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I just want to see it and it probably needs an immediate rematch because this is the fight!
Tony will drown Khabib. Those thick legs and barrel chest won't even last until 3rd before Tony takes charge at pace Tony demands. TDs wont come then it's all tony by whatever he wants.
Only change Khabib has is break his arm early like MJ did. Then it probably still goes to decision.
Nope, Tony will beat KhabibPeople keep hyping Tony up but he got rocked and taken down by pillow fisted no wrestling Pettis. Tony is durable but his pressure and sloppiness will be his downfall. Khabib shut down the best striker the ufc has ever seen striking. what makes Tony any different ?
Tony will drown Khabib. Those thick legs and barrel chest won't even last until 3rd before Tony takes charge at pace Tony demands. TDs wont come then it's all tony by whatever he wants.
Only change Khabib has is break his arm early like MJ did. Then it probably still goes to decision.
Why do you think Khabib is going to gas after 2 rounds if he takes Tony down and stays on top? Khabib had to take a breather in the 3rd against Conor, because he emptied his gastank on GnP, throwing 41 consecutive strikes, as someone has said earlier. If Khabib goes into this fight with the mindset of winning a decision via control and careful GnP, he'll be fine as far as his gastank goes.I'm not disagreeing with you...for 2 rounds. I'd be stunned honestly if Khabib doesn't win rds 1 and 2. But when cardio starts to come into play all that grappling excellence starts to matter less and less. It takes a ton of energy to implement Khabib's strategy, and it's why he looked dominant early vs Iaquinta but lackluster late. And...Tony is an entirely different animal than Al.
I disagree that Khabib wins based on the thread starter saying he beat Conor the GOAT at striking.
Conor wasn't his former self in my opinion after 2 years off.
Tony could cut Khabib's face open at any moment even in round 1 with an elbow and 'the GOAT striker' hasn't ever been known to have dangerous elbows like Tony
People don't realise as well that when Tony takes a hit to the face it's usually because he's hitting them harder at the same time.
Why do you think Khabib is going to gas after 2 rounds if he takes Tony down and stays on top? Khabib had to take a breather in the 3rd against Conor, because he emptied his gastank on GnP, throwing 41 consecutive strikes, as someone has said earlier. If Khabib goes into this fight with the mindset of winning a decision via control and careful GnP, he'll be fine as far as his gastank goes.
Also, Tony is not going to pressure Khabib off his back.
Tony walks down opponent but gets hit a lot...he's not really a pressure fighter. He is durable and has good recovery. He maybe comfortable off his back but so is Khabib on top. I don't think Tony has ever been ground and pounded the way Khabib does. I don't think he can outmuscle Khabib...I see this as a GSP-Condit result..Khabib has never fought someone so comfortable and dangerous off his back.
Khabib has never faced anyone with the pace and cardio of Tony.
Tony has more heart than any of Khabib's previous opponents.
Tonys striking is very unorthodox and much better than Khabib's
I can see your point of view, but it doesn't work like that. Khabib will lean on him with his weight and make him tired. It's not same as stand up fight. Tony has great cardio, but wrestling with Khabib is a different world.Cardio?
Khabib was tired after rd 2 trying to finish Conor. To the point where he basically took rd 3 off to catch his breath. He also faded vs Iaquinta. Obviously both Conor and Al aren't even in Tony's stratosphere when it comes to cardio. And neither offers close to what Tony does off his back, which means while Khabib probably wins rd 1 (and likely rd 2), he has to work even harder to do it. And this time it's vs a guy who has proven (upping his already frenetic pace throughout 5 rds in Mexico City where everyone else got tired and faded) elite cardio.
When Khabib is up 2 rounds on Tony and Tony pops right up at the end of rd 2 fresh as a daisy and Khabib is tired as hell and desperately needs that round of halfhearted sparring like he got in rd 3 vs Conor, instead he's gonna have Tony swarming and draining his already depleted gas tank to empty.
Can't wait.
I can see your point of view, but it doesn't work like that. Khabib will lean on him with his weight and make him tired. It's not same as stand up fight. Tony has great cardio, but wrestling with Khabib is a different world.
Man, I can't wait to see the fight. Two fighters with real fighters heart.. It will be great.We will see. Tony has had fights where he's had to fight extended periods off his back. It's not like that's new to him. And he's never tired in those fights either, not once.
Meanwhile we have SEEN Khabib slow down considerably due to the amount of energy he's forced to use to implement his gameplan. This isn't conjecture by me, I've witnessed it with my own eyes.
In my opinion, Khabib is EASILY the best 10 minute fighter in the history of MMA. What he does nobody can counter for 2 rounds. But...this is a 5 round fight. And that will be the main factor.