That's because subconsciously you know Holloway doesn't stand a chance,once kabib gets a hold of him it's like quicksand,the more you struggle the more exhausted you get eventually succumbing to the sand.
Max would take that ass on... and prob get slammed. Idk it might go at least 3 rounds don’t know but Khabib a beast and Max is def a beast but both are different beasts. Khabib is smothering and dominating max dominate on the feet mostly
ummm don't know I feel like it's random max will lose easy... he isn't ready it's not a true super fight he will lose they will fight again saying max wasnt ready and now he is ready and he will lose again... then by then Tony will be healed and training by then they are creating a diversion until Tony's return and Tony will lose hands down he wasn't ready after these 3 fights a super fight will emerge mark my words such as khabib vs Woodley both fighters undefeated it's definitely in the cards UFC maxes out their money by making great fighters make a legend by taking slightly bigger fights each time but khabib is a monster he won't lose until he gets a super fight possibly a few and Tony vs khabib is not a super fight so we're looking at 4 fights at least before a super emerges Joe and Brandon work for the UFC so they are excellently stating about these fighters but if u pay attention they both talked about how UFC needs more super stars how the divsion is lacking and needs more fighters and how UFC lost almost all their super stars facts but they can't do it much it hurts their business w UFC so they are honest and very optimistic but they're not totally honest on the pessimistic side of the true state of the UFC
I'm all for the whole "anything can happen" notion, but Khabib is a literal monster. Prime Mike Tyson levels on unstoppable. 6 days notice is just ludicrous.
Yo Khabib fans chill the fuck down be respectful motherfuckers you are getting worse than Conor fans were in 2016! CHIIILL! These guys put their lives on the line and you are acting like their chicks "oh man my man rag dolls your man!" STFU!
Whatever happens, Holloway is a warrior for stepping in. There should be a belt and a bravery bonus for dudes who take fights like this at short notice.
"Very few champions on a run like max holloway is on, that are willing to take the fight on such a short notice." How about none. Many other champions are picking and choosing or doing some other Bullshit to try and hold there belt. Max wants to fight the best and be the best. He is a true champion and a warrior. I'm rooting for max. Hype as fuck
Bro it’s a win win for max if he loses everyone will be like it’s khabib... but if he wins he’ll go down as the best that’s why he took it but got to give him props cause he knows to be the best you have to beat the best
"There's nothing like it in professional sports, there's nothing like it. If LeBron goes out, the team still goes on it's whatever. If Tom Brady gets hurt, it sucks but they still play. Here, you know, Max has a huge chance." - Brendan Schaub where was he going with that lmaooo
Sure Khabib could beat GSP on a good day, but even with his 25-0 it is absolutely insane to say that Khabib is superior to GSP. GSP was a Champion who successfully defended his belt 10 FUCKING TIMES against tough and high level motherfuckers like BJ Penn, Matt Serra, Kosheck, Jake Shields, Carlos Condit, Nick Diaz, Johny Hendricks, and only had 2 UFC career losses (which he both AVENGED). He also recently went up to middleweight and took Bisping out (two weight world champion). It is just ridiculous to even insinuate that a 155er who beat Barboza and Michael Johnson is better than him.
He said Khabib would beat GSP in his prime, mentioned nothing about championships or career achievements, it's just an opinion based on the skill he's seen and experienced himself so for all we know it could be true. From what other fighters are saying too Khabib is an absolute beast and a challenge for even high level fighters much more heavier then him, I agree with your statement though GSP's the goat for me at the moment but Khabibs potential is undeniably scary.
Just have GSP sitting in the wind, ready to take a belt from whoever doesn’t get injured. I think Dana will make this fight again, but not with Tony or Khabib as champ. The problem is that every time they hype it up and someone gets injured they throw the entire marketing campaign, fighter recognition, and the injured fighters name through the dirt. Add to that the fact that these are both “warrior” style fighters that are constantly injuring themselves, and you have a nightmare matchup. Like I said. Hell make it again, but not with this much risk. If Khabib loses, a big if, they’ll throw the fight on a card somewhere, but not as a main event. They were basically lucky, this time, that Holloway is a maniac, otherwise they’d have either a nobody like Ortega fighting Khabib, or they’d have to cancel all together. Not worth it, especially when there is a good chance that Tony gets wrestle fucked for 25 minutes. A better fight to make would be catch-weight GSP vs Khabib. I think itd also be a rare opportunity for fans to watch an exciting grappling match as opposed to wanting to see rockem-sockem robots. The only issue is that I see is either GSP is too strong or Khabib is too good and it becomes one sided.
TwazkemUSAbi. He might have to if Khabib win. Which I think he does. Tony still gonna be the number one contender. Khabib Conner could happen first. Depending on the out come of that Tony should fight the winner for the Title.
TwazkemUSAbi What they should've done was paid Alvarez or Holloway to train during Khabib's and Ton'y camp so that if one of them pulled out these guys would be ready. Instead they had a fat Alvarez and a Holloway who was chilling playing video games. I guess the UFC doesn't wanna fork out any money.
Nah. I would say it’s more likely that they fight if neither is the champ. If Khabib wins they will go the same old UFC route and either A: give him Conor or B: give him GSP. Yea Tony will still be first contender but they put money fights before contenders and either of those is bigger than Tony by no stretch of the imagination. If Khabib loses, though, they can put on the fight without risking an entire UFC PPV on it. This was VERY luckily saved by the fact that there is already Thug Rose/JJ; And that Max stepped in. If not they’d have had to cancel or give him a nobody like Ortega, which isn’t a good look for casual fans. We know the UFC makes decisions based on $$$. This will be no different. IF Max wins they probably give him Conor, which will be mental. Max is on an insane win streak, has a belt, would have two in this situation, you’d be fighting him against the only other simultaneous belt holder, in a weight class they both held the belt in. AND they are two of the biggest fighters in the UFC. They are also both high IQ strikers who have fought before, AND It was when both of them were less skilled fighters. Mark my words, a video is going to come out with Dana pulling the cord that tripped Tony. Scrooge McDana strikes again.
They should do like Bellator with that tourney (the mir, Chael, rampage tourney) but instead they should use wrestlers like Khabib, Askren, GSP, Woodley, etc. Imagine how mental that would be?
david groves you would be crying if u had that same injury and then came back to fight pettis in 6 months after a detached ACL. Get grip keyboard warrior
if we knew what was gonna happen we wouldnt need to watch all we can do is speculate what we personally believe thats why i love this sport and cant wait til saturday
I think Conor and Nate is just one of those match ups that will always be close Because of the Nate’s ability to take a punch and fight for so long and Conor can deliver a serious punch but he gases out and has to run away to last I really want to see them at 155 because that is a better weight for Nate and Connor they both fight their best fight at that weight we definitely saw Nate’s weakness with his stance putting the weight on his lead leg Conor did a great job on that leg But Nate was still the one that walked to the press conference I think Connor hurt himself more kicking Nate lol he’s just a terminator it is amazing how the Diaz brothers can take the punishment they do and keep coming forward and they constantly pressure their opponent it is incredible to me I don’t see how people wouldn’t be a fan of theirs unless they are uptight and just can’t handle their language and lifestyle but in reality they are nice people. I think people look at them like gangsters and they are definitely not they are just regular kids that got into fighting and are super tough and great at it But unfortunately the machine wants to push Conor McGregor in they leave guys like the Diaz brothers behind because they want the charisma like wrestling in the WWE it’s no longer a real sport
Remember when these guys said Francis was going to walk all over Stipe and Joe actually said. "You don't really have a background do you." to Stipe. Stipe answers. "Well I wrestled since high school" lol
I know its crazy but i think Max has a good chance to win this fight. It can go either way.. Khabib is pretty str8 foward he does the same thing every fight...If Khabib is able to rag doll holloway he's done but Max can catch him coming in? You never know..plus Max has long reach and decent takedown defense. Also Max didn't have a completely "broken foot" like Rogan said..it was a hairline fracture. Big difference..The only thing is the 6 days notice? How conditioned is Max gonna be? He did have a partial camp before his injury @222 How much if any is that going to carry over? I guess We'll have to wait and see. I'm still saying Max is a "dark horse" to win. LOL
Khabib also has terrible striking. He keeps his head up, but not his hands. He leaves his chin VERY exposed. I think this is why fighters like Max and Conor see weak points in Khabibs game. IF Max can stay on his feet he’s very likely to pepper Khabibs face, IF.
Kirk Landau True Max isn't going to ko him in one punch but Max is known to throw together some impressive combinations to drop opponents most recent being Aldo..I know Khabib is bigger than Aldo and has better chin but he's also slower and isn't exactly a great striker. All I'm saying is Max is skilled enough to pull off an upset.
National Conservative You're right my bad..he only 69" Khabib 70" .. they close in height too Max 5'11 Khabib 5'10 ..I dont know what made me think he had long reach maybe watching him in 145 fights with shorter opponents? Still Max is a better striker we'll see what happens. The only thing in question for me is his conditioning. Will he be able to go an entire 5 rounds if need be with a fighter like Khabib that constantly pressures you? I feel if Max is unable to catch him early..Khabib will win.
Yeah man, I know what you mean, Max seems like he's got a long reach cos of the way he fights, keeps guys on the outside. I personally think Khabib is maybe 5'9.5 and Holloway 5'11.5 or 6', cos in the Embedded Holloway looked more than an inch taller than Khabib. It's weird how Aldo actually has a longer reach than Holloway. I agree, Max needs to catch Khabib early, if Khabib gets him down in the first round his cardio tank will be largely emptied and Max defeated within a few rounds. Hopefully the fight is competetive.
Don't underestimate the blessed hawaiian from waianae!!! Pound for pound a legend. Khabib is a straight up beast. Gonna be a hell of a fight. Let's go Max! Chee hoo!!
It’s like everyone forgot the first wonderboy Woolley fight on 205. That was probably the fight of the night. Not boring at all and people just combine it with the second boring fight. It’s confusing