Topic: UFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor Prediction and Info Thread - page 12. (Read 3238 times)

Never been tested as far as I know so its looks solid at this point. That's why I also wanted for McGregor to test it and see it if holds. hehehe.

Ok, I reckon I already read that assumption from you before. But in any case, if Conor wins what would that say about Khabib? That someone with a cocaine and an alcohol addiction problem can beat him, or are the stories of his addiction untrue hehehe.

Also, is Khabib as tenacious as Nate? No, I reckon.

@btc_angela. But how is Khabib's chin?

So here are some 'fight studies' I found about Khabib at BJJ Scout's YT channel.  A couple could be outdated, but the info in there are still relevant imo.

I hope this brings more indepth and smarter discussions.  Enjoy! 

BJJ Scout:  Khabib Study 1 - Three Headed Hybrid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FrjANY1T40

BJJ Scout:  Khabib Study 2 - Cage Takedown Tactics and Counters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbM-lv-7BQE

BJJ Scout:  Khabib Study 3 - Footwork vs McGregor's Counter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7jYHLNvqko

That is the fight that I questioned McGregor stamina, he really looks gas out with the Diaz fight that's why Khabib might have a chance if the fight goes to distance specially if he takes down McGregor to put pressure. I have no question that Khabib's stamina is great but he needs to be careful coming in, he might not get KO or KD if McGregor hits him. But usually when fighters taste the power of his opponent all game plans changes. So its really a intriguing fight to analyse and make our bet.

I think there's a chance Conor McGregor damaged his heart/cardiovascular system from doing cocaine et al. Coke abuse is associated with reduced heart function and decreased capacity to circulate blood. The same can be said of steroids and some PED's. If this is true, it means Conor might need an early finish to win the fight. It also means Conor will get tired much faster than normal if Khabib is able to get the clinch position, hold Conor against the cage or force Conor to repeatedly defend takedowns.

Conor didn't seem like himself during the press conference. It may be that Conor is aware of all of these things. He's seeing his cardio decline from alcohol and substance abuse. Promoting whisky could mean that Conor is already looking at life past fighting as if his career were over.

I'm picking Khabib to win. I know that Conor is a very, very, good fighter. But Conor hasn't shown that one punch KO power @ 155 pounds. It took him a number of punches to finally finish Eddie Alvarez. Like Daniel Cormier said about his fights with Anthony Johnson, his focus was on not letting Rumble land the follow up shot to get the KO. I think Khabib fighting out of AKA and training with DC, will follow suit. His goal will be to not let Conor land more than one punch before Khabib gets the clinch. I don't think Conor has the power to get it done with 1 punch. And so I think Khabib is winning this.

McGregor should start strong with Khabib and he needs to knock him out on the first 2 rounds. if this match will go to 3rd round or more, Khabib will have a chance to win this using his wrestling skills but again that is if Khabib can get away from the heavy hands of McGregor in the first 2 rounds. Look at the fight between McGregor and Diaz, McGregor looks like he is running out of gas on the 4th to 5th round on their 2nd fight but he still managed to pull a win.

Yeah, many people predict Khabib will use his wrestling skill to takedown Mcgregor, but it's not easy indeed. I saw Khabib vs Michael Johnson yesterday, and khabib's wrestler is good but if Khabib doesn't succeed in taking the Conor down, then Khabib is in the trouble.

@btc_angela. Agreed. Also, when Khabib rushes forward he has his chin up, which Conor might catch cleanly with a left straight or a right leading uppercut.

Also, how can Khabib make Conor tired? Does he have the durability of Nate Diaz? Khabib is unproven versus the best of the best. Check his MMA record, who is the greatest fighter he has fought?

Really hard to predict as McGregor hands are to heavy too take. I haven't seen Khabib though hit square so we don't know for sure how's his going to react if McGregor hits that powerful left. Everyone is leaning towards Khabib's wrestling but can he take down McGregor early or will wait for better opportunity to shoot? So yes if Khabib survive the first couple of round and if McGregor get tired then he has a better chance of winner.

I think McGregor by KO on round 1 or 2 is a good one, but if McGregor can't KO khabib on that round, Khabib will have a good chance to win next. Khabib wrestling is really good though, it's 60% mc gregor - 40% khabib for me

McGregor by KO, not sure what round yet. I’ve got 2 weeks to think about it before I bet yet though
McGregor has fought at heavier weights so he can take harder than Khabib can give & give harder than Khabib has faced before.

Hey guys, here are some interesting vids to watch before making any bets.  Lol.  These are not some UFC promotional hype videos that make you mess with your picks and making you them.    These are made by real martial artists, analyzing their moves, tactics, etc.  Enjoy...

BJJ Scout:  McGregor Study 1 - Left Hand Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvc3D2d_SCE

BJJ Scout:  McGregor Study 2 - Cage Craft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh7ZDuC77gY

BJJ Scout:  McGregor Study 3 - Footwork, Balance, Timing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyQ6aiKn6VA

Here's one of Khabib, but I'll look for more.

BJJ Scout:  Khabib Meta Study - Combat Sambo in MMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5P-N7L1qu8

The king is back!

@Netnox. Conor was not behaving like a child. Behaving like that is part of his strategy to get in the head of his opponents. But the fighter that it did not work on was Nate.

In any case, it was Khabib who behaved like a child because he tried to answer back hehehe.

Also, Conor is a good sportsman in winning and losing. Watch his interviews behind the stage after his fights. They are very respectful of his opponents and very humble.

I expect Khabib Nurmagomedov to win, but it is going to be a close fight. And I watched the press conference, where both of them behaved like school-children. After all this drama, if McGregor is going to go down meekly, then I am sure that his reputation will take a hit.

Yep, that loud talking definitely gets into the head of some his opponents, but I don't think it will work on Khabib. I am just waiting for the day that McGregor gets a shattering KO and shuts up once and for all. It's funny to watch sometimes, but in this last Khabib conference he just went too far and too much, spending the majority of the time insulting Khabib and his team rather than dealing with the matter at hand. I am expecting Khabib to stop McGregor pretty early, and it's going to be satisfying to see McGregor get humbled (again).

It is interesting that when I waited was another fight for McGregor after enjoying a very long life, hopefully both were in good condition and ready to do extraordinary battles by attracting more fans and increasing higher selling power because The Notorious is famous, both have Very good profit but I'm not too good at seeing McGregor's current performance after almost 2 years of vacuum in the world of martial arts, we have to see.

McGregor only knows one way to play mind games, and that way is to talk thrash but I feel he's choosing the wrong guy to try this trick as it'll horribly back fire on him. As we have seen in recent matches McGrecor is more of a loud mouth and cannot box that well, even though I agree he does throw in some decent punches but his defeats tell it's all. I'll also put Khabib as favourites to win their duel, I do hope it's a K.O. victory maybe it'll end McGregor thrash talking for good.

He can get choked and he's proven that this is his weak side, but don't count him out yet. McGregor is a punching beast and has a rather wild and hard to predict style of boxing. He's not a fighter that can take hits and keep going and he's not very good on the ground but his punches are not only very fast but also very strong.

Just watched their press conference, looks like McGregor was back to his old ways trash talking, shouting over people, getting up in people's faces etc. Khabib is no joke, and McGregor would be wise not to treat him as such, as he will get choked the hell out if he does. Honestly, McGregor has a good record, but has lost three times already, whereas Khabib hasn't even gotten close to losing in any of his fights. It's going to be a tough fight for both of them, but I think that Khabib is ging to edge it out.