Khabib will destroy him. Ferguson's biggest strengths are his pace and pressure. Khabib has the same type of pace and pressure. He's also bigger and stronger. There isn't a person in the world right now at 155 who can answer Khabib's wrestling and ability to maul people when he gets them to the ground.
Or he's KO'ed like Jessica Eye just was.
Ferguson's best chance against Khabib is not on his feet actually. He fights close which means Khabib will take him down easily. But something tells me Ferguson will throw sneaky elbows or pull some weird jujitsu shit on him. I still think Khabib wins but Tony has the highest chance of beating him in the entire LW division.
Tony's offensive ground game would make that fight very interesting to me. Khabib has taken down and controlled everyone he has fought. Tony wouldn't just sit there and take the punishment or only try to get back to the feet.
Khabib's positioning is too good for him to get submitted. I think Ferguson has a clear advantage in striking so his best chance is to beat up Khabib early and slow him down. I just don't think he is stopping Khabib's take downs. It's an interesting fight but Khabib is just a FN monster.
Agreed, if the fight gets past the second or third round Ferguson will wear McGregor out. Good chin or not though the first round or two McGregor can knock him out with the counter left.
He doesn't have a choice. Khabib is too big and strong and too good of a grappler for anyone at 155.
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When he's getting physically dominated and smothered by Khabib, yes he's not going to have a choice but to take his beating like everyone else. Khabib is absolutely relentless from top position and like so many other fighters who get on top and he doesn't just lay on someone. The way Ferguson is relentless and smothers fighters in the stand up game is exactly what Khabib does to people when he takes them down.
