Conor v. Khabib is the most compelling fight in MMA history. But the UFC hype team hasn’t put in the work. Nothing they have put together matches a UFC Primetime. Rewatching the final scenes from the Primtime for Chael-Silva 2 is a reminder of how hype can be done right.
"Conor v. Khabib is the most compelling fight in MMA history"
Not really
Naughty Gorilla -"Conor v. Khabib is the most compelling fight in MMA history"
Not really
In my opinion, it is.
OP I wouldnt say in history, but would definitely say recently. It's a match between a good striker vs good wrestler. IMO there are many more questions as to what Conor will do or how he will react, because I dont think Khabib will change much his winning formula.
It’s actually remarkably similar.
Silva was a great striker who had been protected from takedown artists his entire career, and the one time he fought one, he REALLY struggled, only to get a little bit lucky and fluke out a victory.
Shortly thereafter he was exposed as both unable to deal with top level wrestlers and a steroid cheat.
Slowshot - It's actually remarkably similar.Silva was a great striker who had been protected from takedown artists his entire career, and the one time he fought one, he REALLY struggled, only to get a little bit lucky and fluke out a victory.
Shortly thereafter he was exposed as both unable to deal with top level wrestlers and a steroid cheat.
There are definitely similarities:
-As close to “style v. style” as high level MMA gets. Both are striker v. grappler.
-Real animosity.
-Both have a real showman involved.
-Questions about the striker’s strength of schedule in a sport dominated by wrestlers.
-Questions about injuries when the striker fought a grappler (Conor’s knee and Anderson’s rib)
Worth nothing:
-Anderson had a legit finish over Dan Henderson.
-Conor’s win over Mendes involved him getting beat down for less time than Anderson v. Chael.
-Chael was also on roids.
Anderson v. Chael was a GREAT feud with two great fights.
wiggum -Naughty Gorilla -"Conor v. Khabib is the most compelling fight in MMA history"
Not really
In my opinion, it is.
Well your opinion is incorrect
BrowBeaten -wiggum -Naughty Gorilla -"Conor v. Khabib is the most compelling fight in MMA history"
Not really
In my opinion, it is.
Well your opinion is incorrect
That, to me, it’s the most compelling?
You have a better sense of what is compelling to me than I do? Interesting.
Khabib is unknown to casual fans
Conor has lost heat from being away a long time
Style vs style like this means someone gets dominated, ultimately not that interesting. A late comeback like Anderson usually just doesn't happen
I’ve been watching pretty religiously since 2008, and this was the fight I was hyped most for. I remember forking our a lot of money for great seats for this event.