Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-32831664-20180405190126/@comment-32811455-20180408155801

Justme28 wrote: I am starting to think that perhaps because of the brutal weight cut for Khabib, he doesn't have the cardio for takedowns and GnP for 5 rounds. Hence after the first two rounds he was probably tired and tried to conserve energy? And went for it again in the 5th after two rounds on the feet refilling the gas tank.

You hit the nail on the head man. It was the same story in the Barboza fight too actually. After the first 2 rounds, Khabib didnt have the energy to successfully take down either Barboza or Iaquinta. He was able to jab Iaquinta in the nose about 400 times, but thats about it for rpunds 3-5. I think in round 3 he wanted to 1.) Catch his breath and 2.) Prove a point. Rounds 4 and 5 though he just didnt have enough in the gas tank to power through his takedowns.

Bigger still, Khabib didnt try to change things up by shooting doubles, but only used the same 2 techniques; the low single from distance, and the high crotch plus trip in the clinch. Not only that, he fought the entire fight with his chin straight up in the air. People praised him for his tactical genius when he did this against Barboza as it prevented Barboza's knees, but against a boxer like Iaquinta it makes no sense to be that upright. I honestly felt like if Conor had been in there and survived to round 3, Khabib would have gotten KTFO. Too bad that Irish dumbass will likely be in jail for a while.