Because of his skills. And because half the roster at that time was also on PED's. Feel like you need to give a pass at some point. Pre-USADA was wild.
@@timcahill4676 he only had 3 defenses coz Dana doesn't want him to give him a title shot, and also Conor held the belt hostage for 2 fcking years and Dana allowed it coz of his baby
@@timcahill4676 Tony had a title fight with Khabib, then Tony had his mental issues in which Iaquinta stepped up to face Khabib instead for the title fight
@@timcahill4676 u don't actually need to move up to be considered the best, Khabib had like 2 ww matches as well, both Khabib and Usman also had no reason to fight each other, they're both friends and if Khabib wins, Usman loses the title while if Usman win, there's nothing he'll gain from it
Killers like who? Porier is one, gathje I guess, but besides that? Barbosa? Johnson lol 😂 wouldn't call them killers at 155. Barbosa is a 145 now and Conor is undersized for the weight class and Porier has shown that. He beat good guys, but all killers, no.
Yes but Chael is talking about about being pound for pound best while being there as told by khabib in an interview. Chael didn't say that khabib said that he is the GOAT.
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In a sports where anything can go wrong at anytime, Khabib is the most dominant fighter of all, heck I never see him bleed or bruised. He walked out the same as when he walked in, in this kind of sports its just mind-blowing and he get to retire with no significant damage, that's the cherry on top
Jones was also dominant early on. He’s just more conservative these days. When Khabib retired he was clearly the pound for pound best at that moment, but Jon has just done way more as champion....and I’m not just talk about his picos.
@@seanmatthewking Don't get me wrong, If Jones be the Heavyweight champion, he's definitely be the best fighter of all time but he still has one L in my book and that's from Reyes. I've seen a breakdown video of the fight and its hard to say Jones win.
Jon Jones defended his title successfully 15 times. How many times did Khabib defend his title? Jon Jones defeated 3 generations of fighters. He defended his title against 3 generations of fighters. He he reigned as champion for 10 years. How many years did Khabib reign as champion. It's not even close guys.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that remembers he was great, but also remembers things like him looking like he got jumped by 6 guys after the Hendricks fight.
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@@readquranandlearnaboutisla592 yeah, my best friends Lebanese and his mother is an ex Muslim that now denounces the religion as oppressive to women, violent, barbaric, you name it. She spent the first 28 years of her life as a practicing Muslim and is now a vocal opposition of things like the religions promotion of violence unto non believers. If I'm gonna ask anyone for moral guidance. It's not gonna be your child predator prophet or warmonger god. Yall want the smoke run it then quit hiding behind taqqiya and kittman.
Khabib was the only fighter I've ever seen that when discussing how you'd fight him you'd go "When you get taken down" instead of "If you get taken down".
The only GOAT is uncle Chael...forget about rounds...he never even lost an interview...heck we are still coming to hear what he has to say be it about fighting or cheeseburgers without cheese...it does not matter
I watched the full Khabib interview. He never said he was the P4P best over Jon. But I’ll believe Chael when he tells me that’s what Khabib said. Undisputed, undefeated, never lost a round… Chael Sonnen.
He said when he beat Gaethje he was the pound for pound best compared to Jones at the same period had some many close fights and doping allegations. He then proceeded to say that he should be considered one of the greatest ever to do with along with Fedor,Mighty Mouse,GSP, Anderson, Jones, DC. You're just twisting Khabib's words to spite Jon.
Yeah I’d say he should’ve been after the Jones had those back to back shitty performances against santos and Reyes. Khabib should’ve moved to 1. Aside from those fights Jones was still dominating people before that.
@@asdfghjjfdfvcddcbhxg6550 we’re talking about what qualifies for pfp, not just winning. That’s another bar to clear altogether, who DOMINATED every opponent? Hmm that was a win where Tibau wasn’t taken down once and got taken down himself.
@DADDY DANA lol you sound upset. Trying to live vicariously through this man eh? Yep, I sure was in the womb at the time :D. Still don’t know what world you live in where that win was a domination. It’s not about wins, it’s about the fashion you do it in that makes you a pfp best. It’s a given that you’re winning if people are discussing your name at the echelon of GSP, or John “coke” Jones. I wish I could make balloon animals better than I can now though.
There's no denying his talent mate , no ammount of steroids is gonna help you beat some of the icons of the sport at 23 years of age.. Maybe if he actually took the sport seriously and completely dedicated to training instead of doing drugs and PED's he would've been even better but we'll never know..note I am talking about his talent, not him being the GOAT 😋
@@danijels7737 you know nothing about Jones's ability, none of us do. We ONLY know Steroids + Jones. 1. He Jones, has never won a single fight. 2. He isn't a good fighter, even he himself knows it. Evidence: he knows it so much that he did STEROIDS.
@@PrinceTwinI2 you might want to proof read your own words. Maybe you should take inspiration from Jones and cheat in your argumentation. Do intellect steroids exist?
@No One got caught 2 times, means he was ALWAYS on steroids. He just didn't take the masking agents properly to fool the test twice. Like I said not only is he a trash fighter, he is a shifty cheater as well. Jones has never won a single fight, if he ever won it was it was Jones + Steroids Vs fighter. How can Jones be the best, when he never won a single fight?
The steroid advantage Jones employed can't be overstated enough. Its a complete game changer. Cormier suffered the most at the hands of this cheat. One decision overturned, but Jones was most likely juiced his entire career.
Khabib beat like 5 people with a positive record and defended his title only 3 times, Jon Jones has fought legends and world championships since he was 23, steroids aside, Jones has accomplished waaaay more than Khabib in the sport of mixed martial arts.
@@joespulla2580 wym Jones tested positive twice, you just assume he was juicing the whole time , but no one else was? You know how crazy that sounds right
You can be a third Diaz brother, and say he's been on steroids forever (just like everyone else), or just look at this like a normal person, and acknowledge that all his illegal actions were accounted for (match results overturned, etc.).
He didn't try to make the case that he is the best p4p of all time. He essentially said that nobody can be the GOAT, that there are several people, of whom he is which, that are on the same line of the greats to do it. It was truly a very humble expression.
@@jaesterling7546 well he's up there, but there's zero possibility of someone convincing me that he's a better mixed martial artist. Sorry, but he's not. And I'm a MASSIVE Khabib fan!
@@RushISVarietyB you can't say he's not and claim it's factual and I can't say he is and claim it's factual, that's a subjective argument that can never be definitively answered because they could not compete against eachother. So basically, pointless to ask who's a better martial artist
@@masrr3678 if you've been watching MMA for a while, you'll know who the better mixed martial artist is. Jones was a threat from everywhere. Khabib wasn't. Jones subbed people AND knocked them out. Remember he's a Greco-Roman wrestler that transitioned to MMA. He can do it all. Khabib came close to being ok standing up but never took that next step. Again, I'm a huge Khabib fan because of his pure dominance. No one has ever been as dominant, not even Jones. But to say he's a better mixed martial artist than Jones? Na, sorry.
You didn't understand the context Chael. The argument was between Jones and Khabib because he was replying indirectly to Jones criticism of losing his 1st spot to Khabib when he retired on October.
@@CaptainMarget Ridiculous. Chael has an IQ of 201. He often has memory better than recorded history. Doesnt understand the context??? Next you are going to make a claim that he lost a round.
Anthony smith / wasn't close at all Jon Jones made him look like he didn't belong in that fight Thiago santos / did u see what happened at all lol Dominic Reyes / landed a lot less punches had 0 take downs but cus so many people don't like Jones it means Jones lost. Same thing happens when mayweather fights
@@AP-zq6hv I'll give ya the smith fight for sure but imo he lost the first 3 rds vs Reyes and it's hard to argue that he didn't honestly. Point is that Jon has had way more competitive fight compared to Khabib who has completely fucking dominated everyone except pre usada Tibau Edit: also Reyes landed more strikes than Jones what are you talking about. PROOF: www.ufcstats.com/fight-details/fae99a4089f8abb0
I love everything, Khabib. He earned my admiration and respect on EVERY level. He ended up truly being one of my all time favorite pro MMA competitors both in and out of the octagon bar none. Only one’s who come even close for me personally otherwise will always be the Diaz bro’s. God bless Khabib ❤️
@@hotsizler305 Everyone was on it back then though. Apart from Bisping it seems anyway. Nobody talks about how Anderson, Chael, Victor etc all did so well because they were on roids. Just Jones.
Uncle Chael is gonna be like my grandpa when he gets older He’ll be in the backseat of the car with the whole family and tell stories even if nobody is listening
Chael just wakes up and decides to hear whatever he wants and then lie about it to millions of people. and he deserves to as the undefeated GOAT, never lost a round.
Lost to Conor, but no one ever talks about how he was so protected by the ufc, man was the so called greatest wrestler ever, but legit only fought strikers, has he even fought any elite wrestlers other than Al
Not even top 3 I’d say, top 5 only cause of record, pretends to b so humble in my eyes, all I c is a man who thinks he’s always right, and fair play to him most of the time he is, but casuals calling him the goat is dumb
@@samjacob6026 I've watch mma since 2000 when my uncle took me to tokyo dome to watch Pride and every single great champions who rely on their grappling/wrestling to win the fight still got busted up on the feet when they fought great strikers. But that never happened to Khabib that's why for many people he's the GOAT.
@@truthseeker96 when he fought rda he wasn’t top ten .. and johnson was top 10 in the 145 .. just look at that list .. 3 of this fighters are former 145lbs fighters .. when has kabib ever fought anyone he hasn’t had a size advantage.. he won’t even do a grappling match with someone who isn’t smaller then him.. jones fights anyone and he’s moving up in weight
Pound-for-pound, NOBODY in UFC history beats Khabib. Yes, that includes Jones, GSP, Demetrious, etc. Khabib is one of the greatest of all time, no fighter is greater though.
Not true though. Khabib had to cut weight to so hard at lightweight and smashed much lighter guys. If he moved up to welterweight he would be slaughtered by usman hell even Colby would take him out if he was at his natural weight. GSP in his prime would beat khabib 7/10 times fight IQ levels above and stand up.
I saw the Khabib interview in full like a lot of people here, and maybe it’s for the the views but Chael quotes Khabib totally out of context. This is his second video in 2 days doing the same thing. Chael also misquoted Khabib on Connor. I am very surprised as used to hang on every word Chael says but now I guess I won’t.
Sorry to break it to you but uncle chael has a very lengthy and extremely public record of being a very unreliable narrator... It's kinda on you if you haven't caught on yet.
Jon should never be on that list, after all the PED stuff multiple times, hes a great fighter but dirty, he would be Bellators pound for pound though if he was there
@@omardevonlittle3817 who has khabib beat tho ? 3 top contenders 🤣 please stop if he comes back and continues to dominate then I can see the argument but until then he's just very good.
I as dagestani must admit how humble the greatest athlete of all time chael "crossing legs" sonnen must be to talk about goat's and bring compered to him avarage fighters like Habib GSP Jones and putting them in front of himself.... The True goat speech
Khabib didn't take damage either. In fact he took much less than GSP, who did after all get knocked out in his career, had a black eye from Jake Shields, got busted up by BJ Penn, and gashed open by Bisping from elbows on the ground. Khabib is best defensively and the most dominant in rounds.
@@user-jp3hc4ux4e Also lost a couple times en route to getting fucked up by all kinds of opponents. Arguably lost the Hendricks fight (where his faced got mauled) and we can add Condit as well. Khabib against more skilled opponents destroyed everybody except Tibau. I'm not really contesting your point though. I'm contesting Chael's. GSP is not this defensive wizard from another planet. He was really damn good, but Khabib was unreal in that regard.
@@tedtrager9560 yeah man... I concur... Think Khabib is a generational talent. Not saying GSP isn't a goat. The Eagle's defense and "fight game plan" was second to none. He legit controlled every damn fight he was in... or just about (more than anyone else). I don't think it's a pretty style. But damn sure the most effective style I've seen in the octagon.
@@lifeisstrange6358 You stating that a fighter: " bleeds from his vag instead" also you:"you must be a real badass keyboard warrior" damn life truly is strange the projection wow
@@toozy101 In my eyes he still is, since he fight higher competition his whole career compared to khabib, but in MMA, if you get popped for the juice a few times, it taints your legacy alot
Khabib beat like 5 people with a positive record and defended his title only 3 times, Jon Jones has fought legends and world championships since he was 23, steroids aside, Jones has accomplished waaaay more than Khabib in the sport of mixed martial arts.
@@coenh8735 but he didn't accomplish those things without the steroids, so how can we set them aside when Jones didn't even set them aside? Apparently he wanted the to b taken into consideration... I say we honor Jones wishes and DQ the guy for being a cheat, sounds fair right? Yeah, I thought so too... Lol
The biggest factor for me is that most of Jon’s wins came from opponents who were out of their prime. Yes big names, legends, and he did it in a way we hadn’t seen, nonetheless they were in their mid 30’s if not later and they weren’t evolving.
This is some revisionist history if I've ever seen it. You can argue whether the guys he beat were deserving of their name recognition, but don't twist this 10 years later as if he beat a bunch of washed up vets. And let's not act like everyone he fought before usada wasn't juiced to the gills.
Those guys would fuck up anybody else, Jones at 23/24 was beating and outsmarting hall of fame level fighters, then went on to go though like 2 more generations of fighters, cleaning up the division and defending the belt 15 times. I love Khabib and i think he’s the goat of 155, but it would be stupid to put him on the level of Jones all time because the guy has really only fought 4/5 elite level fighters and has 3 title defenses.
Early to mid 30s your prime in mma & also khabib is not on Jon’s level simply because he only defended his title 3 times over the course of 2 years , Jones did it for a decade
@@Soldierofgod96 Rua lost to Henderson twice, lost to Gustafsson and Chael after Jones. Rampage lost his next 2 after Jones. Later retired. Machida went 9-8 after Jones and never got the belt again but kudos for longevity. Evans lost to Nogueria after Jones and went 2-6. After Vitor and Chael all of his title defenses were decisions except 1, not to mention a no contest for doping. I’m not saying he isn’t great, but to say they would fuck up anybody else when there was a clear generation shift is difficult for me to go along with.
Khabib never switched weight classes, never had two belts at the same time, or even two belts. Never took a chance. That’s my only issue with his incredible career. John’s out of the discussions. My pick would likely be GSP.
Chael forgot to mention that Jones also reigned over the most competitive division of his time. The light heavyweight division was filled with the likes of DC, Vitor Belfort, Chael himself, Shogun, Quinton Rampage Jackson and Lyoto Machida.
The biggest criticism for Khabibs run as champ is that it wasn't that long, so he hasn't had to deal with the bullseye on his back effect where everyone in the division is simultaneously training for their next opponent as well as the Champs skillset.
He didn't say he was p4p great ever he said at the time he retired he was p4p number 1. Which is correct cause he was dominating the best in the world while Jon was barely winning fights at that time.
Khabib has a padded record and had famous opponents. Jon Jones defended his title more but had some lucky judges in some of his last fights. So it's hard to say. Mma in general is not as competitive as most sports in terms of athletes. It's just really convoluted to get into at the highest level.
The diff is Justin's win wasn't unanimous, 1 of the judges voted for khabib in that round, conor won all 3 judges votes in that round, personally, I don't think conor or Justin won those rounds, but judges score card is what it is
@@BonnieBeats tony, poirier,chandler all weigh 185-195lbs on their off days same as khabib or more. Dustin outweighed khabib on their fight night and weight 176lbs. Tony walks around 200lbs( he's said it himself). Other fighters at lw also weigh around the same at weight at fight night including conor who weighs 171-172 lbs on fight night.
"George took no damage"... lol... GSP was barely recognizable after the Hendricks fight. Also, an "avenged loss" doesn't create a win, it also doesn't erase the loss. And... yes, GSP has lost many rounds.
@@ronaldokhalifa8603 I dunno about that, a lotta people reckon he has CTE because he has these time skips and hallucinations that other fighters also have had.
@@Darko_CC yeah thats i said 'relatively' as in compared to most fighters. Yeah he took damage for sure, but for as long as he did it he came out better than most.
So Naganou knocking out a list of like half a dozen UFC fighters in a combined total of a minute or 2 is less dominate then getting 10-8 rounds ? While he was fighting for the belt after a dozen fights or less Khabib was still versing debutants In 2 round fights? I agree winning rounds 10-8 is dominate... But sleeping someone b4 a fan takes a sip of his beer is more dominant lol .
No its not more dominant, khabib dominated with skill, will and pace. Ngannou is heavyweight, they all havw KO Power that is why heavyweights rarely go to decision. You should educate yourself more about combat sports before commenting silly comments.
@@yaqub3838 how many of them are wrestler or grappler . Khabib had the odds . Definitely the toughest division but mostly strikers when khabib was not retired.
I could train on PEDs for years and I'd still get owned by most of the UFC roster - male or female. PEDs give you an edge - they don't make you invincible.
Yeah they do give you a massive edge when it's at that high level as ufc is. The man is a good fighter no doubt one of the best but he is a steroid cheat and nothing will change that
You can't compare one to another. Jon was dominating psycho killers all along, just look at the resume. And fighting like a real warrior, not just taking them down and shit. No comparison whatsoever.
Notice how he doesn’t bring up jones number of title defence against former champs, how he was able to do it at such a young age or even the versatility of his wins. I don’t think there is a single ufc goat but several and both jones and khabib deserve to be in that conversation for different reasons.
Khabib aint on the pnd for pnd list. When you only beat 6 significant fighters in your entire career with 1 fight per year from 2012 onwards. Your pretty much overrated😂😂😂
Your delusional. Kahbib had a padded record starting out. Just compare the records man. Jones didn't beat top fighters he beat ufc hall of Fame fighter. Kahbib beat 3 elite fighters and only defended his belt 2 or three times. Also where do people come up with the idea like kahbib is without a blemish. Didn't he miss weight multiple times in his career.
@@Tiknuttle padded record lol. He made the fighters look like amateurs what are you talking about. The man has fought gaethje Dustin who are thr top now and will have the belt sooner or later he made them look like amateurs. Name me one person in the lightweight that caused him problems
@@Tiknuttle missing the weight once or twice isn't the same or even close to as popping for steroids a number of times. Jones will always have that over him.
khabib is definitely one of the or maybe the best lightweight of all time but i won't see him as the goat or p4p. he bullied smaller guys his whole career. go up and get that 170 belt from usman then he's the greatest but he never went up and tested himself against elite wrestlers like usman or covington
He probably would have went up if it was not Usman they respect each other , Usman even asked Khabib's permission before training with Justin. Dustin Poirer, Justin , Tony all weigh close to Khabib so I am not sure where you are getting your info from
At welterweight, but it’s not simply because of the size, it’s the STYLISTIC matchup with usman and Colby. They both are high level grapplers who have 5 round cardio. That would have been a huge challenge for khabib not just because of changing weight classes but the STYLISTIC matchups, what would happen if he fought usman or Colby and couldn’t take them down and hold them down. What would happen then? You see the point. He beat some great fighters but the 155 division was full of strikers NOT WRESTLERES/GRAPPLERS which work to his advantage. Usman and Colby would have a series test and a series risk for his undefeated record so he didn’t go for it. That’s the point man. It’s about the STYLISTIC fights at 170 that would give khabib trouble and he refused to go up and take that risk.
Khabib in my opinion is the p4p by a land slide. He has Never been defeated. He has never cheated in a fight or fought dirty. He has never used or been accused of using illegal substances. Inside and outside of the octagon has been a true ambassador of MMA; an amazing representative of what a good sportsman and role model is supposed to look like. Through it all, has kept his integrity in tact and has only made improved adjustments not excuses. Yep, p4p for sure.
I just watched the interview and does not find any part where Khabib mentioned his the goat. But as soon as I clicked on this video, he does! Chael Never misses! Undisputed undefeated, never lossed a round. Never misses an interview! its the Bad Guy Magic
@Suhayb Porier and Gaethje are the only two decent wins on that list though. Bones had Shogun, Machida, Sonnen, Rashad, Rampage, Vitor, Gustaf x2 plus loads more. The ones I've mentioned are all former champs or multiple time challenger for the title. And you bring up the likes of Al Iquinta and Michael Johnson??? 😂😂😂
@Suhayb johnson and baboza and al i quinta was never the top level opponents its a embarrassing that you have mentioned them for his so call great resume . Btw he lost to tibau . His last 3 fight were against top lvl but they were strikers . He could have been exposed by a decent wrestler like he was against tibau .
@Suhayb I see your point but I disagree with the last thing you said. It's a bit too much of a generalised statement to say beating top 10 LHW isn't as good as beating top 10 LW. They effectively started in different eras. Bones started out in the era where the Liddell, Rampage, Evans and Shogun were still the best out there. Different times. Different levels.
@Suhayb I see your point. I do. I don't necessarily disagree either. Oh wait, are two MMA fans having a civilised debate about the GOAT status? In a conversation that includes Khabib and Bones? Weird.
Pat Riley famous quote, ''If I needed someone to shoot a game winning shot i would pick Jordan. If I needed someone to make a shot to save my life - Larry Bird ''
even if he said so.. A Monster of a fighter, a dominant fighter, a man who was never on the defending side, IS BETTER than a decision figher, who nearly lost his fights while on PEDS. Please, there is no room for conversation on this debate...
This is called recency bias. Jon jones almost lost 3 fights yes but he malled most of that division. Rampage, Evans, machida, belfort, shogun, glover, DC etc… Like you can say what you want about PED and him being a bad person but his record really does speak for itself. I personally think khabib is the goat but to say that jon jones “nearly lost his fights” are blasphemous. It would be like saying khabib nearly lost his fights cuz he had a hard time against iaquenta 😂
@@duwaynechirino7821 fan boy triggered. Noone claimed he is a bad person. I stated very clearly that he nearly lost the fights while he was on Peds, I never claimed he was on Peds on all of his fights. That's something you indirectly said. Go back, look at the times he popped, and 1+1=2 will hit you. Also, you wanna talk for pound for pound best fighter, look at his score cards, make an exception for the 12 to 6 bad call fighr, he won every minute of that. Please stop being a fan of a specific fighter and start being a fan of the sport. Jones may be a natural talent, but Khabibs hard work and dedication went beyond that. You wanna talk best fighter Ever? That's a close call between Bispin, DC and Uncle Chael. They are still very much relevant. Jones isn't.
It blows my mind that this is even a question. Undefeated with his last 13 fights in the UFC, with the most lopsided fights in MMA history. Khabib no question!
That’s the dumbest thing I’ve seen. Talking about the peds is one thing-and I agree on that point. But recent poor performances? Remind me how many title fights has Jon won vs Khabib? The fact that he’s not as dominant in recent years does nothing to tarnish his legacy that’s absurd. Everyone will slow down eventually, and virtually no one has lasted like Jon has.
@@seanmatthewking 🤦♂️ poor performance and Peds go hand in hand though so it's not his comment that's stoopid. Have you not noticed that since he came back clean he hasn't been dominant and he won by decision but he totally lost to Reyes and the fight with thiago could've gone either way
He's undefeated ..except for a disqualification which everyone agrees was ridiculous. Don't like the guy but that's the background. His only loss was to USADA
@@edwardjones2202 and reyes, jones hasn't had a good performance since pre-USADA, he's just letting blachowiz and jiri tear up the division and moving to heavyweight where there are far more skilled and younger opponents like ciryl gane
@@edwardjones2202 Thank you! I wasn't aware of that (being undefeated I mean). Now it all makes a lot more sense. However, the USADA situation and the extracurricular activities he's been booked for, imo, should still take his name out of the debate.
khabib is the best on the ground and getting people to the ground. But as a total martial artist it's Jones or GSP. They both have a way more advanced stand up game.
Chael Sonnen: The people who discuss P4P are 1 step away from the same people that sit down and discuss the different possible integers as to why batman can beat superman. Its impossible to know. Its a ridiculous topic. Also Chael Sonnen: Debates who the P4P GOAT is.
Seeing how gsp, mighty mouse, anderson and Jones have just as many championship wins as khabib has ufc fights I can't place him in their category. 3 title defenses idc how lopsided they were has no comparison
Completely agree. You always have to look at quality of opponent. Khabib beat the likes of Al Iquinta, Michael Johnson and a multimillionaire Conor. The other fighters have had much tougher opponents.
@@stonecold6521 justin gaethje, dustin poirier, Conor, etc arent strong opponents? Dude this is the lightweight division, the most talent stacked among all. Casuals.
@@muhjirshajahan7551 those are quality opponents and wins, but when you look at jones, silva, and gsp. They faced each faced the #1 contender every fight for nearly a decade. They cleared out there weight class twice. Silva went up a waitclass and knocked out the recent former LHW champ (Forrest griffin) inside a round. GSP took 4 years off and went up a weight class and finished the middleweight champion. Those accomplishments are more impressive than khabib beating 3 tough opponents
Lightweight might be the deepest at the moment, but light heavyweight was the deepest when Jones ran through the division starting at the age of 23. He’s been in the spotlight over a decade where Khabib has only been in the mainstream over a 3-4 year run. I think Conor mentioned this last week how Khabib beat a lot of nobody’s until his last 3 or 4 fights.
Jon was juiced af. Meanwhile khabib is just an actual alien. The dude is from the future, or some kind of alien race where their entire culture is built around being the best fucking wrestler on the planet.
Khabib retired with a unblemished record fighting killers in the UFC division which has eternally cemented his place as the best of all time. He was a clean fighter who showed true dedication to the sport, defeated the best. He had supreme wrestling skills, granite chin, flawless strategies, evolving striking skills which were visibly improving with every fight he entered the octagon and physically very strong. He had a decent defence and was able to dodge punches.Khabib was a role model for the sport who showed great respect towards his coach and clearly showed having good chemistry with your coach cannot be underestimated. He’s never lost a round, the most dominant fighter in all elite combat sports ever! To summarise; fought the best, most dominant fighter ever, clean fighter, master at wrestling, 29-0 flawless record & retired whilst still in his prime
