Uncle Dana is a JOKE. He lies and out for his own skin. He would throw anyone under train to save himself. He is not liked withing the MMA community due to the crap he does. Under pays lower lesser known fighters while sucking up to Conor because Conor brings in money. Forget about legitimacy of rankings for real fighters with skill.
Khabib is a real champ without the trash talking. He does his best in the cage with his fists and ground game that DESTROYED Conor.
Ferguson is known BJJ specialist BUT his striking is nowhere near Conor. Khabib has cardio gas tank and is VERY good at wresting with very good ground game.
Winning BJJ titles do not mean squat unless you are able to nullify your opponent in fight.
Ferguson is good, but not even close to Khabib’s ground and pound game.
MMA and other similar sucks now days.
K1 days with Andy Hug, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts was real fun to watch. Top notch fighters, not just thugs in a cage .
Mike
K1 is limited and not considered MMA. MMA encompasses striking, boxing, kicks, wrestling, bjj, sambo, judo, karate, kung fu, muay thai, and any form of martial arts under one roof.
To actually see which discipline is applied successfully in fight.
The fight I saw proved that Mctapper couldn't take Khabib on the ground or standing up. He was severely outmatched and has to learn to live with that defeat.
Yes, I would be pissed if Mcnugget/Mctapper got rematch. Does not deserve after the BEAT DOWN Khabib gave him.
By the way, Eddie signed with One Fighting Championship in Asia. The company offered him real good money. These days fighters have to be smart and go where the money is. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Eddie is very smart to choose One. He will make wealthy money and more appreciated and respected.
Unless Uncle Dana has money cows like Rousey ( OOPS!! ) Super Sage Nortcutt ( OOPS AGAIN, Conor Mcnuggets ( OOPS a 3rd time ) NO RESPECT AT ALL for real fighters without the hype!!!
I never said Ferg does not have a chance with Khabib. Sure Ferg has very good BJJ, decent striking, decent wrestling. Does that entitle a win? No. Reason is Khabib is unbeaten for a reason. He is that good.
Mcnugget/Mctapper is a striker. His ground game is TOTAL TRASH!!! All of his LOSSES have been to submissions. Mctapper LACKS the physical and mental FORTITUDE PERIOD. He DOES NOT tough it out when the going gets tough. Just simply gives up. Rather than trying to defend submissions.
Mcnuggets is a round 1 and 2 fight with power in that left hand. As the fight progresses he IS DONE. Let’s take a look at his last 4 bouts.
VS Nate Diaz 1. Clearly gassed WITH NO ground game. Submitted by Diaz VERY EASY
VS Nate Diaz 2. Also clearly gassed and ESCAPED by the skin on his back. Mcnuggets was ” gifted ” the win.
VS Floyd Mayweather. Gassed got KOed. Mayweather let Mcnuggets ” blow his load ” as per various interviews. Mayweather taking Mcnuggets into ” DEEP WATER ” and KOed Mctapper.
Vs Khabib. Gassed again. Submitted VERY EASY. Mcnuggets gave up NOT even trying to defend submission.
Moral of story is Mctapper/Mgnuggets is a ” ONE TRICK ” pony. Punchers chance with round 1 and 2. Beyond that he LOSES BIG. No FORTITUDE to be REAL MMA fighter.
Sonnen is funny. He actually believes the stuff he says is true. I do like Sonnen with the hilarious stuff he says though. Guys a great comedian. The outcome would be the same for Conor VS Khabib 2. Mcnuggets loss VIA Submission
BTW, Did anyone see what Fedor did to Sonnen in Bellator? Man that was some serious ground and pound by Fedor.
Not really. Khabib’s submission game is on par with world class BJJ guys. The extra elements Khabib adds is FIERCE Russian Sambo, Wrestling, and ground and pound. Once Khabib gets a hold of you it is over. No matter how good you are. Khabib has many ways to win MMA because guy has a lot of weapons at his disposal.
It takes a wrestler to beat another wrestler in many cases, wrestling is such an important aspect in this sport. In this case GSP might stand a chance to beat Khabib as not only that GSP has pretty good wrestling, his striking is also better than Khabib. But the only disadvantage from GSP might be his age though. I hope they make this happen.
GSP might stand a chance if he is able to AVOID Khabib’s ground and pound. Once Khabib gets a hold of you chances DO NOT look good for escape. Especially when the guy fights very angry like against Mcnuggets.
Too bad GSP has been away from MMA for too long (almost 4 years!) hence he may not in his prime now. If he is in his prime he can certainly pose a serious threat to Khabib if they get a chance to fight each other. Guy is a little bit boring to watch but his wrestling skill is solid. He was once on the Olympic wrestling team IIRC. He is also renown as a strategist and always come with a solid gameplan - be it a striking game (literally use Jab all the way to win against Josh Koscheck) or wrestling game.
I don’t know who else have very good wrestling skill in lightweight division but someone with excellent BJJ (Tony Ferguson) might cut it as well. The key is to decode Khabib’s wrestling, or at least know how to react to it well when you’re on your back. Mcgregor has neither and that’s why he doesn’t have answer to Khabib’s wrestling game. He is just a pretty good striker and that’s all.
A clear Khabib fan no doubt!
Khabib has done well in the cage.
His international and national following are HUGE.
Although, GSP would stand far more than “a chance” against Khabib.
As for Khabib’s “fights angry” with McGregor.
If by angry you mean out of control, unprofessional, and dangerous to the fans. I agree.
Khabib is suspended as of October 24th by NSAC, half his winnings/purse withheld for his CONDUCT post fight.
His punishment has just begun from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Far more sanctions to follow December 10, 2018.
Lets see if recent news with Askren and UFC pan out.
Different weight classes but let’s see.
