Conor has far superior cardio to Khabib
...and Conor is the one whos actually more likely to win a decision too
Conor is undefeated in decisions and has never lost on scorecards, which includes dominating wins over Holloway and Nate, both of whom have far far better cardio then Kahbib
Even if Khabib is somehow able to survive the striking clinic that Conor is going to dish out, its not a forgone conclusion that Khabib can just "outlast Conor" and start to "take over"
Not even cardio freak Nate was able to accomplish that (Conor dominated round 4)
After watching Khabib vs Iaquinta we now know that Khabib does NOT have the cardio to ever beat Conor.
Meanwhile in contrast, Khabib GASSED hard in round 4 vs Iaqunita
Now replace Iaquinta with Nate and imagine Nate in that same situation starting to pour it on Khabib.
Replace Iaquinta with Conor and imagine Khabib exhausted in that same round 4 against Conor now (Conor always comes out fully rejuvenated in round 4) Khabib gets finished with ease in that round 4 against Conor (IF Conor doesn't already KO Khabib within the first 2 rounds with ease)
Another thing that favors Conor is that Khabib is NOT a finisher on the ground nor really ever actively peruses subs
IF Khabib is able to survive all the early knockdowns from Conor, and eventually manages to take Conor down, guess what. Conor can survive on the ground. Khabib's smoothering style and preference for control actually suites Conor and allows Conor time to work/hold on until the round ends (or get back up)
Now every round starts standing. In that scenario, now imagine it goes to round 4 and now Khabib is the one whos gassed. Conor is the one whos more likely to dominate Khabib under far many more outcomes (in under 2 rounds, or in round 4 via finishing a gassed Khabib or win the decision over gassed Khabib)
It's Khabib who literally only has a wrestslers chance against Conor
Once you ignore all the paid for Khabib hype and Khabib propaganda around Khabib, and start to more objectively break down the fight, you will start to realise how Conor is actually Khabib's worst possible nightmare match up brought to life.
Conor's counter punching/distance control TDD based footwork/neck framing to shut down shoots & clinches/clinch acumen is all wrong for Khabib. The writing is on the wall.
It's Tony who's the "tougher match up" for Conor. Conor still smokes Tony, but he just won't smoke Tony as easily as he smokes Khabib
All the banwagon hype fans putting money on Khabib are going to make Conor one of the easiest "under dog" picks in history. Easy work. Easy money.
Khabib is the male version of Ronda Rousey. Consider Conor the Nunez to Khabib Rousey