All things put aside, who do you guys think would take this?
I'm edging towards Aldo, I doubt Khabib will be able to get a hold of him and Aldo will more than likely light him up for 25 mins. As good as Khabib's wrestling is his takedowns aren't great while Aldo probably has the best TD defence in the ufc.
Everyone here knows I love Aldo, but this fight would scare me for sure. Aldo has fought and stuffed some of the best wrestlers in the game. His tdd is truly second to none, but the size is just there for kabib.
Aldo could come in and use his solid jab and 1-2 to maintain distance. He could also try to use some low kicks to hamper kabibs lead leg, but will he use his low kicks is the real question.
Aldo doesn't throw much leg kicks anymore because he has fought almost exclusively powerhouse wrestlers. Kabib is a giant grappler as well. I could see Aldo stuffing quite a few td, but can he keep it up? Can he evade the td throughout the fight? If he doesn't, I could see him getting worn down up against the fence by kabib.
I feel that Aldo's cardio issues have been exaggerated, but that isn't to say he won't get tired if pressed by a much bigger man.
This fight, though I'd hate the circumstances, is intriguing for sure. I could see Aldo touching kabib up the way he did Edgar for 25 min, but I could also see kabib eating some shots early to press Aldo up against the fence, wearing him down for the later rounds.
Still gotta go with Aldo. He displayed a lot of mental fortitude to come back the way he did against Edgar, someone who was on a real streak.
@ErikMagraken does this belt chaos help UFC's "belt is just an award at the end of the night" legal position?
