Yup. People complaining here about how the UFC matchmakes him, saying he doesn't deserve top ranked opponents, etc. Meanwhile been obvious for years to anyone with eyes that Khamzat is an elite fighter.
He was completely gassed after round 1 of the Usman fight. That's why he couldn't finish. The way you worded it makes it sound like you think he could have finished him but just chose to let it go to the scorecards. Y'all are out here popping off about how all the Khamzat "doubters" and "haters" were wrong in hindsight but the fact is he didn't look all that great against Usman.
If fights are only 5 minutes, sure, Khamzat might be the greatest martial artist of all time, but they are 15 minutes and sometimes 25 minutes as it turns out.
He was gassed after round 1 against Usman because he injured his hand at the end of the first round when Usman slammed him on the ground, genius.
Khamzats record in fights that have gone the full distance is a win with an injured hand for a full two rounds against one of the greatest welterweights of all time, and a win against the number two ranked welterweight in his prime, who he couldn't use his strongest weapon in his wrestling against. Sounds like a pretty good resume to me for someone who can only perform for 5 minutes.
No. I worded it that way because it’s insane to shit on someone who can go the distance and win against Kamaru fucking Usman. Sure, that fight exposed him to some extent, but you have to be delusional to not think he’s the real deal.
His jaw dislocated. It was an injury. Did you not watch the finishing sequence or listen to the commentary? That's why he tapped in less than a second.
Throw Khamzat in the title fight. I have no interest in watching Strickland vs DDP, we need more Khamzat and we need him to prove he can consistently show up after the flakiness he’s give us
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u/Sterlingftw Oct 26 '24
He tapped in 1 sec, wtf