Ultimate Seduction wrote: » There's a cryptic message in here somewhere but I can't see it?https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1136486620440473600?s=19
Khabib strikes me as a fighter who seems unbeatable, until someone exposes his lack of stand up and knocks him out. A basic statement obviously, but we haven't really seen him face a competent wrestler, who also has solid stand up. I'd wager someone like Mendes or even Aldo back in their prime could cause him a lot of trouble, within the relevant weight class etc
Jamiekelly wrote: » It will take someone with serious leg kicks to make Khabib wilt in a fight. Regular striking and wrestling won't be good enough, he will only look seriously vulnerable once an Aldo type fighters chops his legs out from underneath him. Then he won't have the explosiveness in his takedowns to rely on. Cerrone and Ferguson are the two most likely to beat khabib in my opinion. I don't think Poirer will have the takedown defence to stop him.
Tazzimus wrote: » Khabib doesn't have explosive takedowns, he just chains them together til one works.
HappyAsLarE wrote: » There is levels in every sport, and Khabib is on another one to everyone else at the moment, in my opinion. He beat McGregor, who could have rightly been considered the best lightweight (undefeated lineal champion) with relative ease.
The Nal wrote: » The Khabib fight was only McGregors 2nd fight at LW in UFC. And he was destroyed.
Richard tea wrote: » After watching the cowboy and Ferguson fight I now believe Conor would have a hard time against either fighter especially Tony. Unreal tempo from Tony that didn't slow. Conor would have to try and finish the fight asap.
Jamiekelly wrote: » It will take someone with serious leg kicks to make Khabib wilt in a fight.
Kirby wrote: » 155 lacks a truly talented BJJ practitioner.
Mellor wrote: » Charles Oliveira fights at lightweight. Most submissions in UFC history. Davi Ramos is an ADCC champion. Elite BJJ doesn't describe it.
darced wrote: » I would fancy Conor to smoke both of them after last nights performances. They looked like two complete donkeys in the striking department. Maybe Ferguson can ride out the storm and drown Conor late in the fight but he would get hit so much early on its hard to see.
TerrorFirmer wrote: » It is genuinely hard to say. Ferguson has been wobbled in the past by just OK strikers, but the real problem is his godly stamina. He can keep an unrelenting pace going through any number of rounds, something Conor most definitely cannot do. I'd probably fancy full-skeleton-2016-Conor to get a KO in R1 or R2, but after that I wouldn't have much faith.
VW 1 wrote: » Is Conor's footwork quick enough to keep him out of Tony's firing line. Is Conor able to hit him clean and hard enough going backwards to stop Tony coming forward? Is Conor's gas tank big enough to deal with Tony's volume past two rounds? I think Tony could pose a lot of similar problems to Conor as Nate did. Love him or hate him, not having him involved and in the ring is a loss to the sport.
Mellor wrote: » Conor's co Torok of range his biggest asset. Tony was just plodding in last night. If he does that against Conor he's getting hit a lot. Whether he can weather it, and fight back in 4th and 5th. That's the question. I don't think Tony is nearly as durable as Nate. Pettis dropped him. Lando dropped him.
Ush1 wrote: » Difference between Tony and Nate is Tony has sting in his shots, let's not forget Conor got wobbled by Nate in the first fight. Tony could definitely KO him, plus Tonys wrestling and BJJ are very dangerous. I think Tony also has a longer reach than Nate.
