gaethje has a puncher's chance before he gets taken down. he's been fighting smarter in his most recent bouts and he absolutely dismantled el cucuy.
once Khabib locks those legs tho, hes gonna fustigate him
If Khabib has a chink in his armor, it's that he can get a bit
too carried away keeping it standing and exchanging. That Poirier fight is the perfect example of good and bad Khabib.
1st rd was good Khabib; patient, calculating, only threw like 2-3 punches in a short flurry that was enough to distract Poirier and boom, takedown. Controlled the next 3.5 minutes on the ground.
2nd rd was bad Khabib; tried a flying knee off rip, talkin mad shyt, got baited into throwing reckless haymakers and boom, got countered bad by Poirer. Dazed and back pedaling, almost got countered
again, then finally went for the TD.
He got into an extended striking contest with Conor as well but he won that exchange and dropped Conor on his ass. Still, that's what gives Gaethe a solid chance if Khabib out there bullshytting.