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UFC 254 - Khabib v Gaethje

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    #302
    Deliverance XXV
    Registered Users Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭Deliverance XXV


    The elephant in the room here is how easy Khabib got Justin into full mounts. Twice. Literally only took seconds both times. If the first round had another 20 seconds left on the clock, Justin would have been tapped out then instead.


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    #303
    dave1982
    Registered Users Posts: 4,604 ✭✭✭dave1982


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Are you drunk? His father said Khabib will retire at 30-0. His father passes away, Khabib "retires" at 29-0. No. Excuse me for putting 2 and 2 together. Must be trolling. :rolleyes:

    He promised he's mother this is his last fight without his father. Khabib is probably the most sincere fighter. You believe conor is sincere in his sarcastic tweet from the mcgregors but you doubt khabib.
    I heard conor having a party because he has chance of winning a belt now khabib retired... You might get invite


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    #304
    D'Agger
    Registered Users Posts: 13,385 ✭✭✭✭D'Agger


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    Tweets on the screen during the fight rot my hole

    Missed a right slap earlier tonight because I was reading what fúcking David Spade had to say about the first round

    Where's the live stats? To give a better idea how the round is moving momentum wise


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    #305
    [Deleted User]
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    dave1982 wrote: »

    He promised he's mother this is his last fight without his father. Khabib is probably the most sincere fighter. You believe conor is sincere in his sarcastic tweet from the mcgregors but you doubt khabib.
    I heard conor having a party because he has chance of winning a belt now khabib retired... You might get invite

    :rolleyes: Yeah you are drunk


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    #306
    Thelonious Monk
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    Where is the next one?


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    #307
    Tazzimus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,933 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I do know Khabib, paid attention to him since his win against Dos Anjos over 5 years ago. I know his father and Allah were basically his guiding lights. We can't know what Allah has asked of him but we know his father was adament at 30-0 being a perfect record to retire with and we never got any indication to the contrary since he passed away. I'd bet my life that he fights again and retires in front of a crowd. I'd bet my house on it being GSP at Welterweight. Money is not his motivation, sure, but he's a very intelligent man who would know his worth and know if he is not getting what he believes he's worth.

    He mentioned in the post fight interview that he promised his mother that would be his last fight.


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    #308
    dave1982
    Registered Users Posts: 4,604 ✭✭✭dave1982


    Deleted User wrote: »
    :rolleyes: Yeah you are drunk

    Haha good one. Resort to being a grammar nazi... You win


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    #309
    D'Agger
    Registered Users Posts: 13,385 ✭✭✭✭D'Agger


    dave1982 wrote: »
    Haha good one. Resort to being a grammar nazi... You win

    Zig he'll


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    #310
    monty_python
    Registered Users Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭monty_python


    Is everyone forget the controversy around khabibs weigh in? It was light weight v a Welter weight tonight


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    #311
    mailburner
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    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    Tweets on the screen during the fight rot my hole

    Drives me mad
    They're going overboard with the tweets but that stupid david spade tweet about as funny as a dog with rabies

    I have no interest in what comedians or celebs tweet about regarding mma as most have no idea


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    #312
    vafankillar
    Registered Users Posts: 523 ✭✭✭vafankillar


    could get used to this craic of having UFC on at a normal time. feels weird that it's only like 11


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    #313
    mdwexford
    Registered Users Posts: 11,274 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    sonofenoch wrote: »
    Still think he's sloppy as fuk on the feet Khabib, if that rumoured Mayweather fight had ever happened it would have been pure farce ............not fussed to see the back of him never been my cup of tea ..........if he'd had tried going up a weight with serious wrestling sharks I'd have been interested

    He's beat Gaethje, Porier, McGregor (after near 2 yrs out), Iaquinta, and RDA......the rest of his 29-0 meh who knew

    Goat? not for me

    You haven’t a clue what you’re watching so.

    Tell me a better 3 fight win streak than McGregor, Poirier, Gaethje.


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    #314
    VW 1
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    D'Agger wrote: »
    Missed a right slap earlier tonight because I was reading what fúcking David Spade had to say about the first round

    Where's the live stats? To give a better idea how the round is moving momentum wise

    Great idea, but how does that generate trending and retweets and likes?? Pffft, watching the fight and wanting fight info!


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    #315
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,498 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    mdwexford wrote:
    Tell me a better 3 fight win streak than McGregor, Poirier, Gaethje.
    Whittaker, Romero, Costa

    Johnson, Dillashaw,. Moraes, Cruz


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    #316
    sonofenoch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭sonofenoch


    mdwexford wrote: »
    You haven’t a clue what you’re watching so.

    Tell me a better 3 fight win streak than McGregor, Poirier, Gaethje.

    Meh a bit wishy washy.......McGgregor for example beats everyone he's beat with ease in his own way ......and I'd be the first to admit to not seeing MgGregor ever beat Khabib .....this doesn't make him the 'goat'

    Khabib moves up to 170 and I see a few if not several who can beat him, the same could not have been said McGregor moving from 45 to 55


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    #317
    mdwexford
    Registered Users Posts: 11,274 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Whittaker, Romero, Costa

    Johnson, Dillashaw,. Moraes, Cruz

    First one no chance.

    If Marlon wasn’t in the Henry run then it’s a serious discussion.


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    #318
    Zookey123
    Registered Users Posts: 340 ✭✭Zookey123


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Whittaker, Romero, Costa

    Johnson, Dillashaw,. Moraes, Cruz

    Are you serious? Romero is like in his 40s and Costa is some muscle head that bluffed his way into a title shot.
    Johnson, DIllashaw, Cruz is a slightly better call but still not that great. (Cruz long term injury)


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    #319
    Blanco100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭Blanco100


    Which current and somewhat realistic fighters beat Khabib in 2021?


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    #320
    Tazzimus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,933 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    Blanco100 wrote: »
    Which current and somewhat realistic fighters beat Khabib in 2021?

    None because he's retired.


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    #321
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users Posts: 6,410 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    The only active UFC fighters with a realistic shot at a fight with him if he were to somehow unretire are welterweights. Probably only Usman and maybe Colby.

    Another year or 18 months or so and there'd have potentially been talk of a dream Khabib-Khabig fight.


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    #322
    xtal191
    Registered Users Posts: 6,308 ✭✭✭xtal191


    Can only see him coming back for GSP if not him then I def think he stays retired. He's filthy rich and doesn't need the McGregor fight again


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    #323
    derfderf
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    mdwexford wrote: »
    You haven’t a clue what you’re watching so.

    Tell me a better 3 fight win streak than McGregor, Poirier, Gaethje.

    Silva, Machida, Belfort must be up there.


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    #324
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,498 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Simple fact of the matter is that Gaethje was beaten before that fight started. Dodgy weigh in yesterday and we seen a big welterweight fighting a lightweight tonight.
    Very unfair to everybody.


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    #325
    MidlanderMan
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭MidlanderMan


    eagle eye wrote: »
    Simple fact of the matter is that Gaethje was beaten before that fight started. Dodgy weigh in yesterday and we seen a big welterweight fighting a lightweight tonight.
    Very unfair to everybody.

    He made weight. He's a lightweight. Get over it.


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    #326
    mdwexford
    Registered Users Posts: 11,274 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    derfderf wrote: »
    Silva, Machida, Belfort must be up there.

    Machida and Vitor were 36 and 37.
    Past their best in my opinion and in hindsight obviously.
    eagle eye wrote: »
    Simple fact of the matter is that Gaethje was beaten before that fight started. Dodgy weigh in yesterday and we seen a big welterweight fighting a lightweight tonight.
    Very unfair to everybody.

    Everyone has the same opportunity to cut weight.


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    #327
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,498 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    MidlanderMan wrote:
    He made weight. He's a lightweight. Get over it.
    It was a very dodgy weigh in. The bar appeared to be still moving when he called the weight.

    If you don't agree with that no point talking to you. If you didn't notice the size difference tonight you are as blind as a bat.


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    #328
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,498 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    mdwexford wrote:
    Everyone has the same opportunity to cut weight.

    Did you see the weigh in? Are you happy that the bar was stopped when the weight was called?


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    #329
    [Deleted User]
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    eagle eye wrote: »
    Simple fact of the matter is that Gaethje was beaten before that fight started. Dodgy weigh in yesterday and we seen a big welterweight fighting a lightweight tonight.
    Very unfair to everybody.

    Assuming he missed weight by 2 pounds you think that him being 13 pounds below the welterweight limit makes him a big welterweight. Good lad.


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    #330
    eagle eye
    Registered Users Posts: 37,498 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    You just had to look at the size of the two of them. There was a huge difference, you'd want to be blind not to see it.


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    #331
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,148 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Not surprised with the amount of bitterness in here this evening.

    "He hasn't fought anybody"
    "He's too big"
    "He's boring to watch"

    There are always going to be those types. Almost every time it's a reflection of themselves, their own inadequacies.

    Like it or not, the guy is the best LW on the planet. He's fought all comers and he's made minced-meat of them all.

    Up until now the only thing anyone could even say about him was either "Michael Johnson rocked him" or "Dustin Poirier almost caught him in a guillotine".

    Even if either of those things were true (they're not) both of those fights ended with Khabib's opponent tapping.

    The man is incredible!


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