing Tony's career. Tony's best shot was 2015, but by the later times they booked the fight he was a dead man walking. Khabib -200 or w/e was free money.

 

[Thy]

no

 

[dildos]

No. Tony would have finished khabib.

 

[Chagaev]

Nah, Tony was better pepared to deal with a grappler.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

The dominant super grappler vs the wild man dynamic tough guy.

I was extremely confident that Khamzat would steamroll DPP, HOWEVER with the Tony vs Khabib fight, I was so emotionally invested in wanting Tony to win that I used many of the extreme copes that we saw from those predicting a DDP victory.

If you remember, the Ferguson fans, very similar to the DDP fans, would say that he would gas Khabib towards the championship rounds and take over. The Tony fight had some other unique copes like elbows from the bottom of a submission that would happen maybe once in 500 fights if not less.

Those leaning towards Khamzat would point out the Brunson fight just as those leanings towards Khabib would bring up Castillo.

The main difference is that Tony would've likely taken a much more vicious beating in the fight, and wouldn't have played it so cautiously from the bottom.

All khamzat had to do was a nice post fight speech like this and people would have forgotten about the somewhat boring fight

 

[Guld]

It hasn't happened yet, but the upcoming match between Merab and Sandhagen might very well be how Khabib and Ferguson would have played out.

 

[markg171]

It really is almost comical looking back at how many times, in different places, for different reasons that fight fell through.
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If Khabib actually had fought these people just once the bath tub brigade might've had a case to warrant how they treat him.

It still wouldn't have ever made him GOAT then either though

 

[MillingMeSoftly]

khabib so overrated…. he had like 3 defenses guys, after winning the vacant belt vs Al

 

[Deceasedxo]

Khabib didn't fight like Khamzat and Tony had a great ground game for the time. So no.

 

[Gamboal]

He would've finished him. I know Tony is nuts and wouldn't tap so he would have been put to sleep by nice guy Khabib not wanting to break his arm. Probably rnd 1 tbh.

Yeh 100%. I think It would be kinda impossible for Khabib not to have finished Tony over 5 rounds given how careless Tony is with his offence and given how Khabib goes for the kill.

 

[swizztony]

DDP fought to survive not to win, which lead to zero openings and Khamzat just controlling him the entire fight.

Tony fights only to win which would lead to lots of openings for khabib who has a wide sub arsenal to finish him

 

[Mammothman]

I remember at the time so many people were predicting Tony winning VIA elbows from the bottom. It was hilarious. If that’s your path to victory, good luck. I think Khabib would have subbed him pretty easily.

Good times, just like how Tony was gonna gold Charles with his pressure.

 

[Istryker]

Nah Tony BJJ is for real

 

[HHJ]

Khabib fights nothing like Chimaev. I can't imagine Khabib not going for a finish after getting and holding such a dominant position on someone.

Yeah, Khabib is always constantly advancing, harrassing, and punishing his opponent from bell to bell.

 

[HHJ]

Tony via 35 second step in elbow, can't stop the bleeding on that moon skull.

Probably wouldnt even put a dent in that mountain man cranium

 

[HHJ]

I remember at the time so many people were predicting Tony winning VIA elbows from the bottom. It was hilarious. If that’s your path to victory, good luck. I think Khabib would have subbed him pretty easily.

Khabib even talked about what they would do to neutralize that, he wasnt concerned in the least.

 

[JKS]

NO, that would be Olivera and Dariush vs Tony. Except Khabib would do much damage with GNP

 

[BigOlJeet]

Khabib would attempt to finish, unlike that bum Khamzat. Khamzat lost the fight but won the war in that snoozefest.