What is the hardest Khabib has ever been hit?

[Josh Beasley]

Michael Johnson hit him pretty hard, but I feel like he wasn’t as hurt as Rogan made him out to be.

Poirier cracked him once, but it felt like more of a glancing shot.

Barboza smacked him right in the neck with a head kick, but that didn’t even seem to phase him.

Conor, for all his power, never really got a chance to hit him when he was fresh in the 1st or 2nd, because Khabib was all over him. Still, he caught him with a few decent punches in the 3rd and early fourth.

What is the hardest you have ever seen him hit, and what happens if someone like Conor or Justin puts a clean power punch to his jaw? He obviously has an incredible chin and has done a great job of not getting hit a ton.

 

[DeathStroke]

Michael Johnson for sure.

Khabibs chin seems to be very solid. I think that aiming to knock him out in 1 shot is a bad gameplan. In my non professional opinion the only way to beat Khabib is to somehow stuff enough takedowns that it breaks his confidence. Easier said than done. Speed and athleticism will be key.

 

[gono btw]

 

[pick999]

When the goat fought him

 

[BonesWinckleJones]

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Lmao first time i see that

 

[BooBoyMan]

IMO Dustin hit him the hardest. There was also a moment in the Conor fight a lot of people overlook, it was right after Khabib dropped McGregor, then McGregor quickly hits him with a knee straight to Khabib's temple. Didn't even phase him. His chin is fucking solid, for sure.

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That was a clean shot, but to me it looks more like he was off balance than rocked.

 

[gono btw]

Lmao first time i see that

That was a clean shot, but to me it looks more like he was off balance than rocked.

That technical sequence has already been discussed, tho.. gottah assess it frame by frame [head/jaw]

https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/...3-1-khabib´s-eastern-european-career.3830345/

 

[TooTricky]

Probably hungover Conor. Khabib needs to jump up to WW and fight guys his own size.

So if Khabib is too big for LW, what the fuck does that make McGregor?

 

[Death By Samson]

Abdulmanap is probably the guy who has hit Khabib the hardest.

 

[BoxingMMA]

Barbozas kick

 

[smiles mma]

A GOAT who fights anyone at any weight. Khabib isn’t even top 10 until he makes waves at WW.

a goat? yeah he's right up there with Diaz

 

[accolyte1022]

Probably hungover Conor. Khabib needs to jump up to WW and fight guys his own size.

@Murder_KickHC has an alt.

 

[Roxxo]

Michael Johnson for sure.

Khabibs chin seems to be very solid. I think that aiming to knock him out in 1 shot is a bad gameplan. In my non professional opinion the only way to beat Khabib is to somehow stuff enough takedowns that it breaks his confidence. Easier said than done. Speed and athleticism will be key.

Beyond just having a good chin he tends to roll with punches well and generally makes it hard for his opponent to hit him clean. Agreed that trying to take him out with one shot is probably not the best idea. Since he rolls with shots the way he does, I'd imagine you'd have to try to hit him with the second or third shot, or try to get him to react to a feint and hit him with the follow up shot, something like what O'Malley did in his last fight. All that's easier said than done of course. Good luck doing that early when he's stuck to you like glue or late when you're exhausted from the grappling.

 

[torry]

Probably hungover Conor. Khabib needs to jump up to WW and fight guys his own size.

Still haven't gotten over conor lost I see.

 

[Post 2 Decision]

Not particularly hard but

 

[JustAkidFrom209]

Barboza three a solid spinning heel kick that was blocked by Khabib but it pushed him a few feet away.

 

[King in the North]

I think it was Michael Johnson. Like you said, I don’t think Khabib was badly hurt, but he definitely got his bell rung. MJ landed a handful of solid shots in that fight:

 

[letgodiego]

from what i've seen it was michael johnson.

 

[I WILL CUT YOU]

Probably hungover Conor. Khabib needs to jump up to WW and fight guys his own size.

Conor is his size, mate.


Conor landed fuck all.

 

[I WILL CUT YOU]

@Murder_KickHC has an alt.

I think they are lovers.