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Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks
Really, really, really looking forward to this Khabib vs Gaethje fight. Gotta pick Khabib, but would love to see Gaethje win. Should be a war.
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Justin Gaethje is one of my favorite fighters. Because of his fighting style, most people don't know about his wrestling abilities. He was not a world beater in college, but he was a D-1 All-American his Junior year.
He is one of the few opponents who has the skills to get back to his feet if Khabib takes him down. But, Khabib may not be able to take him down as easily as people presume. Justin Gaethje has an 80% takedown defense rating, and in his UFC career he has been in the bottom position for a total of 17 seconds. Granted, he is often in slug fests, but that is because his opponents know that taking him down successfully is much easier said than done.
Justin Gaethje lands 7.74 strikes per minute, which is the highest in UFC history. Khabib has never dealt with a striker like Gaethje.
And people have this perception of Khabib having unstoppable takedowns, and while he is in the top 10 for career takedowns, he only has a 45% career takedown accuracy.
I believe that Khabib's most dominant, and overlooked trait is his mental toughness. He simply believes that no one can break his will, and he believes that everyone will break under his pressure. But Gaethje is just as mentally tough.
I believe that Justin Gaethje is going to shock the world. He may not knock out Khabib, but I think that he will do enough damage over the course of the fight, and he will have his hand raised at the end of the fight.
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