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RE: Theorycrafting: How would a Conor McGregor - Khabib Nurmagomedov fight look?
Huge Khabib fan, I think that Conor's TDD has improved since fighting Chad, but TDD at this point doesn't matter when there's a Russian bear after you. If Conor fights again I do believe Khabib would be more cautious and won't stand with him, but will eventually get him down
You gotta get stood up 5 times in between rounds, Conor will find his chin at least once.
He could, but Khabib has a great chin and hasn't relied on it too much so it's fresh. Also after Conor gets tired it really shows, his best bet is to get in early which he definitely could with his distance management.
Yeah for sure man, If Conor gets tired Khabib will maul him, badly. Khabib does keep that chin up nice and high tho, and like most Russian fighters, doesn't use much head movement, If Conor lands, I think he will put him away, IF he lands clean.
Yeah I totally agree about Conor's takedown defense, but Khabib only needs to get him down once. He could very well submit him on the ground or finish him with ground and pound from full mount, it all depends on how well Conor can scramble and cover up with Khabib on top of him!
If someone like Edson, RDA and others with great ground game couldn't do it I don't see Conor being able to do it
There might be an argument to be made that it doesn't really matter how good you are on the ground because Khabib will be better than you regardless, although the chances of Khabib finishing Conor on the ground have got to be higher than the likes of RDA and Iaquinta.