Watching Khabib vs Tibau for the first time

[Ares Black]

Ok third and final round. Another super close one, and I can see why scores for this one were all over the place.

Tibau gets another quick takedown, but again doesn't do much with it.

Khabib is landing some wild haymakers. Tibau is bleeding, Khabib's cardio is relentless.

With a minute to go the fight is still up in the air. Joe and Goldie are talking like Tibau has already won. Dummies.

Khabib is hyperaggresive for the entire last minute and steals the round based on sloppy aggression. Tibau didn't do enough to win the round IMO.

10-9 Nurmagomedov

Winner is Nurmagomedov 29-28

I could see scoring it 30-27 Tibau or 29-28 for either guy. The one score I can't really see is 30-27 Khabib. Pretty hard to give him the 2nd.

Gutsy performance from Khabib. He won because of his cardio, aggression, and heart.

Final verdict: Weird scores, but no robbery. Fun fight to watch. Khabib has come so far.

 

[Deleted member 504083]

Khabib wasn't even training at AKA at the time not to mention Tibau was caught for steroids later in his career. Tibau might have the most ridiculous physique at LW though

Lol at believing a Russian athlete isn't on some kind of PED

 

[Ares Black]

30-27 Tibau, he outstruck Khabib 46-33 and outwrestled him. Khabib went 0/13 on takedowns

I literally just watched the fight.

28-28 Nurmagomedov

 

[Kryptt]

Winner is Nurmagomedov 29-28

I went 29-28 to Tibs but really can't be unhappy either way imo.

 

[tehMoose]

Lol at believing a Russian athlete isn't on some kind of PED

Khabib's best friend Islam popped for illegal substances

 

[Jose Beehive]

Bane vs Batman

 

[Ares Black]

It was a coin toss but not a robbery like some make it seem.

Pretty much this. All three rounds were extremely close.

 

[TheMessiah]

Lol at believing a Russian athlete isn't on some kind of PED

All Natty Brah

 

[Ares Black]

If that was a five rounder I think Khabib would have clearly won the last two. He never slowed down, and Tibau was visibly gassing.

 

[pinero]

Lol at believing a Russian athlete isn't on some kind of PED

The absolute king of PEDs is Lance Armstrong... maybe he is from Moscow?

 

[Iron Nick]

Khabib's best friend Islam popped for illegal substances

I forgot why, but in that case the reasons for popping were actually as fair as it gets and no, it wasn't a tainted supplement. It was something about heart medication or so.

 

[nostradumbass]

Neither guy did any significant damage or was ever in any real trouble, they were within 1 or 2 "significant strikes" of each other in every round, so pretty much the entire fight was scored on aggression and octagon control, which is why it was 30-27 Khabib. If anybody was going to get him, that would have been the time since Khabib hadn't really learned offense or defense in striking yet, and Tibuau was a walking chemistry set with the best TDD in the division at that point.

 

[Ares Black]

Because there's no UFC tonight we should make @Ares Black score controversial fights instead.

Do Diego Sanchez Vs Ross Pearson next.

I might just do that.

 

[TerrorTimmy]

30-27 Tibau, he outstruck Khabib 46-33 and outwrestled him. Khabib went 0/13 on takedowns

Except aggression and octagon control are still scoring factors. If you're against the cage the entire time, you're not controlling the octagon and you're not being the aggressor

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

Khabib's best friend Islam popped for illegal substances

USADA finds Islam Makhachev not at fault for meldonium anti-doping violation - MMA Fighting

 

[TerrorTimmy]

Lol at believing a Russian athlete isn't on some kind of PED

Lol at believing only Russians take PEDs

Part of the game is drug testing. If you pass, you pass. If you fail, you fail.

 

[killer spider]

do Wonderboy vs Woodley or Brunson vs Silva

 

[bambammccoy]

I might just do that.

Na do Bisping vs Hamill next

 

[Ares Black]

Sanchez vs Pearson

Round 1

Hey remember when Diego briefly changed his nickname to "The Dream"? Lol. He also has a Chuck Liddell mohawk.

Crowd is loudly booing Pearson and cheering Sanchez.

Pearson landing lots of body shots. Staggered Sanchez with a counter.

Sanchez landed a spinning kick and flurries at the end, but the first round is all Pearson. 10-9 clear as day.

 

[Post 2 Decision]

USADA finds Islam Makhachev not at fault for meldonium anti-doping violation - MMA Fighting

Lmao a Russian taking meladonium swept under the rug... Fuck off USADA.

PED cheat confirmed