Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-32831664-20180405190126/@comment-34081834-20180408193727

Justme28 wrote: CanadianOracle3301 wrote: Khabib has holes in his striking, this not a secret and it did not take a match with Iaqunta to prove this (the way everyone is talking now).

Someone with volume and feet could possibly avoid his TD long enough to tag him up.

But don't get last night's "stinking" performance twisted, Khabib was only doing so because he knew he only had to avoid the one big shot Al has in his toolbox.

Khabib is not going to offer the same opportunity to a Conor or Max, that would be ridiculous he willl go for the TD right from the first second. He was toying with a lesser opponent and still looked sloppy but he knew who is opponent was. Yes! Striking has never been his forte and that definitely wasn't a state secret. But I reckon people were surprised with his performance because everyone was expecting him to maul Al like Barboza. However, what people didn't notice in his earlier fights is that he gets really tired in the 3rd round, his GnP cannot be sustained for 5 rounds. This was his first 5 round championship fight and perhaps for the first time ever had to rely on his striking for 3 rounds straight when he couldn't get the takedowns. There was an aura of invincibility regarding his takedowns and GnP, that he can take you down at will. But I suppose that myth was busted today.

And people went like - "hang on a sec! He isn't as scary as I thought". And also the fact that he couldn't finish an opponent everybody deemed a "sacrificial lamb" magnified the attention on his below par striking. Yes I agree there was one epectation, that he would dominate convincingly........he played around too long trying to make a statement I think then couldn't run the last laps as you said.....

With Edson, he did what he is programmed to do right off the hopt, mauling you to death but he knew with Edson he couldnt fool around like last nght.

But I think is cardio is overrated becasue he is able ot hide it, meaning he is so good with technique and strength on top you don't need a full gas tank when you can control like that. If you can get back up you see he is gassing too......

The key to beating him is to tag him in the shoot and if you are an elite stiker he is shooting from the first bell, no standup in his mind at all...you have to have some TD defense/escape ability you cannot bank on not being taking down if that's your ONLY hope you are a huge underdog....Al was over 80% TD defense I believe before coming into this fight.

So if you can avoid TD's as good as Al and strike a whole lot better you can unravel the myth.....just know the bettter striker you are, the more Khabib shoots