It kills me to say it but I'd bet on Ferguson for that. If there's a bad fight stylistically for Khabib, that's it. I think Conor matches up well against Ferguson though. That would be fun.
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He should've finished him Mortal Kombat style. Oh well.
I think people ignore him because he seems mental and proper cuckoo, but I love him
It's not an overreaction. What he did was disgraceful. Using Conor's bus attack as justification is ridiculous. Conor should have been banned. But it doesn't make what Khabib did right.
He should be humble in victory.
The stuff he comes out with like Tiramasu Tuesday is so cringe worthy. Mostly he sounds like a self help book. I love watching him fight but I can't stand listening to him talk.I think people ignore him because he seems mental and proper cuckoo, but I love him
He's very dangerous off his back. He's someone who could actually fight Khabib from the ground.
He loves tiramasu apparentlyi love the idea that, as hard as Khabib is, he’s got a bit of a weakness for cakes
Makes me feel a lot better about myself
Agreed on the stylistic bit, although there’s no way of knowing how such a fight would end.
So really he’s just a shameless cakeboy like the rest of us?
Excellent....best thing to come out of this weekend
Khabib is humble. Everything that happened leading up the fight made him to want to destroy everyone on the other side.
Great to see Connor getting smashed and shut up. Khabib is an idiot for what he did and should be punished (as Connor should have as well). His amazing win will be overshadowed by that stupid act. Cant wait for his next fight, he’s just an incredible fighter.
Theres a great fan vid doing the rounds which shows the speed from Danis as he meets Khabib. He really sent him packing!
You kind of lose perspective of the speed which they operate with but put these fighters in a real life context and they're fecking terrifying.
You kind of lose perspective of the speed which they operate with but put these fighters in a real life context and they're fecking terrifying.
Khabib has to take responsibility for what happened after the fight ended. Had he not attempted to mortal kombat finish Conor’s grappling coach, his fellow goons wouldn’t have jumped into the Octagon to attack Conor. Poor form all around.
I don't even think he needed to be humble in victory, just professional.
I know a guy who was a pretty good fighter, dude took on 5 guys in a nightclub brawl and fecking beat the shit out of them. Now imagine how actual world-class fighters like Khabib and co would be in a real life context. These kind of guys are definitely no joke.
It's more the quick thinking that makes it impressive. All he has to do is step back, let Khabib land and be on top of him while he's still off balance.
Most would probably try and catch Khabib or something.
Ok. I dont think this makes him any less humble or tarnishes his legacy as a fighter like some people are claiming.
So I wanted to wait a while before posting in this thread because firstly, I wanted to let everything digest and secondly, wanted to catch up on the 10+ pages of comments here and some of the stuff I read, mainly earlier on was just pathetic . Remember guys, Khabib and McGregor don't give two flying fecks about y'all so don't go around calling each other cnuts in their defence. Have a discussion but keep it chilled a bit will ya?
I think both of these gentlemen have done stupid things in this feud but the fault lies squarely on the UFC and that bald twat Dana. Here are a few things off the top of my head:
Khabib intimidates Artem at a hotel, the UFC does nothing.
Nate and Conor throw bottles at a press conference, could have hit journalists, the UFC does nothing.
Conor punches Nate's hand in a face off, the UFC does nothing.
Bones and DC scuffle and throw shoes at each other, the UFC does nothing.
Brock gets suspended for pumping steroids up his butt, The UFC hands him a title shot.
Werdum throws a boomerag at Colby, the UFC does nothing.
Conor jumps the cage of another organization, then attacks an official, the UFC does nothing.
Conor throws a dolly through a bus window, injuring fighters, The UFC hands him a title shot AND uses the footage as promotion.
They've set a precedent that you can act like a fecking thug, and they'll either do nothing or hand you a high profile fight/title shot.
Then they try act all high and mighty in front of the immediate press.
I bet Dana had a hard on during the melee yesterday, thinking about them dollar dollar bills for the next fight between these two.
. Remember guys, Khabib and McGregor don't give two flying fecks about y'all so don't go around calling each other cnuts in their defence. Have a discussion but keep it chilled a bit will ya?I think both of these gentlemen have done stupid things in this feud but the fault lies squarely on the UFC and that bald twat Dana. Here are a few things off the top of my head:
Khabib intimidates Artem at a hotel, the UFC does nothing.
Nate and Conor throw bottles at a press conference, could have hit journalists, the UFC does nothing.
Conor punches Nate's hand in a face off, the UFC does nothing.
Bones and DC scuffle and throw shoes at each other, the UFC does nothing.
Brock gets suspended for pumping steroids up his butt, The UFC hands him a title shot.
Werdum throws a boomerag at Colby, the UFC does nothing.
Conor jumps the cage of another organization, then attacks an official, the UFC does nothing.
Conor throws a dolly through a bus window, injuring fighters, The UFC hands him a title shot AND uses the footage as promotion.
They've set a precedent that you can act like a fecking thug, and they'll either do nothing or hand you a high profile fight/title shot.
Then they try act all high and mighty in front of the immediate press.
I bet Dana had a hard on during the melee yesterday, thinking about them dollar dollar bills for the next fight between these two.
John Kavanagh is going to be on Joe Rogan's podcast tomorrow. Should be an interesting listen.
I think you mean Sunni , although Tatarstan does get quite hot in summer tbf.
Yep, that's an element of what I mean.
Put you and I in that situation and we're thinking what is this Muslim shaped object falling from the sky? Should I catch it?
Danis saw this and perfectly timed his charge, its honestly scary.
All you see in the vid is a white t shirt with shit hair glide through static civilians. I can't imagine what a Werdum or Brock could do.
Nah, I would've caught him and suplexed him in one movement.
Pff, a real man would knock him the feck out.
Well said.
Its really silly because if Khabib had just done what any normal professional does he could have called out Conor's bad actions, the entire stadium probably would have cheered him and he would have walked away looking like a hero.
Now he just looks as much a villain as Conor and inevitably damages his career and reputation at least among some fans.
Yep. In a normal fight he would have walked away with his paycheck, looking like the good guy, with everyone talking about how great he is, getting to enjoy watching the humbled McGregor deal with being widely mocked and derided.
Instead he walks away without his paycheck, looking like the bad guy, with his brilliant performance overshadowed, with his friends facing being cut from the UFC, with a likely fine and suspension incoming, watching McGregor largely escape scrutiny for his poor performance while instead being described as the victim of a cowardly attack. Oh, and Dillon Dannis' profile is boosted now too.
Even from his own self-interested point of view he fecked up.
Yep.
Funny thing is people in here straw clasping in trying to defend Khabib ruining his own greatest career moment. Talking about honour makes no sense when you've no class.
Just rewatched him jumping at danis. After they're separated some cnuts start taking cheap shots at the back of Danis's head while he's being restrained. Christ
Yeah, the suplex would obviously render him unconscious such would be the velocity and impact of the landing.
Rewatching the post-fight brawl (again) and it’s hilarious to see McGregor cower in fear up against the cage at the 1:05 mark in the video above. He’d just traded punches with three of Khabib’s men and the ring was teeming with bodies at this point - he must’ve thought they were all Khabib’s henchmen coming to get him. He was a relieved man, I bet, when he realised it was event security giving him a bear hug for his protection rather than another Dagestani lunatic hellbent on rearranging his face. McGregor knew he was exposed at this point - no Crumlin scrotes coked off their tits at his disposal whilst the likes of Kavanagh wouldn’t dream of getting involved - with a posse of experienced fighters baying for his blood. McGregor would’ve two foot tall right there, I bet.
It’s been said many times in the aftermath but worth repeating: how bastarding stupid was McGregor to rile Khabib’s mob to the extent he did and then doubling down at the press conference saying ‘There’ll never be peace’ after the fight? He instigated this whole thing and made it ultra personal. Khabib’s whole entourage wanted to see him pay for his insults and weren’t content with just the humiliation Khabib meted out to him. He’ll be a lucky boy if he gets away with just those few slaps for all his trouble.
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Its strange that you're laughing at Conor for being jumped by 3 different men?
There's nothing funny about any of this from either side.
Khabib matches that "funny" moment by jumping the cage like a mad man only for the next camera shot to be of Khabib cowering as he's retreating from Danis.
Everybody looks like an idiot.
Whatever mate. Any self respecting fight fan knows that's the perfect position to carry out a dragon punch.That's not humble. What you describe is a brainless moron!
It’s not ruined. The fight happened and it was an emphatic victory.Yep.
Funny thing is people in here straw clasping in trying to defend Khabib ruining his own greatest career moment. Talking about honour makes no sense when you've no class.
Just rewatched him jumping at danis. After they're separated some cnuts start taking cheap shots at the back of Danis's head while he's being restrained. Christ
No, I’m not making fun of him for that in isolation, per se, more so because he spent a lot of time ridiculing Khabib for staying on a bus when a gang of coked-up gombeens were running amok looking for him back in April. Funny that when McGregor found himself in a similar scenario - albeit with far more security around - he cowered against a cage. I’d do the very same myself, mind, but I don’t go around running my mouth beforehand, hence the lack of schadenfreude that would invoke.
The point at which I knew the fight was over was after the first round. While in their respective corners, Conor's team told him to be patient and keep his distance and that he'd have his chance to land his left.
I just thought 'fecking hell! That's your fight plan for a title fight? To bid his time and spark him with his left?'
I just thought 'fecking hell! That's your fight plan for a title fight? To bid his time and spark him with his left?'
What else was he gonna do?
Khabib should be stripped of the title and banned
Perhaps rely on more than a quick left hand? If he was shit on his stand up because he was scared of the TD, his team should have addressed that issue in the previous 3 months.
He should be stripped of his title and banned from MMA for jumping the cage and fighting a fellow professional who was screaming insults at him? He should be fined and that's it. Move on and make the El Cucuy fight.
Let's say Khabib get suspended for a year, stripped of his title. They should do McGregor-Ferguson, and have the winner fight the winner of Diaz-Poirier for the title, with the winner of that fighting Khabib for the title on his return.
Something tells me that McGregor will be getting his rematch with Khabib quite soon though.
Something tells me that McGregor will be getting his rematch with Khabib quite soon though.