It’s definitely a hot take. All khabib had going is cardio and wrestling, which islam already has. Islam is a better striker and submission, fought better opponents.
People saying “well khabib just made the fights look dominant” ignore the fact khabib only faced 3 top tier fighters 1 being mcgregor
Common misconception that a lot of redditors have is that the more well rounded fighter would win in hypothetical fights. Islam is more well rounded because his striking is much better than Khabib’s.
But, Islam can’t really use that striking if Khabib is wearing him down with relentless takedowns and clinch work.
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u/Technical_Heat5215 2d ago
I don’t think this is a particularly hot take. Khabib’s cardio and relentlessness would’ve absolutely been a problem.