been watching a few videos about the fight, interviews, etc.... sure, McG can win, but the more i think about it the more i convince myself he is going to be destroyed. Khabib will **** him up.
All that confidence, all that trash talk, all that wannabe gangsta attitude will go out the window the split second khabib puts his back on the floor. Other than a lucky punch early on rounds 1 or 2, i just dont see how this could end up otherwise.
I just do not see McG stopping Khabibg from taking him down and once he is down, it's not even a contest. The only way is for McG to clock him while Khabib is attempting a takedown and i dont see that happening.
McG has, broadly speaking, his left hand and kicking going for him. I don't see his kicking working against someone like Khabib. Very hard to kick while moving backwards. And regarding his left hand, well, Khabib knows about it and i don't see him exposing himself to that unnecessarily.
I'm biased thou. I like Khabib and maybe it's the rugby thingie inside me, but i also the examples he sets. Hard word, humility and respect. He made his career inside the octagon and not on press conferences.
I don't dislike arrogance if you can back it up, and that's one of the reasons i actually like McG a bit too, but here, i think he's biting more than he can chew and his luck has run out.
Khabib does look anxious, but he was asked point blank about it and he admitted it, but instantly added the trick is not depriving yourself of emotions but rather managing them properly, and that he could do that comfortably.
I want khabib to win also because if that happens there's a shot at seeing him fight GSP, which would be unreal imo.
I'd pay a small fortune to see those two at their best, but this would do. And unstoppable force meets another unstoppable force. Arguably the best two takedown artists.
