I'm mean people underestimate him, but I genuinely think that Alvarez has a good shot at beating khabib. He's got great wrestling, and actaully has a background in it, toughest guy in the division as well as has respectable standup.
Who has the TDD to stop Khabib's takedowns?
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In your opinion - who are the guys that have the skills to stop the vicious grappling of Khabib ?
[FW-LW-WW range] ?
Clearly on the ground is where he is absolutely relentless (his striking is also very high pressure orientated but not nearly as sharpened as his ground skills) - so pretty much every fighter in the UFC that has faced him thus far has focused on trying to keep the fight standing.
And so far every man that has ever faced him has not been successful.
Some fighters were able to shrug off Damien Maia, most noteworthy Anderson Silva who kept the fight standing; but even then showed he was very tentative to engage due to the threat. So the threat of skilled grapplers is always there in the air lingering and fighters know that any second things can get messy.
Mix that with humble but improving and very aggressive striking skills and you got yourself a machine.
BUT. Khabib is a human after-all. SO, who do you think will be able to stop the ruthless take-downs of this current "aura of invincibility" contender?
The most obvious answer would be the current interim champ Tony F, who we were supposed to see fitght a bajillion times by now but seeing as that is already one of the most talked about fights in the mma world let's try to diverge from that.
In this thread, suggest some fighters you think may have the potential to stop the grappling of Khabib Nurmagomedov and explain your reasoning.
[FW-LW-WW range] ?
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Interesting opinion. Yeah, I think many people count him out and overlook him after the McGregor fight.
Perhaps Gaethje underestimated him, even unconsciously believing he could finish him off like Conor did, and he paid the price.
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Hahaha! Nice work.elwani.
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He couldn't get Tibau down, zero takedowns, and Tibau won that fight too, no way he lost.
Out of the other fighters.. at LW or WW.. he would not be able to take Askren down, Askren would wrestle him to death. He would not be able to take Woodley down. Many of the others guys at LW or WW he can take down I think.
Out of the other fighters.. at LW or WW.. he would not be able to take Askren down, Askren would wrestle him to death. He would not be able to take Woodley down. Many of the others guys at LW or WW he can take down I think.
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Honestly, I don't think Tony really needs to conserve energy. The guy is literally one of those freaks that just never get tired.
I mean, if you look at the RDA fight, it was 5 rounds in Mexico City. You had 135 lb guys gassing halfway through their 3 round fights and slowing down due to the altitude. Yet Tony dialed it UP after round 2 and was more active and on point in rds 4 and 5 than early in the fight. And it's not like he was conserving energy early on, he just couldn't really find the range on RDA (understandable, it's not like RDA is a scrub ha ha).
After that fight, it was pretty obvious that the term "cardio machine" isn't even enough to describe Tony. "Cardio Cain" gassed horribly in round 2 in Mexico City. I mean, I know he's a HW so it's different. But he's the HW who's calling card was his gas tank.
I don't think I'm exaggerating in saying Tony might have the best conditioning of any fighter in MMA history. He pushes an absolutely frenetic pace, and can do it for 25 minutes with no issues. It's just insane.
According to this, (http://www.fightmetric.com/fight-details/ded18af0e4eae2f7)Tibau stopped all 13 of Khabib's takedown attempts and even got Khabib down once in 6 tries. Many people thought Tibau won this fight btw. Consider expanding you research beyond wiki before posting.In your opinion - who are the guys that have the skills to stop the vicious grappling of Khabib ?
[FW-LW-WW range] ?
Clearly on the ground is where he is absolutely relentless (his striking is also very high pressure orientated but not nearly as sharpened as his ground skills) - so pretty much every fighter in the UFC that has faced him thus far has focused on trying to keep the fight standing.
And so far every man that has ever faced him has not been successful.
Some fighters were able to shrug off Damien Maia, most noteworthy Anderson Silva who kept the fight standing; but even then showed he was very tentative to engage due to the threat. So the threat of skilled grapplers is always there in the air lingering and fighters know that any second things can get messy.
Mix that with humble but improving and very aggressive striking skills and you got yourself a machine.
BUT. Khabib is a human after-all. SO, who do you think will be able to stop the ruthless take-downs of this current "aura of invincibility" contender?
The most obvious answer would be the current interim champ Tony F, who we were supposed to see fitght a bajillion times by now but seeing as that is already one of the most talked about fights in the mma world let's try to diverge from that.
In this thread, suggest some fighters you think may have the potential to stop the grappling of Khabib Nurmagomedov and explain your reasoning.
[FW-LW-WW range] ?
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In your opinion - who are the guys that have the skills to stop the vicious grappling of Khabib ?
[FW-LW-WW range] ?
Clearly on the ground is where he is absolutely relentless (his striking is also very high pressure orientated but not nearly as sharpened as his ground skills) - so pretty much every fighter in the UFC that has faced him thus far has focused on trying to keep the fight standing.
And so far every man that has ever faced him has not been successful.
Some fighters were able to shrug off Damien Maia, most noteworthy Anderson Silva who kept the fight standing; but even then showed he was very tentative to engage due to the threat. So the threat of skilled grapplers is always there in the air lingering and fighters know that any second things can get messy.
Mix that with humble but improving and very aggressive striking skills and you got yourself a machine.
BUT. Khabib is a human after-all. SO, who do you think will be able to stop the ruthless take-downs of this current "aura of invincibility" contender?
The most obvious answer would be the current interim champ Tony F, who we were supposed to see fitght a bajillion times by now but seeing as that is already one of the most talked about fights in the mma world let's try to diverge from that.
In this thread, suggest some fighters you think may have the potential to stop the grappling of Khabib Nurmagomedov and explain your reasoning.
[FW-LW-WW range] ?
- Thuckey
The only decent wrestlers he's faced were Tibau who gave him some problems and Michael Johnson who is pretty hit and miss.
I think at WW he'd have problems with Woodley, GSP, Covington, Lawler and Maia (not taking him down but general grappling).
At lightweight there's not really any stand out exceptional wrestlers.
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MJ? His wrestling (and grappling overall) are not good at all.
Tibau was most likely juiced up for the Khabib fight, and that was Khabib's first fight in the UFC. That said, Tibau should have won the decision.
I think Khabib is way more refined in how he gets guys to the mat now than when he faced Tibau though.
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That’s a dream fight for me
Prob two of all time favorites I’m not sure who’d I’d be more happy with winning
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The guys that can compete in that aspect are probably a couple of weight divisions up.
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I do.In your opinion - who are the guys that have the skills to stop the vicious grappling of Khabib ?
[FW-LW-WW range] ?
Clearly on the ground is where he is absolutely relentless (his striking is also very high pressure orientated but not nearly as sharpened as his ground skills) - so pretty much every fighter in the UFC that has faced him thus far has focused on trying to keep the fight standing.
And so far every man that has ever faced him has not been successful.
Some fighters were able to shrug off Damien Maia, most noteworthy Anderson Silva who kept the fight standing; but even then showed he was very tentative to engage due to the threat. So the threat of skilled grapplers is always there in the air lingering and fighters know that any second things can get messy.
Mix that with humble but improving and very aggressive striking skills and you got yourself a machine.
BUT. Khabib is a human after-all. SO, who do you think will be able to stop the ruthless take-downs of this current "aura of invincibility" contender?
The most obvious answer would be the current interim champ Tony F, who we were supposed to see fitght a bajillion times by now but seeing as that is already one of the most talked about fights in the mma world let's try to diverge from that.
In this thread, suggest some fighters you think may have the potential to stop the grappling of Khabib Nurmagomedov and explain your reasoning.
[FW-LW-WW range] ?
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This guy with his underrated TDD
Looks like a Viking King that just conquered a distant land and claimed the throne
