The October 6 M.M.A. lightweight title fight is interesting tactically. Each fighter is well conditioned and with different training. The 154 pounders each are title holders.
In McGregor's recent fight for a title, McGregor's counterpunching clobbered Alvarez 3 or 4 times, and he fell down each time. The Mayweather fight prep and loss might have helped McGregor better his counterpunching skills.
Khabib is a two time combat sambo world champion and that art is pretty good for sweeping legs I guess. He has a black belt in Judo, maybe with some Brazilian Judo skill thrown in- who knows- it's good for the ground game. It's hard to imagine that Khabib can't get break through McGregor's long jab that is employed like the jab of post-Joe Louis boxers. Like good fighters from Ray Robinson to Ali and Holmes... If one watches a highlight of Khabib's fights, one sees that his opponents were very hard to put down, and wouldn't stay down.
In McGregor's recent fight for a title, McGregor's counterpunching clobbered Alvarez 3 or 4 times, and he fell down each time. The Mayweather fight prep and loss might have helped McGregor better his counterpunching skills.
Khabib is a two time combat sambo world champion and that art is pretty good for sweeping legs I guess. He has a black belt in Judo, maybe with some Brazilian Judo skill thrown in- who knows- it's good for the ground game. It's hard to imagine that Khabib can't get break through McGregor's long jab that is employed like the jab of post-Joe Louis boxers. Like good fighters from Ray Robinson to Ali and Holmes... If one watches a highlight of Khabib's fights, one sees that his opponents were very hard to put down, and wouldn't stay down.
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