Gaethje vs Chander was a reminder of just how good Khabib Nurmagomedov was... | UFC 268 Chael Sonnen

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Chael Sonnen talks Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler UFC 268 on this episode of Beyond the Fight.
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[@sukhdevr3489]

You mean downgrade?

[@BrokeSpike]

Upgrade your title cause it says "Chander" not chandler

[@The_Capo671]

@@BrokeSpike oooo that’ll show em

[@jeremyjordan6786]

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[@troller3155]

I’ll upgrade my wallet as soon as I upgrade my money uncle Chael!

[@generalkunta396]

That’s actually what I was thinking… when I think of Poirier making light work of Mcgregor twice and Gaethje doing a job on Tony and this fight. You can’t help to think how good Khabib is. He’s levels above the whole division, and this division by far is the hardest weight class without a doubt.

[@crazykubla]

True, I don't like how the division played out though. Prime Tony got robbed, McGregor stopped training, khabib kept delaying or missing his fights. The constant drama between the McGregor khabib camps didn't help either. Still, khabib kept going through all that madness which probably adds to his legacy.

[@AXharoth]

100%

[@aniqdc6184]

@@crazykubla you're too biased.tony pulled out of the fight twice, khabib twice then covid 19 happened.tony is too easy to hit and taken down.kevin lee took him down easily.

[@johndover3594]

He bet one guy in top 10 his entire career , average opponent rank of 33! Most padded champ ever

[@masrr3678]

@@johndover3594 I don't believe you're actually that moronic so I assume you're trolling, yawn

[@alexr1934]

Khabib was something straight out of a comic book. Never lost, never lost a round, never bled, never looked tired. Everyone knew what he was going to do and there was nothing you could do to stop it. Opponents that actually went the distance got their face beat in.

[@ErosExMachina]

The thing about Khabib is not just that he wins all his fights, he makes the opponent look absolutely helpless and crushes their willpower just watch his last 2 fights against Poirier and Justin, look at poiriers face before he loses gasping for air and Justin gaetje for how tough he is literally tapped out before he went to sleep.

[@romxxii]

That's what great fighters do. Jon Jones did the same with the light heavyweight division: made everyone else look like a chump, even though in his absence we clearly saw a resurgence of talent. Amanda Nunes makes everyone in bantam and featherweight look like a dunce, even legit former kickboxing champions like Germaine du Randamie. Hell, people keep making excuses for people that Israel Adesanya defeats. Remember when he KO'd Rob Whittaker twice in one fight? Or when the infamously pressure-oriented offense of Costa couldn't get off the ground? Everyone keeps saying "why didn't they do the thing they usually do?" Part of a great fighter's game plan is preventing the other guy from executing his.

[@miamimouse3167]

@@romxxii 💯👏🏾, it's signs of the best, Anderson silva was this until he wanted to become a show and not throw fighter 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@romxxii]

@@miamimouse3167 I think what happened to Anderson is what eventually happened to Jon Jones, and to any dominant fighter: eventually there's so much tape of you to analyze, and eventually you get older and slower. Guys like GSP and Khabib didn't get a shit run like Anderson because they quit while they were ahead. If Khabib continued to fight, we'd eventually get a couple matches where some guys would figure him out and he goes from invincible to human.

[@miamimouse3167]

@@romxxii nah man Anderson just got tired of his run but he still was capable of being dominant and Jon Jones has personal demons but still was a violent smart hall of fame 🐐, kinda scary when you think about it

[@turcutudor77]

@@romxxii The fuck are you smoking bro? Yes, that's what great fighters do, but Jon? Are you serious? Tell me more how he made Gustafsson, Santos and Reyes look like chumps, rofl. After which he bailed the division and found excuses not to fight anymore. Add to that how many times he popped for PED's and you soon realize putting him in the same conversation with Khabib is laughable.

[@KRAFTPUNK]

Was thinking this the whole time. Like how the fuck did Khabib control Justin’s legs with ease like he did? Truly a next level of grappling…

[@doublecrossedswine112]

Even in the stand up Justin looked a bitch. I do not like Khabib but damn. Just damn.

[@Rlouis367]

Khabib already a monster in his skill n stamina, on top of that he has super chin, that's what make him even easier to execute his game, Justin hit him with clean uppercut n cross, he still move forward..lol

[@jaseallenson316]

@@doublecrossedswine112 what???

[@GalvinTechID]

@@Rlouis367 After looking at Gathje 2 best shot landed in Khabib jaws but he practically brush it off like it was nothing gives me the goosebump

[@kevinschwart1028]

Because Khabib is the goat

[@mohamedawaale5532]

What scary about the Gaethje khabib fight was the amount of control he had. He physically didn't hurt him on the ground whatsoever. It was pure technique. It was like a teenager playing wrestling with his 5 year old lil brother. He doesn't hurt him, but puts him in positions where he's absolutely vulnerable.

[@Chicken-Chaser]

Yeah the question after the khabib fight was if this was revealing a hole in Justin’s ground game, or just khabib dominating his opponent on the ground as usual. After seeing This fight I think Justin’s wrestling is just fine lmao

[@darrentheeagletill5858]

Yeah after the gaethje/khabib fight, I thought gaethje was just a bad wrestler but the fact that Micheal Chandler couldn't take gaethje down just shows us the skills

[@CufflinksAndChuckles]

Khabib also weathered a lot of Justin's strikes before Justin gassed out. That's when Khabib decided to grapple and take him down and put him to sleep. An absolute masterclass. So good, in fact, that it made Justin look like a child. That being said, Justin Gaethje's biggest weakness isn't his wrestling, but his conditioning and energy management. He does his best when he takes it slow, but he's admitted numerous times that he sometimes ignores his coaches because he just has so much fun in the cage and only wants to keep swinging. That's probably why he's my favourite fighter. Sometimes he'll ignore strategy because he loves hitting people and getting hit.

[@trask9100]

Yeah, I don't think people realize how top level a move that was from Gaethje, he is without a doubt, possessing of top tier wrestling skills. People thought he had terrible wrestling skills after the Khabib fight, but midair legpass is some very serious shit in the wrestling world you don't see much of, even at an olympic level. You could literally see the spirit drain from Chandlers body after that for a period of time. This fight just proves to even further how good Khabib is/was. Khabib dismantled Gaethje pretty badly, I can't imagine what he'd do to Chandler, or even Oliveira

[@darrentheeagletill5858]

@@CufflinksAndChuckles good analysis

[@nathan2683]

Yeah I see some holes in his game

[@munkyzzb7504]

Yeah ppl forgot Justin is a great wrestler you can't judge ppl based on Khabib. He's on another level

[@rzlb5]

Yeah, Looking back how hard Chandler needed to do to beat Hooker, we also could not judge Hooker as a bad fighter after Makhachev dismantling him in a few minute. Hoping Hooker could improve his rank.

[@bundleofhumble3119]

I have to dissagree, Chandler and Gaethje just like most fighters except for Tibeau who Khabib fought were fighters that wanted to keep it standing. Khabib ducked Oliveira tiwce, who does want to go to the ground or stand with him and would never even think about fighting people like Islam who would destroy him as well. Tibeau made perfectly clear that Khabib does not want his only weapon taken from him or even get used against him.

[@lukasrysanek9384]

@@bundleofhumble3119 lmao stop being a hater and give respect where respect is due

[@John-gh2lz]

Khabib was so good he made fighters in there prime look like they where not in there prime . Gaethje was in his prime khabib is just that must better .

[@tanveerkhan743]

Finally You have given Khabib some credit. I love you for that uncle Chael

[@faussepiste2115]

khabib on another level

[@jesuschristcunt8469]

@@generalneyland4005 u are watching the man that is several levels above khabib

[@yasser9637]

@@jesuschristcunt8469 lmao u love to see it 🤣

[@vintagezeevan1908]

Lower than khamzat's level...

[@faussepiste2115]

@@vintagezeevan1908 we'll see in 18 fights

[@myname1989]

Don’t forget …. Khabib also had a broken foot or toe whatever when he fought Justin 😬 just insane

[@leafclover8891]

hey, connor got a broken leg. its no big deal haha

[@beasix9384]

What he means is that khabibs toe was already broken when he fought..and he was ill the whole week too yet still fought and won.

[@kevinshea8493]

And his dad just died, yeah?

[@TheLemon4you]

@@kevinshea8493 When an eagle sets its eye on something.

[@vaden706]

I dont think most fans understand just how good khabib was. It's a shame he retired so early, if he continued even for 2 or 3 more fights there would be no debate left on who the goat is.

[@sherminator1617]

It was great that the hugging machine retired. These fights in lightweight been crazy. Chandler vs Oliveira were great too, poirier vs Oliveira willl be great too. Khabibs style were so boring to watch, sure hes a good guy but boring fights

[@vaden706]

@@sherminator1617 I agree the fights at lw have been incredible but I really enjoyed watching khabib. I think it’s unfair to label his style as “hugging” he wrestled,controlled, and moved to a position to pound his opponents face in. Khabib fought like a man possessed. I loved his style

[@bossmanali]

@@sherminator1617 most casual comment on KZbin please watch something else we don't need you in the MMA community

[@hamzamuslim6141]

don't worry we have Khamzat, if you miss Khabib you will enjoy this brother

[@vaden706]

@@hamzamuslim6141 ahh yes, I was just in another thread saying how I believe khamzat wrecks usman right now, no need to feed him anymore victims before his title shot

[@DavidArasanzEdo]

That's exactly what I thought when I was watching the fight. Chandler couldn't grapple with him, Khabib needed 20 seconds to take him down, get to mount and submit him.

[@SaadKhan-cl9px]

That’s why Khabib is the GOAT!!

[@everydaffodil5344]

Facts, there will never be another quite like him

[@chocamocha4541]

Defending your title 3 times and being humble doesn't make you the GOAT...Khasual😂😂

[@SaadKhan-cl9px]

@@chocamocha4541 Dream whatever you want, but he is the only guy who had a 0 in his record, who made no mistakes in his career and there was no opponent who even came close to winning. For me GOAT doesn’t mean defending titles, or coming to take revenge Peace out

[@chocamocha4541]

@@SaadKhan-cl9px Its either Jon Jones or GSP...Khabib is nowhere close to these guys...0 record doesn't mean anything if u fight most of you career against literally nobody!😂😂Jon Jones is undefeated too lol...U can't be in a GOAT conversatiom with only 3 titles defense😂😂 while GSP and Jon Jones have defended it 13 and 14 times...No one cares about your definition of GOAT..GOAT is UFC champion who defended their belts against number 1 contenders over and over again throughout many years with dominance over their weight class...Khabib could have been the GOAT but he isn't due to many problems...Im not hating on khabib and just speaking fax

[@phatho3078]

@@kostatsoulos6173 Usual Khasual lol..Khabib only real legititame opponents are Dustin and Justin...GSP is the GOAT,despite losing, he revenged those 2 losses...also defended his titles 13 times while Khabib has only 3..He was an all-around fighter and one of the most versatile fighter

[@showtimelakers1795]

Khabib really made all these excellent fighters look like chumps. Man!

[@basantarantijapun3054]

Did he entertain like theses guys did yesterday Answer is a Big Flat No

[@yasser9637]

@@basantarantijapun3054 doesn’t matter he still made them look bad if u hate submission or ground game then don’t watch mma please

[@basantarantijapun3054]

Lol did I say I hate wrestling No. I said as audiences did we enjoy khabib fight as we enjoyed these guys fight yesterday?

[@milaninter2442]

@@basantarantijapun3054 my personal favorite fight was Khabib beating Conor's ass for 4 straight rounds on the feet and on the ground.

[@mysticranger6894]

@@basantarantijapun3054 dude its real fighting, not wwe, they fight to win not to entertain ur casual ass

[@limbcollector22]

As soon as the fight ended I said to myself this just shows how damn good and dominant Khabib was

[@DS-ch8mz]

With a broken toe. The guy was too good. I honestly think Islams wrestling and grappling will expose all of top 5

[@fahadus]

"What Khabib did that night was special, man. No one's defeating that Khabib." Gaethje has been saying it all this time and everyone just thought he was giving excuses for losing. A big reason why there's a lot of hope from Makhachev is because people miss seeing Khabib just manhandling the greatest fighters in the world, who the next in line would have a war with. So Makhachev doesn't just have to win, there are so many who can win. He has to come in the octagon and be the lion no one wants to go near.

[@Salmaniack]

Infact, Khabib himself has said that Makhachev's wrestling is better than his.

[@taivioigussakib]

amen

[@gcoffey223]

You forgot the "L" in MachaLchev. Chael renamed him

[@elijahwilliams3728]

Khabib said that himself

[@animalkingdom2831]

@@Salmaniack Better subs yes but not in Controlling and GnP Khabib is way better, but Islam slick with his subs but lack GnP, Khabib is the full package on the ground and always stay in a dominate position

[@risdarputra9471]

Khabib's gameplan was simple, "wrestle, make him tired, ground and pound then submit him"

[@user-wp7kg6qw1g]

Thats worst part being tired and getting choked after smash. Because it will eventually break opponents will and thrive for win. After couple takedowns, ground and pounds fighters goal switches from winning a match to how not get taken down. I would rather get KOd than 15 or 25 mins grueling “smash process” It reminds me a scene where Leo Dicaprio gets manhandled by grizzly. He manages to kill the bear. But that does not happen in a fight with Khabib. 29-0 for a reason.

[@mey1422]

he make 1 adjustments against connor tho.”changed his face make him humble a lil bit” the rest are the same 🤣

[@risdarputra9471]

@@mey1422 lol

[@ssalah05]

The crazy part is, Khabib didn’t even do any ground n pound to Justin, like he did to his other opponents. There weren’t any hammering fists from above, while Justin was on the ground. Literally, got him on the ground, and tried to put him to sleep, as fast as possible. Which later, we came to find out, was because Khabib didn’t want to hurt him in front of his parents. That’s just levels above everyone else.

[@user-ri3tl9qs6p]

But Khabib still tried to show the fans stand up fighting, atleast every first round.. then he took him down.

[@eamonshields2754]

This was my first thought. Chandler was a great wrestler and couldn't get Gaethje down. Khabib just steamrolled him and put him to sleep with a mounted triangle. Khabib made the best fighters in the world look average. GOAT

[@DC-Supreme]

Oh stop it he beat 4 good fighters and that’s it. GSP and Jon Coke Jones >

[@sukhdevr3489]

People who thought Justin had bad takedown defence were clueless. You could see Khabib struggled a little to take him though. That's an achievement.

[@wandzz3966]

@@sukhdevr3489 he did not struggle bro

[@wonderfool1772]

@@DC-Supreme jones tried out every drug there is and had gift decisions. If anybody is the goat its gsp

[@DeerayYoDaddy]

Usman is creeping up on the GOAT case. He is a monster

[@devanman7920]

You a group of super elite guys at the top of LW and Khabib just seems to be miles above them.

[@Aliraza-df3mt]

and that's why he is always in goat discussion,not bcz he has exellent records like sentpier or jhon jhons,just because he was so frickin dominant in his whole career and nobody can match that.

[@Rlouis367]

@T. what's that supposed to mean?..many pounds?

[@abangkacak6006]

@T. just say it, i hope mc tapper got so dominant like Khabib and got respect by every fighter

[@Rlouis367]

@T. I already explained this in other comments before, there are three weight type..1. walking weight meaning any normal day weight, 2. Fight camp weight, this is the time when a fighter is confirmed or signed contract to fight in a specific weight class, if the fighter's weight is far from the weight category he's going to fight,..he'll start cutting weight in terms of food n drinks(control diet) until to a certain targeted suitable weight, 3.cutting weight.. this usually they start doing it a week or two week before the fight day,they do it gradually, until few days left they start to do water cutting weight , usually they go to sauna, put thick covering all around their bodies just to sweat as much as they can. This is why some people misunderstood when a fighter tell his walk around weight, it depends on when, if he's asked during normal days of course he weight a lot, if asked during fight camp it will be lesser

[@Rlouis367]

@T. The part you say he almost died cutting weight, you said that because not many fighters shows their video of cutting weight, I did comment about this on Khabib's official video channel and said you shouldn't show the complete video especially the last part where he was lying down n look weak, the reason was if new fans watching this they will misunderstood into thinking he's the only one cutting weight that bad, and also especially his haters will use this to say this the proof he's a weight bully which is not..to add more during his last fight for Justin, he was in all kind of hell, his father's death, he almost didn't want to fight anymore but Dana kept pursuing to do it at least for the last time, this is the word of Dana himself, and then he got mumps, he had to rest for 3weeks i think without heavy training, just light cardios, and lastly he broke his toes, these are all why it was terrible weight for him.. According to Michael Bisping, the weigh-in shouldn't be an issue, he said, it's a standard procedure for every fighter before they weigh in infront of journalist on the stage, the official staff which isn't working for UFC, will do the weigh-in at back of the stage 1st, jus for final check, ..if he ever miss weight, it might be only few ounce,... remember he's not the one to fight again at least at that time, it was only three month after the lost of his father.

[@edinpandzic5838]

i miss khabib....just even the walkout

[@alixus10]

Me too. That hat was iconic.

[@limhan3209]

@@alixus10 it's not a hat haha

[@alixus10]

@@limhan3209 Papakha is a hat.

[@tarci2994]

@@limhan3209 its a hat wool hat designed for making you warm there is also a cloak coming with it.

[@youcantseeme2244]

Me too brother. The walkout song. The papakha. When he prayed before entering the cage. It was special.

[@syedfawaz8090]

One more thing. Khabib didn't even get so much as a scratch against all these "violent" fighters

[@MNASHIR]

indeed, damn Khabib

[@michael43567]

Yep. Never knocked down either.

[@jonboyent1277]

This just shows how incredible Khabibs ground game is

[@samik3184]

Not just the ground, Khabib was dominating stand up too thats the crazy part. Khabib didnt even let Justin breath with the pressure he was putting on him

[@bendover7841]

Never thought I would say this, but I'm glad he's retired. That dude was unbeatable. Nobody was beating him. Not Chandler, Tony, Conor, Poirier, Dariush or Islam.

[@santosdavila4015]

I think DoBronx would have gave him a run for his money

[@rhoiby23]

Even if he smashes all those guys, i still would have loved watching all those fights. Then, imagine if he went up to 170 and tried to take on the top dogs up there

[@Franksta-so6ce]

@@rhoiby23 he’d get molested by 170 pounders. Thats why he retired. Usman would make him look small

[@rhoiby23]

@@Franksta-so6ce idk about that... but definetly would be tougher matchups

[@Franksta-so6ce]

@@rhoiby23 imagine khamzat vs khabib. it's a slaughter. khabibs biggest advantage in lw was his technique and weight and strength that diminishes rapidly the higher the weight class

[@naazrahhusain1771]

Khabib is a legend....check out his last 3 victims..how long it took for them to return to the ring....Every amazing fight everyone will have to mention khabib

[@ML-op3hw]

If Dustin beats Charles , then there’s no argument for not acknowledging that khabib left at the right time, there literally was no one left to fight .

[@ryanpgfhhh7920]

Styles make Fights

[@nakumininja]

Felder fkk olive

[@fireandiron4181]

@@ryanpgfhhh7920 Styles make fights is what everyone said before they got smeshed lol

[@angrymaniac53]

I have been saying gaethje would expose Chandler's wrestling and he did and now Dustin will soon expose Oliver's ground game

[@angrymaniac53]

@@ryanpgfhhh7920 if you think styles makes fight then you would also know that khabib's wrestling pretty much nulifies everything on the ground.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Nobody in the current crop at 155 would beat Kabib right now. Even Islam. At the end of his career evolution, Kabib could do it all. From striking to grappling and world class cardio. But yes, Justin vs Chandler= amazing fight.

[@tarci2994]

At the end of the day Khabib earns credit for Islams fights to, if you knew Russian he is telling Islam a step by step guide each second of the fight. Islam kinda loses himself in adrenaline he basically forgot to step over Hookers head to lock in that Kimura until Khabib told him to.

[@chotreyes1004]

I noticed that too

[@flipf615]

khabib at 170 is just a good fighter. can be undefeated still, but wont be considered the greatest because he'd lose rounds for sure. but yeah, khabib fighting guys 50 pounds lighter is an amazing accomplishment

[@MynameisBrianZX]

DC has said that Islam got better wrestling and tighter striking than Khabib, and Javier Mendez has said that Islam was ahead in striking but only wins a few sparring rounds against Khabib ever. My intuition is that the remaining factor is Khabib's fight smarts. I've seen Islam pull some smooth moves but not as much as Khabib. It could also be Islam never needed to, we'll see when he gets contender-level opponents.

[@Rlouis367]

Khabib was press cheat code for Islam outside the cage lol

[@casus4781]

One thing that this fight made crystal clear is that Islam Makhachev will dominate this division.

[@niyazahmed3448]

Just brush up some bits and work on his striking and gain some confidence, and he could end up better than khabib

[@the_question]

eh

[@matthewyarborough8328]

Lets hope not. Hope get gets slept

[@TheAbsoluteSir]

Khabib was only able to take Gaethje down because of his insane pressure but Islam is a lot more measured with his striking. Given this, I think Islam will have a much harder time taking Justin down than Khabib did if they fought.

[@iqbaljohn7271]

That’s one concern. If he can replicate what Khabib does, mixing a good stand up and wrestle plus ground and pound, without a doubt Islam might dominate the division.

[@VicioRay]

This is exactly what I've been saying, khabib is underrated just because he doesnt have over 10 title defenses doesnt mean he wasnt really really good

[@justinvoegtline5093]

Overrated cheating weight Bully

[@samuel3253]

Yes it does... and leaving before fighting all your contenders as they're working u out makes you No 1 chicken!!

[@amzariblack7993]

@CM Hawk You know the only fighter who is active and really-really excellent in welterweight are Colby and Usman. For me yesterday Colby striking is not bad but not good either and his head movement has improve but I Justin and Dustin can beat him. Even, justin Gaethje once said that Khabib cannot be beaten by any 180 pound fighters and he said this when he is training with Usman you know.

[@X_Online801]

@@justinvoegtline5093 Everyone at 155 is a weight bully tbf. They all weigh upwards of 175-190 lbs.

[@1armedwolf2003]

No one is gonna have those title streaks anymore. The competition is so ridiculous and next level now that the days of those defences in 10’s are over

[@AcidGlow]

Chandler took alot of shots, swinging around with not much technique and then gassing out. No way he could've handled Khabib. But still a great fight between Justin and Michael 💪

[@RaffSolis]

I feel like Chandler got way too reckless going in with his hands down so often towards the end

[@KiLLaBushWooKiE]

He fought fan friendly tho, he wouldn't of done that vs khabib. I'd rather of seen chandler vs khabib than Gaethje or Poirier. Chandler stronger more explosive uses his wrestling in all fights at some point and has lower centre of gravity. Bet he would of lasted longer than that pathetic Gaethje performance who looked a fish out of water on ground lol.

[@hashvendetta7226]

Round 1 of any fight Chandler is in is a dangerous fight for his opponent. He is lightning fast and hits hard early. I don't think anyone is gonna tell you kahbib wouldn't be the absolute favorite to win, but acting like chandler can't connect on almost anyone in the division is crazy. Justin got hit with things that would put most to sleep last night. Too bad for chandler, justin is a freak of nature and keeps his composure in a fire fight. He made chandler look silly. It was still amazing though.

[@LC-jq7vn]

@@hashvendetta7226 Justin is the embodiment of being born with a certain mentality you can’t gain even from Experience. You can to some extent but not to the extent of Justin’s wild ass. He’s cold as ice. Chandlers a ba too

[@timelineenjoyer]

He had plenty of technique in the first round but he loaded up on the right way too much every time, he was changing levels on his jab beautifully and keeping the pressure with the leg kicks; but he got too hungry after he hurt Gaethje and wasted too much energy.

[@eliminator173]

Not gonna lie, it pains me to see that Tony isnt even in the conversation anymore at 155. But i get why.

[@J.mansel4291]

Yeah just a good reminder how age and taking punishment will catch up to you and sometimes all at once

[@223shockwave]

I remember thinking his dominance was never gonna end at one point. Maybe the best guy to not win the belt

[@mrjostur8645]

APG95 and Gus

[@denisl2760]

@APG95 Lies, Chael won all the belts.

[@Flowerz__]

@APG95 Yoel is overhyped to hell and back. My respect for him as a man absolutely plummeted after his fight with Izzy. Went in there played games and barely through. For a guy his size he fought like a scared school girl. And then after he whined about it. Unprofessional and showed truly how good he was (not that good)

[@Robnworld]

Justin/ Dustin lose to khabib and become better, Conor loses and loses more.

[@Black-Cat9]

👍👏👏🙂

[@abhidahiya4007]

It was a healthy competition between Khabib and Justin/Dustin. They didn't hate each other. Conor and Khabib hated each other. So defeat at hands of Khabib mentally broke down Conor.

[@grantheskey5704]

That's exactly what I said during the fight, he took Justin down so easily, crazy.

[@basantarantijapun3054]

What are you talking. Kabib never won MMA with KO. No power punch nothing just he has estra level wrestling and power so he won.

[@LC-jq7vn]

If you watch closely he stopped several take downs from khabib. The very prime and best khabib. Khabib got better every year. Once khabib gets yu he’s got you though. I don’t see any other wrestler doing that to Justin unless Islam can. Their wrestling is just better than American wrestling. Justin has seen chandlers style thousands of times. But khabibs can’t be replicated for a training partner

[@jasonwitte3642]

@@basantarantijapun3054 yes he has won with a k.o. one of his first fights in the ufc.

[@imran101]

@@basantarantijapun3054 He won everytime that's the key takeaway.

[@j_sr3608]

@@basantarantijapun3054 Do you contriute anything other than Khabib hate?

[@mannankhan4302]

Khabib is a standard upon which every LW would be judged…He is master in breaking will of opponents. He is true GOAT in all senses.

[@cwyatt6066]

Never lost a round, a minute, or a second of anything he's ever done in his life. Always bet on Chaels picks, he always decides the winner 🏆

[@thepistolguy859]

Always bet the opposite of what Chael says is the way to become a millionaire.

[@go_rizzo_grow]

Stop with that bullshit already

[@elijahhouston8494]

He lost a round against mcgregor😂

[@Racoons4Change]

@@elijahhouston8494 no, I'd say he lost a round to gaethje round 1 but losing rounds doesnt matter at all. Kind of pointless stat. What's more impressive is that the eagle has NEVER been cut.

[@austinf9239]

@@go_rizzo_grow no

[@tarci2994]

The way I see it with Khabib you arent gonna win defensive wrestling or not. The problem is you have two options both are bad almost equally. 1) dont be afraid of the takedown he picks you up and slams you as soon as you believe its a striking match cause the legs are right there for the taking and you have your hands high. 2) be afraid and try the old pull away fron the take down most of Khabibs opponents love this one, you will succed in defending cause he cant get enough leverage over you if you are backing up, but sideaffect you get closer to the cage and nowhere to go, that is actually the reason why most of Khabibs takedowns are against the cage. Now Gaethje circled very good that wrestling experience helped him made sure his back was almost never against the cage except once in late round 1. Just one problem he was getting pressured heavy, and Khabib ends up setting the pace its much more easier for Khabib to run frontwards than Gaethje running backwards and he got tired in just 1 round crazy. You just cant win against Khabib, the only way is to be a better MMA grappler not just one area like folkstyle or JJ all of the grappling, and you have to have more experience than Khabib.

[@romxxii]

Or you find a way to neutralize the wrestling, like how rangy strikers use low calf kicks and inside leg kicks to weaken power punchers. I dunno what's the wrestling equivalent: threatening uppercuts? Just having better TDD?

[@hisoka524]

@@romxxii Uppercuts and knees wouldnt work very well against khabib's style because he shoots so low and he sets them up before shooting and when he shoots hes so fast.

[@tarci2994]

@@romxxii Anything that throws you off balance is a bad idea against good grapplers, thats exatly what happened to Dan Hooker or Gaethje or Barbosa. The best idea against grapplers is not to throw any kicks at all. Throwing uppercuts, or knees is smart against a grappler but ussually these types of grapplers will make you think its a striking match and than will shoot after your hands are to high than its to late.

[@notvaas3093]

@@romxxii geathje tried to be rangy with khabib but it didn't work.

[@spanqueluv9er]

Er… wt actual f is “wolf eat you brada” we wonders?🤦‍♂️🤡🤡🤡💩

[@t.j.sonofjonaslove8225]

Khabib wrestled bears as a kid so of course he's going to dominate men his size

[@limhan3209]

Baby bears...

[@kdr3619]

@@limhan3209 Big men.

[@bossmanali]

@@limhan3209 baby khabib as well

[@friendlystonepeople]

He wrestled a baby bear who was cruelly tied to a rope. Absolute animal abuse. A full grown, unconstrained bear would rip him to bits.

[@Gabriel-vg5qv]

@@friendlystonepeople you must be a rocket scientist

[@mondardaman2973]

Khabib was an outright beast and nobody got close, he almost made it look too easy.

[@airgunfun2558]

He cheated.

[@richardhankombo3106]

Khabib is top notch....Gaethje has a lot of arsenal's in his fight game,one of the very best. Chandler is slowly realising how tough it is to win in the UFC.

[@sameed3]

Khabibs retirement is a cliff hanger , a perfect ending to a novel with what if”s question.

[@everglide15]

i was sitting near chael during the fights. this dude is so calm even when they were knocking eachother down hes sitting there with his legs crossed, relaxed. absolute legend

[@garrisjp3557]

That’s because Chael has never lost a round and nothing is impressive to him

[@socratese5]

What was the energy like during the main event?

[@everglide15]

@@socratese5 main event was pretty crazy but I think the crowd was going more crazy for gaethje chandler. Crowd kept changing between chanting “fuck colby” and “let’s go colby” lol chAel and Anthony smith were both chilling in the msg suites in between shooting for the desk

[@socratese5]

@@everglide15 Yeah the Justin Chandler fight was crazy wow that’s cool you got to experience that 👍🏽 Question when you’re in the audience i know the energy in the crowd is better but are the viewing angles better when you watch at home?

[@socratese5]

@Xion Collins yeah I gotta go to a big fight once and experience it 👍🏽

[@psychologyofawinner]

Khabib probably retired to make way for Islam. He knew Islam was gonna rise up the ranks one day but they couldn't fight each other. Because they were training partners for life, they knew every secret of one another. So, Khabib goes out and lets Islam fight for the belt. Otherwise he could easily remain undefeated for 2-3 years since he never took damage from his fights.

[@amzariblack7993]

Yeah agreed and the death of his Father too. I watch the interview of Khabib during the Justin fight He didn't say that he want to retire, but everybody was talking about his father that whole week and maybe that kinda put nail on the coffin.

[@HarshJ_ohn]

Khabib was that boss tier opponent that you have 0.1% chance to beat. People who never tried say they can. People who did say the can't.

[@neorock6135]

Using DBZ as reference, I don't even think we saw Khabib's ultimate form, maybe super Saiyan level one, never needed to bring it out more. Imagine Khabib at a Super Sayin level 4

[@bewiththetruthalways5637]

Khabib was like a saiyyan only, kept evolving with each of his fights and reached his prime in his last fight. He even dominated Gaethje on standup and his chin was very underrated as he took shots and nothing happened. No scratch on his face, nothing.

[@abangkacak6006]

@@bewiththetruthalways5637 don't forget how khabib pressure gaethje and make him tired, chandler wanna do that to geathje but its not work and back fire

[@hisoka524]

Exactly that😂

[@T1000AX]

Every fight he kept getting better and making it look easier and easier. Then he retires when he was barely at his peak. Just feels like a waste of talent. Hopefully he can pour thay magic skill into islam makhachev lol

[@neorock6135]

@@T1000AX You are spot on bro. And like Gathje said after the fight, _'I don't anyone under 175 can beat that man"_ mad props to Garthje too, for being such a classy dude when Khabib was weeping on the octagon. Although, in respect retirement as much as we will miss him competing having probably not seen even close to his best, it's very refreshing & speaks to the man he is that he kept his promise to his mom. Not sure many of us would walk away being at the top of the world like that, due to a promise, even to one's mom.

[@areefzerg5814]

Chandler once said he has the recipe to beat Khabib... He cant even beat Gaethje...

[@Sam-ng3of]

Gaethje's defensive wrestling has always been good. Even against Nurmagomedov he had a little moment where he wrestled his way out of a clinch well - go and look at Luke Thomas' breakdown of that fight and go to min 13 in the video. Against Nurmagomedov it wasn't Gaethje's wrestling that let him down, it was his BJJ. But its not like elite BJJ works against Nurmagomedov anyway, we've seen Nurmagomedov maul multiple black belts (Truijlo, RDA, Poirier etc). His style of wrestling (judo trips + combat sambo + freestyle + smesh) was just something unique.

[@dameshamansour3128]

Cant believe the Justin last night was beaten so comprehensively he looked like a beast without a single scratch. Whatever they say khabib was special & people only have opinions, who else has a record where u know every opponent esp the first ten but they are fights never the less

[@vision28390]

💯

[@knoegell]

Wtf did I read

[@spanqueluv9er]

Huh? Justin was beaten comprehensively but he didn’t have a scratch? Which is it genius?🤦‍♂️🤡🤡🤡💩💩

[@ipman49]

@@spanqueluv9er when he's talking about being beaten comprehensively he's talking about his loss to khabib.

[@dameshamansour3128]

@@spanqueluv9er Ok Einstein i break it down for you, the same Justin who Khabib beat soo comprehensively,looked bruised, was the same Justin who didn’t have a scratch or get taken down, beat someone like Chandler. Not everyone is a genius, clearly 💩

[@dudekdudek9095]

I said this to my buddy this weekend ,, Watching all these top 155 have great fights and be awesome in the cage but remember what happened to the top guys who faced Khabib ,,

[@Lloydyxxx]

Gotta say I loved Whitman telling each of his fighters between their rounds “YOU HAVING FUN??”

[@ipuya]

There are two ways to rate a GOAT. One is based on the number of titles or consecutive wins (where JJ leads) and the other is in terms of dominance (where khabib stands all by himself). Khabib won and defended his title multiple times and dominated every fight. He was never even close to being in danger. I know no other fighter that you can say that about.

[@ClintByrne]

Chaels DP is killing it. I love the composition and lighting in studio but the hotel is great and doing it on the road is impressive. Great technical effort. And thanks for the commentary as always

[@geoff3103]

A Khabib vs Usman fight would shatter records. Dana should pay them $100 mil apiece, it be worth it.

[@TheM.W]

I was watching Khabib throw around Luke Rockhold, a 205+ pound man on fight night. Luke Rockhold is a 4th degree black belt and a bjj world champion. The people saying Usman easily wins are r3tards. What we have seen from Usman is that he has good wrestling but no ground game in mma. And if we have learnt anything from the ufc lately, it is that Dagestani wrestling is far superior than American wrestling. Plus Khabib has one of the best chins of all time. No hate on Usman tho. He is on his way to the greatest career in ufc history. Hats off to him

[@niyazahmed3448]

Feel like usman would win but not dominantly, khabib is surprisingly hard to catch clean and has a ridiculous chin, its all a question of if Khabib can take usman down, sure being in WW would make khabib even more physically stronger but Usmans take down defense is unreal, personally i dont want this fight to happen, i wouldn't want any one of them to lose.

[@TheM.W]

@@niyazahmed3448 Same. They are both two of my top 5 favourites of all time

[@jonathanvilla7280]

Usman's jab and it's evolution is a difference maker now. Khabib ate a lot of jabs but none like Usman's.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Yes indeed. And I think that Kabib would beat Usman at 170.

[@jtwilliamson3723]

Blows my mind that everyone feels it necessary to talk about Chael being undefeated. I thought that was as widely known and accepted as water being wet. Fortunately he transcended the sport and became our street savior, thus freeing up all titles and weight classes for the myriad of wannabe champs, chumps, and cheaters. When a man has to take stuff just to handicap himself enough to make it fair, it's time to move on to conquering something else. Maybe culinary school. Or time travel. Smooth sailing Sir, and Chael speed.

[@reginald8600]

Are you that chael fan from that press conference way back??

[@jameswhite5083]

Chael speed… I’m dying 😆😆😆

[@gavinrowland4024]

Water isn't wet, it just makes other solid materials wet.

[@patbobsquidpants3159]

Your "that dude" or just very bored

[@lornemalvo2286]

It's so sad Khabib retired so early, he could've given us several superfight even with rematch !!

[@ryanpark9723]

Chael sonnen

[@OzagSalo]

Thats beautiful

[@ps3fan2002]

Poetry

[@m_b4]

Ridge wallet should test thier product in the pocket with Gaethje to see if it can survive.

[@nickdiazarmymfers8582]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Noobie2k7]

Better way to test it would be to taape it to the calf of one of his opponents and see if it survives.

[@tomydurazno6243]

Chael: "Chandler was Bellator and Strikeforce Champion" *Chandler never fought for the Strikeforce belt* Me: Ok great

[@mohammadabdi9178]

was searching for this comment

[@briandevrou3799]

I caught that too lol

[@ChrisAcheson]

"Yeah, he did a backflip off the top of the cage before but I still wasn't sure he was athletic" - Chael Sonnen.

[@chromaticsoundco.7664]

This was a crazy fight - about 70% through Chandler realized he couldn't beat Gaethje and he let himself become a punching bag. Both amazing fighters and an instant classic fight.

[@DS-ch8mz]

@@tval00 I saw that too, so tomorrow he can say we put on show for the fans, eeh wrong answer. No fighter came to UFC for fans, they came to become champion that's priority nr 1 for all fighters. .he literally gave up and instead put on show. Seemed I saw that little bit in gaethje as well in the beginning

[@divineoverhand5307]

@@DS-ch8mz dude is already 36 years old. I don't think he cares about gold more than he does about fans. Especially since he will probably a some sort of commentator in the ufc, being liked by the fans is gonna be important for his future jobs

[@divineoverhand5307]

@Xion Collins he didnt have gold in strikr force

[@GhostDriver87]

I have to stop watching Chael’s videos, if I buy one more Ridge Wallet my wife will leave me. His salesmanship is sending me broke! Never lost a round, never missed a sale. The undisputed king

[@jackdunn5147]

😆

[@spanqueluv9er]

Wtf is “sending me broke” we wonders?🧐🧐🤦‍♂️🤡

[@rzlb5]

I bet you already bought that erectile dysfunctional product.

[@executivelifehacks6747]

Second best fight of the year, before Volk vs Ortega. And I was on the edge of my seat for Usman vs Covington, which was awesome.

[@scotto9765]

Volk vs Ortega wasn't fight if the year category.......

[@TheDreamWyrm]

Volk vs Ortega is maybe fourth place, Gaethje vs Chandler is a fight people will speak about forever. Therefore, the winner of fight of the year.

[@executivelifehacks6747]

@@TheDreamWyrm The greatest round yes, but having watched both fights Volk's fight was more thrilling, especially with the 2 escapes. Gaethje and probably Chandler have bigger buzz surrounding them. I think Gaethje/Chandler is #2. The best single round (first) that I can remember. Just my opinion tho

[@danieljacobs4352]

shows how op the highest caliber of wrestling is in a mma fight, not so much just khabib, if a guy cant knock you out before you grab him if your wrestling/ bjj is better its game over most of the time

[@Asefalexandernoorzai]

If Gaethje shows how good Khabib was, Chandler also demonstrates how good Charlie Olives is. Change my mind.

[@executivelifehacks6747]

Very good point. Though Chandler didn't nearly finish Gaethje

[@TheNightblindness]

Not really tho like Hooker vs Dustin and Hooker vs Chandler , knock out have alot of factor . will we say Dustin has soft punch ? I don't think so .

[@J.mansel4291]

@@TheNightblindness good point

[@Dragonslairminis]

@@TheNightblindness The difference is Oliviera was in big trouble but got the win like a good fighter that he is. Gaetchje won a fight convincingly but not without moments similar to Oliviera. Khabib, made them all look like amateurs.

[@FWbaracuss]

Styles make matchups. There's changing your mind for you

[@kevinschwart1028]

Makes you wonder just how good was the legendary Khabib

[@DylanDocker]

LW division is boring without Khabib but at least Islam is there

[@Endflip]

Are you kidding? LW is the most stacked division

[@IronSideBA]

How the fuck u watch that fight and say the division is boring. Please be sarcasm

[@cappy2282]

Justin and Chandler both got "a lotta heart"

[@MS-wz9jm]

Chandler just doesnt have a brain. Dont get me wrong it was an entertaining fight, but so are some BKFC fights. Chandler was fighting like an idiot, hands down letting opponent smash his face. Does he want to be champion or just an entertainer. Geathje fought well.

[@cappy2282]

@@MS-wz9jm haha ya forsure you got a point but I think he realized he was getting worked. (Frustrated) It was dumb move no doubt like "Dude don't pretend Justin isn't capable of putting your lights out because he's clearly smashing your face"

[@reubencohen6476]

Love the content Chael, thanks for always bringing it. I didn’t catch it on the camera angle at first, but Michael hit his head hard on the canvas after the takedown… so I think he was collecting himself from that as well as confidence gathering…

[@michael95621]

That leg pass that Gaethje did is the definition of art in Martial Arts, there's no other word except beautiful that quite describes it. To get picked up and look like you're going to get slammed to only end up in a better position than the person who picked you up is just incredible.

[@Johnnyfcarv]

Uncle Chael, I’m really waiting to hear your thoughts on Alex “Poatãn” Pereira UFC debut…. Please, do not let me down on this one uncle Chael!

[@bubbag3176]

Teacher (calling roll): “Tim Brown” Tim Brown: “Present” Teacher: “Michael Chandler” Rest of class: (Rolls their eyes and grumbles..) “ not this again” “Why does she even call on him?” Michael Chandler: “All we have is the present, the here and now, to get better and to improve. I spend every second of everyday in the present, putting in the work to get better, using these gifts God has given me to be the best version of myself each and every day. And when life knocks me down, I pull myself up by the boot straps, dust myself off, and trust the process. As long as I continue to do that, I will be a UFC champion .. SEE YOU…” Rest of class: Mumbles “”At the top”.. we know” Teacher: “Jesus, Michael, for the last time, when I call your name, just say “here””!!!”

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

And so they begin. Lol

[@mexicanoaao]

Please, PLEASE, let this be the MMA version of the “I’ve 300 confirmed kills” Seal copypasta

[@HammerK99]

Gold

[@ChauncyCharm]

Tim Brown the GOAT confirmed

[@charles-antoinecote7177]

that is hilarious

[@dancox5572]

Hay... CONGRATULATIONS on the 9 hundred thousand subs. Love it Chael.

[@untitledmixture1531]

"Justin Geathje is your favorite fighter's favorite fighter" damn that one got me 😂😂😂

[@executivelifehacks6747]

This comment section needs more Michael Chandler motivational memes.

[@TheCallumTR]

lol agreed

[@executivelifehacks6747]

@@TheCallumTR "Jordan Peterson cleaned his room when he heard Chandler speaking" - best one I've seen yet.

[@viroz6562]

I didn’t watch the fight but it sounds like it was really good. And yeah Khabib is the goat for 155.

[@ookk9322]

Chael ur a legend. The way he breaks it down is crazy. Like how justin fought 2 battles in one amd how Khabib shines on this and the Islam thing.. he speaks very well and makes it that u wanna watch more videos

[@rzlb5]

Yeah. He is a storyteller.

[@artgrusensky121]

best fight of the night and very exciting. Thank you for your expert and inciteful commentary...well done.

[@miguelalamo6496]

Instant classic. I was on the edge of my seat every second of that fight.

[@kerrygiantsquidlipp]

How were you sitting down?

[@miguelalamo6496]

@@kerrygiantsquidlipp watching it from an iPad lol

[@teriyakichicken1848]

Chandler had his head down for a few seconds because he nearly knocked himself out. Watch from a different angle. He smashed his face on the mat and was visibly stunned and immobile for a moment. That’s why he lost position

[@LC-jq7vn]

The way he rolled perfectly, he wouldn’t have held him.

[@andresl6313]

Yeah i also noticed that when I rewatched it this morning such a banger fight

[@fvgc454ss]

I said that right when I saw it. He got dazed hitting the mat

[@dirty_danxx]

@@LC-jq7vn he could’ve probably held him. Chandlers pretty strong

[@LC-jq7vn]

@@dirty_danxx Comes down to technique there. Justin is rolling before ever touches the floor. All water under the bridge now. It happened how it happened. They are both outstanding American wrestlers at the end of the day. I’m sure they both could have landed a take down with different approaches but I’m damn glad they didn’t lol

[@lunglessgaming860]

Ita always a treat when we get to see gaethjes wrestling in its full glory

[@noahsepke333]

Hit it right on the nail when chandler did that takedown and Gaethje instinctively goes for that leg upside down in the air. Can’t forget the man was a wrestler

[@fvgc454ss]

Chandler/Gaethje was the Hagler/Hearns of this generation. Throwing caution to the wind and just bang it out. 🔥👊 epic fight

[@bhannigan9390]

If this is the first UFC fight you ever watched, how could you not be a lifetime fan ?!? These two were made to matchup against each other! Both are tough as nails and have heart for days ! Probably best card I’ve ever watched! Still blown away! I’ve rewatched a half dozen times !Whoa!

[@the_batmobile0.4]

Man khabib was something else to Neutralize Justin game plan with such ease

[@spanqueluv9er]

^*neutralize, not Neutralize ^*Justin, not justice🤡🤡🤡🤡💩

[@the_batmobile0.4]

@@spanqueluv9er why you so mad over some typo though? Still hurting from 2018 oct 6th eh

[@shabanajannik2600]

@@the_batmobile0.4 lol

[@sagralroomy6650]

Got me on a roller coaster of opinions chael as usual. could've easily said khabib is goat.

[@FazzzyV]

X-ray: Chandler’s hand is broken Chael: Chandler’s hand is not broken X-ray: I’m not arguing with the Gangster

[@ganfiteatro96]

Same thing with Colby's Jaw

[@chuckmadden2251]

Never thought I'd see someone out crazy Gaethje. Great fight Chandler

[@guermeisterdoodlebug7980]

When you began your lead in about athleticism I knew exactly which moment in the fight you were going to reference and I agree.

[@deleriumslayer4931]

Iv had the ridge wallet for several months now. I made a comment on ridges Facebook saying uncle chael convinced me to get one. Excellent wallet. Took me a month to get use to it, not worrying about it falling out ect but once you get use to it ugh so nice lol thank you Uncle chael!

[@Thrall120]

For the most part when people face Khabib they aren't themselves and they're so focused on not making mistakes they forget how to fight. Justin is peaking right now.

[@osamagebara3763]

No my friend it’s because of what Chael mentioned in this very video. Khabib take shou down he keeps you down and mauls the living crap out of you. Conor- Dustin - Geathje- Barboza- RDA- Iaquinta- MJohnson and more

[@prop4g4nd423]

UFC 268... every fight was a banger.

[@Last_Chance.]

Almost

[@thedarkknight3393]

@@Last_Chance. which fight wasn't?

[@castrodenavarrone]

First time ever I felt my heart pounding through my chest at an intense pace as soon as the fight started. I literally had to close the TV and get my shit together.

[@mluehs12891]

I loved seeing the smiles in Justin’s corner as he’s getting hit in the face!

[@amzariblack7993]

Connor, Dustin, Justin are all Champion fighters not just a number one contenders and they all are very-very good.

[@robertknapp7938]

One of the best fights I've seen, I feel if Justin had landed that left hook right after the uppercut I think he would have put Michael's lights out.

[@shanks9758]

He landed the same uppercut and he landed the left hook on Khabib but he ate it like it was nothing

[@Nasir1969]

You are absolutely right... spot on

[@lukase87]

Khabib "The absolute goat" king of respect and honor, never lost a round, invented the word smashing in the UFC. I have hopes that chimaiev will step into his shoes. To my understanding something liek khabib happens 1 time in a hundred year and im glad i could watch all of that

[@victorf6672]

It was also a reminder of how good Charles is. As seen, is not easy to finish Chandler.

[@lukeflaherty4806]

Did Chael finally get a prediction correct 😂

[@3rdstreetsaint904]

When I seen Justin do the leg pass in mid air I replayed it a couple times and was just in awe. I'm proud of myself for catching that