Takes the UFC belt and is 26-0, when do we start talking about his all time status?
that’s a big if breh
I think khabib would have to defend the belt for numerous years and clean out the whole division before goat discussion is in play.
Yea, Khabib is no McGregor, you can't talk about Khabib being a goat till he cleans out the division at least 3x. Then we can talk about him being better than McGregor.
It's when not if bro... :)
Khabib beats all before him.
sassen -Exactly, ppl tend to forget how legendary Fedor, Anderson, GSP runs were. GSP is still technically at the top. Royce Gracie deserves to be considered before the evolution of the sport. Aldo also belongs in the convo as well. DJ is the only modern day fighter who fans can start debating. It's a shame Jones destroyed his career.I think khabib would have to defend the belt for numerous years and clean out the whole division before goat discussion is in play.
It’s one thing to win a belt. It’s another to defend it for yrs against killers every year.
Look at fighters like Weidman, RDA, Cain, Holly Holm etc.
They won gold but couldn’t stay at the top. Khabib might be the #1 guy now and eventual champ but that doesn’t mean he will be there for long.
We really need to stop bringing this up before the fighter is even a champ. When has that ever made somebody the GOAT?
Osbot -Yea, Khabib is no McGregor, you can't talk about Khabib being a goat till he cleans out the division at least 3x. Then we can talk about him being better than McGregor.
Yeah because McGagger cleaned out the 145 and 155 division lol gtfo
Mike OxBIG -Osbot -Yea, Khabib is no McGregor, you can't talk about Khabib being a goat till he cleans out the division at least 3x. Then we can talk about him being better than McGregor.
Yeah because McGagger cleaned out the 145 and 155 division lol gtfo
No mcgregor fan but he did decimate the 145 division on the way to the title. He would have had to stick around for alot of years and defend to be goat 145er. That without a doubt is Aldo.
Khabib is gonna pull out of the fight and will henceforth be known as Khabib Notgonnafightbettercallitov
Osbot -Yea, Khabib is no McGregor, you can't talk about Khabib being a goat till he cleans out the division at least 3x. Then we can talk about him being better than McGregor.
McGregor has had 2 fights at the top levels of his sport. He's certainly made some amazing records but not yet any where near a GOAT discussion.
If he beats and finishes Tony he's definitely up there.
I don't see how cleaning out a division before or after a belt makes a difference.
Perhaps he should beat the likes of Dan Hardy and Travis Lutter for added emphasis?
A run of defences obviously wouldn't hurt but he has beaten some skilled fighters with pretty much only Conor left if he gets past Tony, which is a big if.
He would rightfully be considered an all-time great (but not in GOAT status) and it would be proper to ask whether he is the best LW ever. I still think BJ would hold the title. But raising the Khabib question - wins over Tony, RDA, Edson, and Johnson - is fair.
SexiestManAlive -sassen -Exactly, ppl tend to forget how legendary Fedor, Anderson, GSP runs were. GSP is still technically at the top. Royce Gracie deserves to be considered before the evolution of the sport. Aldo also belongs in the convo as well. DJ is the only modern day fighter who fans can start debating. It's a shame Jones destroyed his career.I think khabib would have to defend the belt for numerous years and clean out the whole division before goat discussion is in play.
It’s one thing to win a belt. It’s another to defend it for yrs against killers every year.
Look at fighters like Weidman, RDA, Cain, Holly Holm etc.
They won gold but couldn’t stay at the top. Khabib might be the #1 guy now and eventual champ but that doesn’t mean he will be there for long.
I’m not sure I’d put Weidman in the same list as Holly and RDA. Chris at least had 3 title defenses where as Holly had zero and RDA only had 1. Not many champs get 3 defenses.
For some reason today I’m getting this strong inkling that Tony is gonna win. The guy is an absolute dog. His will to win is out of this world. All he needs is one scramble to finish the fight, whereas Khabib is gonna need 25 minutes. Everybody looks unbeatable until they get beat. Think I might put a pretty dollar on tony
danggook -Khabib is gonna pull out of the fight and will henceforth be known as Khabib Notgonnafightbettercallitov
C'mon, let us in on the secret - how long have you been working on that one/waiting to use it? :)
Cheers
Osbot -Yea, Khabib is no McGregor, you can't talk about Khabib being a goat till he cleans out the division at least 3x. Then we can talk about him being better than McGregor.
Well he will have to beat someone better than fucking Barbosa. Moot point anyway. El Cucuy is gonna light that sloppy fucker up.