For all the bravado of your words, you prove the point of many, It seems that Khabib fans use the whole Conor reference. To a neutral person this odd, a message of Khabib cannot stand on his own merit.
As if Conor set the bar how a fighter should be or not be, either way, no one is saying people should do what Khabib does (yet)
and as soon as he got a taste of media attention, he could've taken advantage of this situation to set himself apart to make a statement to MMA fans to be about Khabib and only Khabib.
Yet, he ended up being the same, Challenge Floyd and have his manager keep negotiations open with demands.
Pressure the UFC for more money. He could've rejected and said I am going to fight Tony.
But he didn't, hence the hypocrisy coupled by blinded hate for another fighter no one really knows personally.
added to this hypocrisy is the comic book like behavior of ¨fans¨ championing the very behavior they so wholeheartedly said was bad for the sport
but please carry on, very entertaining
"no one is saying people should do what Khabib does (yet)"
Huh? Who is saying people should do what khabib does? A bit lacking on the coherency front, not sure what you mean.
I never had a problem with Conor making money, in fact, more power to him. I don't like Conor because he crossed the line with the smack talk, delving into matters of family, religion, ethnicity and sensitive political situations.
I reiterate, if he continues to defend his belt, (and that road leads to Tony) why in the world should he not fight Floyd? I do not understand how Khabib becomes deficient in any manner or his legacy is tarnished if he fights Floyd whilst defending his belt in a timely manner. Continuing to be unbeaten and fighting Tony (which he will), maybe gsp, lee, etc...will cement his legacy and "set him apart."
In a utopian, make believe land, one can easily say no to 100 million dollars (or more)...however, in the real world that I reside in, only a complete imbecile would turn down that kind of money.
The bigger issues with UFC are embedded and internal. Until and unless we get an independant body to govern "who fights who" and "for what belt," it will remain a money making venture first, second and third.
p.s. I am with you on Khabib's manager, he has always come off as a grimey dude...