4 days ago · - Khabib also has the record for out and out 10-8 domination While Jones was picking his shots getting close decisions in 10-9 rounds, Khabib was mauling his opponents to the point where he was granted 10-8 rounds, while testing clean. So while Jones might have the better resume, round for round, Khabib was statistically the best fighter.

Jan 19, 2025 · Khabib did not like to finish his opponents early he wanted to smash and make them suffer. Islam has admitted many times that khabib mindset is unmatched and while islam may be more skilled he never was as dominant in controlling and scaring opponents, Islam would have died in fight til death against Khabib who was his bigger brother.

Jan 18, 2025 · Rank the resume's of Khabib, Islam, and Khamzat for the first 5 years of their UFC career: Khabib 8-0 (2012-2016) W's vs Shalorus, Tibau, Tavares, Trujillo, Healy, RDA, Horcher, Johnson (2 fights away from title shot) Islam 7-1 (2015-2019) W's vs Kuntz, Wade, Lentz, Tibau, Johnson, Arman, Ramos L vs Martins (5 fights away from title shot)

Dec 17, 2024 · Khabib believes Dvalishvili was initially pretending to be nice guy but couldn’t handle his championship status very well. Dvalishvili has repeatedly accused Umar of being gifted a gold bid due to his relation to Khabib. However, “The Eagle” cites Umar’s impeccable record to justify his cousin’s legitimate claim to a title shot.

Sep 8, 2024 · Khabib didn't fight frequently and does not have an impressive strength of schedule. Islam snapped Charles's historic 12 fight win streak and he beat him everywhere. He beat P4P Volk twice and the second time made it look easy.

Dec 7, 2014 · Khabib has top tier genetics when it comes to cardio. Khabib could probably hang in there, but it really depends on who would be stronger in the wrestling department which is pretty hard to say, since we have no idea how a 155 pound Merab would look like. Usman and Islam wouldn't fair any better than Umar.

Jul 26, 2018 · A lot of tension leading up to this PFL match between Usman and Paul. Irish vs Dagestani fans fighting in and around the arena pre-fight. Khabib comes in like a leader with common sense and a heart full of gratitude… 🐐 #FREEPALESTINE 🇵🇸

Jan 18, 2025 · Khabib believes the champ was forced into the fight by UFC officials. “The difficulty was only because Merab didn't want to fight,” Khabib recently told Gorilla Fighting. “I believe that the UFC made Merab fight and they pressured him and made him fight [Umar]. The UFC needed a co-main event fight. That's my personal opinion.

4 days ago · Chael and DC agree that even with a win over Arman (video taken before the injury a couple weeks ago) that Khabib would still be ahead because he's better and more dominant, but they also state that while Khabib only fought 13 times in the UFC and never got scratched, he also has won the most 10-8 rounds in history.

Oct 20, 2004 · I mean, Khabib is right when he says Russia has produced more top fighters than Ireland. But it's kinda an unfair comparison. Russia has (I think) the 4th largest population out of every country on Earth (USA is #3, India is #2, China is #1) Ireland has less than half the population of New York City alone, much less a country where 150 million+ ...