Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 Well. Wish I had BT Sports now. Right fancy this main event.
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 24, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, ReturnOfTheMack said: Well. Wish I had BT Sports now. Right fancy this main event. You still wouldn’t get it even if you subscribed mate. It’s on Box Office.
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 yep, Khabib the GOAT, unbelievable.
Paid Members ReturnOfTheMack Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, wandshogun09 said: You still wouldn’t get it even if you subscribed mate. It’s on Box Office. In fairness, I'm an idiot.
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 24, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 Was just digesting the stellar performance and then he goes and retires as well. This sport.
poetofthedeed Posted October 24, 2020 Posted October 24, 2020 Well, that was an emotional rollercoaster....... Somewhere there's going to be footage of DC hugging khabib and I'm going to cry like a baby watching it.....
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 24, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, poetofthedeed said: Well, that was an emotional rollercoaster....... Somewhere there's going to be footage of DC hugging khabib and I'm going to cry like a baby watching it..... No need to wait that long. Allow BossLogic to hit you with this tear jerker...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 What an ending to a great show. The whole way from start to bottom, it was a fun ride. I didn't see the Khabib retirement coming. Maybe I should have when I looked at what his options would be, but I was set on thinking 30-0 made a difference to him. Really it was the journey that he was on with his dad that was the driver behind everything. A stellar, startling performance.
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 Seriously though, that first round pressure from Khabib was next level. Gaethje did well to stay away for 4 and a half minutes but ive never seen anyone work that hard to stay away from someone, it was chaotic. Gaethje to his credit landed decent strikes under immense pressure and those leg kicks may have added if this had gone longer but Khabib just swallowed him up, incredible performance.
Paid Members WeeAl Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 Khabib gets out on top. Anyone that does that has to be applauded, for 'beating the house' so to speak. As a fan of the sport like the rest of you, of course I'd have loved him to continue on to see what else he could go on to do, but only he knows the right time that he needs to walk away. We're heading for Poirier Vs McGregor for the vacant belt. Fingers crossed Dustin has the game to beat him now, like I expect he does.
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 24, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, Egg Shen said: those leg kicks may have added if this had gone longer That was my thinking as well. When the first round started and Gaethje successfully avoided Khabib’s early takedown/clinch attempts and started landing those leg kicks I really thought it might get interesting. But Khabib just wasn’t having it and I guess with knowing he was going to retire he was more determined than ever to go out on a win. Especially with the loss of his old man still weighing heavy. He’s hard enough to beat at the best of times, as we’ve all seen, but on this night I really don’t think there’s another man weighing 155lbs (and even a fair few at 170) who’d have beat Khabib. @WeeAl I don’t know what’s going to happen title-wise. Last I heard, McGregor vs Poirier is likely to be at Welterweight. Whether plans change now with them needing a new champ at 155, who knows? But I’d imagine Michael Chandler is in the mix also given that he was the backup for this fight. So it could be Chandler vs Gaethje or Ferguson or something. Or a mini tournament. We’ll find out soon enough. Khabib’s left a big void though. Got to think there’s a few relieved Lightweights sitting at home tonight.
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 you just know the UFC is putting the vacant belt on the line when Conor fights Poirier now, Conor wins, taunts Khabib... i dont see Khabib coming back, but you know thats whats gonna happen.
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 That was next level stuff from Khabib. Dana was saying Khabib was at hospital with a broken foot 3 weeks ago too, just to add what a hard bastard he is. I think I said in here that if he wins this then it's hard to argue him in that rare air GOAT convo, but with a performance like that it is undeniable. What a performance to retire on and what a way to honour his old man. I assume he'll only ever return for a GSP fight, as that was his Dad's wish and dream fight.
Paid Members WeeAl Posted October 24, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 24, 2020 I'd bet all of your winnings on that being the case Ebb ?. Just now, Egg Shen said: you just know the UFC is putting the vacant belt on the line when Conor fights Poirier now, Apart from McGregor winning. We can't be that unlucky that he'll come out on top of this whole situation.
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