Khabib destroys Conor

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Rambo John J

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conor was a butthair of cardio from being squashed in his infancy

chad mendes and chad is a blown up lower weight class guy IMIO
 

Atto

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Khabib keeps coming foward and what you think Conor will wait for him to take him down?
He is gonna tag him again and again and he may get knocked out.
 

Grateful Dude

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That's pretty much it. No one's been a harsher critic of Conor's grappling than me, but it's far from non existent. Khabib's gnp was incredible to watch last night, but people are getting a little carried away with what a man raping of a gatekeeper means.
I could see it going either way. IF Khabib gets his hands on Conor, it could be a long night like Barboza had. If not, I could see Conor landing good counters and taking control. I recognize that Conor can grapple, but I don't see him outworking or neutralizing Khabib on the mat. Khabib is clunky on the feet, Conor is a lot cleaner with strikes. I think it would come down to timing, takedowns for Khabib, or lefts/counters for Conor.

Either way I'd like to watch and find out.
 

Wild

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Khabib ate a roundhouse kick from Barboza last night and walked straight forward for another takedown. Conor isn't knocking Khabib out.
 
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The Khabib that fought last night loses to Conor.
My assumption is the Khabib who fought last night chose to fight that way based on who his opponent was. If he studies people as much as he says he does then it stands to reason he would approach closing the distance differently.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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My assumption is the Khabib who fought last night chose to fight that way based on who his opponent was. If he studies people as much as he says he does then it stands to reason he would approach closing the distance differently.
You serious? Remember that time he didn't wade in, score a takedown and then reign down gnp for the remainder of the round? Yeah, me neither. His gameplans are up there with the Diaz brothers. All of his fights are exactly the same. Awesome, but exactly the same.
 

Joemacka

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If Khabib tries closing the distance throwing sloppy punches like he did against Edson he is going to sleep. He will play right into Conors biggest strength.
 

Gay For Longo

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You and cmnh have that under lock and key.
Right.....
Go cheer for pure trash while talking shit about others

You support some of the worst representatives of the sport there has ever been
The sport would be better off had Barnett and baszler never been involved

Happy New Year :)
 

MMAHAWK

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Lmao the guy won 30-24 on 2 cards.
And if the Johnson punch means Conor wins then. what does the first 9:45 seconds of the Mendes fight tell us. If Khabib and Conor both show up and deliver their best possible performance against each other. Khabib wins by mauling.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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Lmao the guy won 30-24 on 2 cards.
And if the Johnson punch means Conor wins then. what does the first 9:45 seconds of the Mendes fight tell us. If Khabib and Conor both show up and deliver their best possible performance against each other. Khabib wins by mauling.
On paper. Khabib looks like the winner, but I can't pick against Conor anymore. Except the boxing match, I called that shit.
 
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You serious? Remember that time he didn't wade in, score a takedown and then reign down gnp for the remainder of the round? Yeah, me neither. His gameplans are up there with the Diaz brothers. All of his fights are exactly the same. Awesome, but exactly the same.
Remember the time his opponent knew he'd do this but he somehow managed to do whatever he wanted?
I see the point you think you're making and to some extent, can even agree with you but it sounds like you're working on assumptions as much as, if not more, than I am.
It's all silly speculation but to me, it looks like he studied Barboza, knew what he had to do (and was probably on a massive high after his son was born, massive emotional advantage) and implemented a very successful series of tactics. What makes you think he'd be unable to adapt to a different fighter?