Dustin and Gaethje came closest imo.
Dustin nearly had him and Justin was a few more leg kicks away from severely impairing his legs today. Khabib still managed to get it done on both occasions which means he's now in the GSP/Jones pantheon.
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Dustin and Gaethje came closest imo.
Dustin nearly had him and Justin was a few more leg kicks away from severely impairing his legs today. Khabib still managed to get it done on both occasions which means he's now in the GSP/Jones pantheon.
The MMA meme of all time.Farewell Khabib. Thanks for the memories.
Conor's mouth is the only reason we're even talking about him tonight.
That’s just pathetically lame.
This is in danger of turning into a poundland version of the Messi vs Ronaldo thread. 
Like the vast majority of your retorts then
There are only two fights I'd really find interesting were Khabib to renege on his retirement and both of them would be more matters of curiosity:
1) GSP - two all time greats going at it but with the caveat that GSP hasn't been an active fighter for a long time while Khabib is in his prime and therefore the result would mean nothing.
2) Ferguson - based on his unorthodoxy and that he's probably the only fighter Khabib has faced that's comfortable and capable of dishing out lots of damage from his back with his elbows. Probably just gets pinned against the cage just like everybody else though.
No interest in a McGregor fight and don't really understand the attraction of it. Also don't understand why so many are keen for him to be next in line for the vacant Lightweight title when he wants to face Poirier at 170 and actually asked Dana for a Diego Sanchez fight.
1) GSP - two all time greats going at it but with the caveat that GSP hasn't been an active fighter for a long time while Khabib is in his prime and therefore the result would mean nothing.
2) Ferguson - based on his unorthodoxy and that he's probably the only fighter Khabib has faced that's comfortable and capable of dishing out lots of damage from his back with his elbows. Probably just gets pinned against the cage just like everybody else though.
No interest in a McGregor fight and don't really understand the attraction of it. Also don't understand why so many are keen for him to be next in line for the vacant Lightweight title when he wants to face Poirier at 170 and actually asked Dana for a Diego Sanchez fight.
Except khabib humiliated your man, like every other poster here has confirmed.Like the vast majority of your retorts then
So type as much as you want, it means nothing except a wastes of time.
Enjoy!
Sorry for hurting your feelings mate.
I don’t. Could you briefly explain?Along side this one. Anyone who knows the backstory will appreciate it.
But the simple question is, why would Khabib ever stand up with Silva, Izzy or Wonderboy? DJ? Guys are killers in their own divisions and its hard to quantify what would happen exactly. I'm certain that Gaethje would have been on this list before tonight because he got 7 out 9 bonuses and for being know as well rounded fighter. That's fair. But it wasn't so long Porier and Gaethje threw down and where does that leave us?
I kind of think we're setting new levels on Khabib after he reaches them and surpasses them with little difficulty.
I actually think Khabib would have been better if he had taken a loss and worked really hard on his stand up. I don't think he has peaked, oddly. Something only a defeat can teach you. I don't know.
So why are you all against Khabib shifting to a heavier category?
Yeah I saw those kicks but I always thought that Khabib had his ground game to fall back on. Dustin had him worried both in stand up and on the ground. I know people joke about that guillotine but it was close and it will be as close as anyone that will come to submitting Khabib.
There was a time when Dana and the UFC were aggressively marketing the hell out of Conor, Ronda, Sage Northcutt, and Paige Van Zandt as the current and future stars they wanted to promote. Then all of them lost within a relatively short period of time (Conor to Nate, Ronda to Holly Holm etc), so everyone mocked Dana, Rogan et al, for annoyingly overpromoting their preferred fighters.
As it stands, Ronda is out of MMA, Northcutt is out of the UFC, Conor rarely fights, and Dana has recently told Van Zandt she should "test free agency" after getting easily dispatched by Amanda Ribas.
You were talking about him fighting Ngannou, mate. Weight divisions exist for a reason.
He'd need to be morbidly obese, on stilts, and have a fecking gun.
What?You were talking about him fighting Ngannou, mate. Weight divisions exist for a reason.
He'd need to be morbidly obese, on stilts, and have a fecking gun.
I saw it differently: firstly to get some additional weight and fight Adesanya. If it goes well, then think about getting more weight. Not to fight Ngannou nowYou were talking about him fighting Ngannou, mate. Weight divisions exist for a reason.
He'd need to be morbidly obese, on stilts, and have a fecking gun.
Anyway. I'm glad Gaethje said he's ready to go in 2 months. We've got Porier, McGregor, Gaethje, Tony and Hooker as an outsider. All animals. I can't wait for 2021.
That doesn't really happen though mate. I can't think of one time.I saw it differently: firstly to get some additional weight and fight Adesanya. If it goes well, then think about getting more weight. Not to fight Ngannou now
oh dear!what did you make of Dana's post interview? i thought he looked like he wanted to cry as he saw millions of future $$$ vanish into thin air.
@Paxi @Raoul @George Owen
Why was Justine struggling for Cardio end of first round? Is that because Khabib was actually the guy more on the front foot?
I was very surprised.
Why was Justine struggling for Cardio end of first round? Is that because Khabib was actually the guy more on the front foot?
I was very surprised.
Ah don’t worry about it. Just keep plugging awayYeah it’s ruined my night
And Chandler. As much as I would like to see Khabib Continue it’s really opened up the division and historically it’s always been a very competitive division so without himself it’s made things very exciting. I really hope McGregor comes back and comes back frequently as there is a some great fights now
The why is in not having a choice because the stand up is so good it exposes the weaknesses in his own game and the shoot follow-ups are much, much harder to come by because these guys have exit points a mile away from where they struck from, which is not the same as what he encounters currently - he scrambles and trades and then he's grappling and the opponent falls to pieces and is subsequently terrified for the rest of the bout, understable as that is from their perspective.
Before his loss, Ferguson was 'the one' custom-built to match Khabib and not be intimidated whilst providing volume and aggression by the bucketload.
I don't think a new level is set for Khabib - he's at a level where everything is scrutinised because there's discussion of greatest of all-time etc. at which point these guys get broken down to the minutiae. Thing is, though, strikers of the level I'm talking about are so few and far between that hoping one emerges in Khabib's division whilst he's still at his peak is like waiting on a unicorn - Khabib can only beat what's in front of him, but you can't sweep his flaws under the carpet. He's vulnerable to certain things and it would have been great to see a truly masterful standup exponent go at it with him just see how it would turn out for the both of them.
I am surprised that a guy with such an outspoken opinion like yourself still has trouble to correctly spell Justin or Conor. For a “casual MMA fan”, your level of petty is unheard of.
I actually have no clear idea. If I were to guess, then I'd say, Justin didn't expect that amount of pressure. We all know Tony Ferguson has great cardio right, and Gaethje was able to deal with it, but with Khabib, I just think he was out of kilter. I don't think Khabib would have sustained that pressure for 25 minutes but I don't think Gaethje expected that ridiculous pace from Khabib. Rhythm, pace and momentum. Honestly, I thought Gaethje would knock Khabib out tonight so I'm shocked.
Im going to sleep now, will watch the fight again tomorrow and watch some interviews.
Perhaps we can continue chat about the fight itself over next few days? Would love to learn your analysis.
your next post is 20000! Congrats in advance. Make it a good one! (ie don't waste it replying to this one!)
I'm going to sleep now mate, I'm fecking pissed up, therefore, I'll reply the best I can once I recovered tomorrow evening.
Parting words for tonight: really enjoyed that. Long live legal violence.
I will wake up tomorrow absolutely hanging mate and I'll probably not want to touch anything to do with mma until I'm in the mood again. But sleep well.
Amazing interview from GSP and his views on the retiring GOAT that is Khabib.
GSP is an amazing personality
GSP is an amazing personality
For what it’s worth GSP is my GOAT. Ahead of Jones, Anderson and Khabib.
He was out of his depth like every other fighter against Khabib . Like I said before Khabib was never under any pressure even for a second in the McGregor fight
Spot on.