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Would he have KO'd him stiff as he rushed him?
Most likely
Just look at what happened to those foolish enough to try
what about here?
Answer is yes. Diaz has a chin that's why he could take it. Khabib's chin not bad, but he won't last.
What evidence do you have that Diaz has a better chin than Khabib?
Khabib's chin has never really been tested, but the very few times he's been hit clean he's been fine
I think he has a better chin than most are anticipating or giving him credit for, Him eating Barboza's "Panick" Heel Kick was a nice showing, but Barboza has shit composure in the Octagon especially off the back foot.
If Conor's putting him down, it's in sequence like Alvarez. If he catches him coming in, It's more or less one solid hit like Aldo.
The Micheal Johnson nonsense I won't even use, that shit caught Khabib's arm, and than from there Michael Johnson's shot selection was terrible and desperate.
How was the fight going before Conor gassed out? I didn't know Nate Diaz was able to do that fresh out the gate, come Hitto, I know you're better than this.
Fair points.
If Conor beats him IMO it needs to be a clean KO, the only reason he didn't finish Diaz in my mind is because he was worried about his ground game so didn't follow up with strikes after he knocked Diaz down
Do you think if he knocks Khabib down he'd jump on him and go for the finish and risk ending up tied up in the ground? Or you think he'd just let him stand up like in Diaz 2?
I think Conor-Nate at 155 would be a domination. Conor will have a better gas tank and probably piece Diaz up for 5 rounds, maybe lose the last round due to fatigue.
Nate's best attribute is his chin, then stamina. Khabib has yet to take a shot from a striker like Conor so we will see.