What does Max have to offer that Barboza didn’t?

Better movement and distance control then barboza ? Lol what a joke barboza has great movement and he's super rangey max is good but come on

This is what people talk about when they say mma fans don't know what they're watching.

Barboza has incredibly basic movement, all he does is circle and plant, circle and plant, there's no actual cutting of angles, there are no shifts, and as someone said already the moment you get past his kicking range he flat out panics.

Just because someone moves a lot doesn't mean it's educated movement. Khabib was able to amateurishly chase Barboza down by just sprinting after him and flailing because Barboza's movement is predictable and has no nuance.
 
Lmfao nothing he’s a bum compared to Barboza.
 
This is what people talk about when they say mma fans don't know what they're watching.

Barboza has incredibly basic movement, all he does is circle and plant, circle and plant, there's no actual cutting of angles, there are no shifts, and as someone said already the moment you get past his kicking range he flat out panics.

Just because someone moves a lot doesn't mean it's educated movement. Khabib was able to amateurishly chase Barboza down by just sprinting after him and flailing because Barboza's movement is predictable and has no nuance.
And what does max do he throws punches in bunches and out works guys until he breaks them he's doesn't have next level hands lol...
 
Im excited for the fight. Anything can happen, I never would of thought Gus would be the guy to hold is own, or dare I say outwrestle Jones and DC. Khabib would be wise not to walk down Max with same disregard as he did Barborza. Still gotta favor Khabib, but he better be on point.
 
Footwork, precision punches, calculated attacks, heart, determination, ruthlessness, chin, durability, and willingness to dig deep and just fight
 
Boxing and distance management, which are pretty damn important.
 
We all saw how the fight with Edson Barboza went and IMO Barboza holds a superior skill set on the feet and on the ground. Only thing I can say Max has over Edson is heart but that’s only gonna prolong his destruction. At least we will get some more witty comments during the ground and pound from Khabib.
He has better hands, better cardio and is a much more pressure fighter than Edson is.
 
Better movement and distance control then barboza ? Lol what a joke barboza has great movement and he's super rangey max is good but come on

He has better distance management? Is that why he couldn't deal with Khabib's pressure? lol

Max tools his opponents with his distance management. He always manages to keep his opponents at bay something Barbosa often fails at.
 
He has better distance management? Is that why he couldn't deal with Khabib's pressure? lol

Max tools his opponents with his distance management. He always manages to keep his opponents at bay something Barbosa often fails at.
Name one fighter who has dealt with Khabib’s pressure. And let’s not forget Barboza had Ferguson (who has good pressure) in trouble up until the eye pokes.
 
Barboza sucks against wrestlers. This has been a staple of his career.
 
Name one fighter who has dealt with Khabib’s pressure. And let’s not forget Barboza had Ferguson (who has good pressure) in trouble up until the eye pokes.

The sample size is small. Khabib has only faced 4 decent opponents.
 
Speed, cardio, volume, footwork, chin and youth. Barboza is a plant your feet and deliver a power strike fighter. Max will be moving.

Keep in mind, he was training for Edgar and wrestling before he got hurt.
 
Barboza almost as a rule doesn't beat elite fighters. He's a fun but obviously incomplete fighter. Thats why you watched guys like Tony and Cowboy mow him down and put him away in spectacular sequences. Even Michael Johnson beat the brakes off him in a lopsided fight.

Max is already one of the great fighters of this generation, head and shoulders ahead of Barboza. Considering his age, he may very well go on to be one of the greatest of all time.

Barboza is fun with glaring holes in his game. Max looks to be one of the most well rounded, complete fighters in the sport right now and he has the physical qualities to match his skill set.
 
Max is a lot better than Barboza. I still have Khabib though.
 
This is what people talk about when they say mma fans don't know what they're watching.

Barboza has incredibly basic movement, all he does is circle and plant, circle and plant, there's no actual cutting of angles, there are no shifts, and as someone said already the moment you get past his kicking range he flat out panics.

Just because someone moves a lot doesn't mean it's educated movement. Khabib was able to amateurishly chase Barboza down by just sprinting after him and flailing because Barboza's movement is predictable and has no nuance.

Really though that's not been Khabib's typical tactics at all has it? I think he or his camp saw Barboza's weakness to aggressive boxing and figured that combined with the takedown threat the best thing to do was push forward very quickly to get inside his very dangerous kicking range.
 
~Fight IQ
~Good hands
~Being able to fight while moving backwards without running into the cage
~Not folding like a piece of paper at the first sign of pressure
 
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