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Originally Posted by eddymitchel
How many times have we read about a fighter being the worst possible matchup for connor ?
I m not convinced it wasnt a coin flip where khabib got the upper hand early.
Despite the commentary stating otherwise, khabib was super emotional but connor didnt capitalize.
Anyway that was great to watch and hopefully we see a rematch next year after they both fight someone else.
yea i mean i dont want to be misunderstood, i dont think that it "could have gone both ways" up until conor got finished, he legit got his ****ing ass beat. but the first few minutes of the fight were definitely in coinflip territory and either one of them could have landed either of a devastating punch or a solid take down to change the momentum/trajectory of the fight (until conor finally got taken down and gorilla smashed for 2 minutes or w/e...and he still caught khabib with a solid left after that, right?)
the thing about conor is i've really come to appreciate how good his timing is. dude can land shots and they're legit, nobody in that division is above getting slept by that left
khabib is for sure a favorite but saying conor only wins 2/10 is probably undervaluing his striking ability and takedown defense a bit too much
i hope they have a rematch and khabib kicks his ass again tho