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Having watched the open workouts today looks like McGregor is in Khabib's head to me (all the Irish language stuff).
I'm thinking McGregor wins. His hands must have improved massively from the Floyd fight and his kicking and probing is superb. His takedown defence is excellent and his Jiu Jitsu sweeps are really high level.
Khabib is clearly an amazing wrestler but his CV is not on McGregor's level so he is untried against this type of opponent and a fight of this magnitude. We know McGregor thrives on the big stage.
McGregor inside the distance.
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I think it all depends on who manages to control the tempo, they'll get the win. I don't think it'll go the distance.
If he lands early and hurts Khabib, like he did Alvarez, that might stop him.in his tracks. The only way I can see Khabib winning it outworking McGregor and grinding him down.
Fascinating matchup.
Is it available to watch in UK?
Interesting matchup indeed. I will wake up early for this for sure.
I sincerely hope Khabib beats him, but I bet he doesn’t.
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I can't see Conor winning a war.
Khabib is the worst possible match up for him. The chain wrestling style & heavy top game are horrible to deal with (& Conor has a somewhat suspect gas tank).
That said, Conors precision, timing & use of range are second to none. This allied to Khabibs willingness to take a shot to close distance means I think there's a very real chance of a knockout- I've repeatedly picked against CM and been wrong repeatedly.
Plus Celtic are at home against St Johnstone & we all know what that means!
Khabib is a great wrestler, Conor’s good usually at distance control. There’s a saying in jiu jitsu/ wrestling circles that “you can beat anyone if you make them tired, fatigue makes cowards of all of us”.
The longer this fight goes on the better khabibs chances. I don’t think Conor has a decent ground game but he does have decent takedown defence.
Khabib’s what 26-0 but the calibre of his opponents has to be question, he went 5 rounds with Al aliquonta as a very last minute replacement for a decision win and Conor is head and shoulders above Al’s skill level.
That said though Conor’s been out the cage for nearly two years and given his pale appearances and demeanour it would look like he’s enjoyed a little too much of the devils dandruff.
I’ll place a wager on Conor to win I think.
I actually think Ferguson vs Pettis will be a great fight. I'm probably more intrigued by that.
Conor McGregor's demeanor during this week reminds me of the first Diaz fight. I hope he's got his cardio sorted as nothing would be less edifying than Khabib chasing him around the octogon for three and a half rounds.