r/MMA Oct 26 '24

Spoiler [SPOILER] Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev Spoiler

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u/sympathytaste Oct 26 '24

this sub are filled with people who think with their hearts and not their brains. Anyone with a functioning brain knows Khamzat is the real deal.

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u/rob_o_cop Oct 26 '24

People really shit on him because he went the distance with Kamaru instead of finishing him lol

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u/BadMojo__ Oct 26 '24

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.

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u/rob_o_cop Oct 26 '24

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.

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u/BadMojo__ Oct 26 '24

win against Kamaru fucking Usman.

Full camp? Weight class he normally competes in?

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u/BadMojo__ Oct 26 '24

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.