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I think McG lost the same way to Nate Diaz. I like to see a rematch. McG bounced back nice from his lost to Nate Diaz. I think he can do the same to Khabib. And McG fought Nate at WW. Khabib match and rematch is at LW. McG fought most of his career at FW. The possibility is good.
He could bounce back and beat Diaz since Nate is always the same fighter and never improves or changes anything in his game. Nate Diaz today is the exact same fighter he was 5 years ago, same glaring weaknesses, fights the same way, hasn't changed a damn thing. You know exactly what you're up against so you can make the adjustments to beat him.
The same is not true with Khabib, he's been improving and closing up the holes in his game along with adding some new wrinkles. You could train to beat the fighter that Khabib is today, but by the time you get to the fight you're up against a better fighter than the one you trained for. Some of the key vulnerabilities you've trained to exploit may no longer be there, and he might have new tricks you've never seen before.