UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

People need to understand, being a **** and a good fighter aren’t mutually exclusive and Conor clearly both. I know Conor taps if it goes long but Conor grappling is not the problem, It his cardio. He actually has nice grappling if you know what you watching .I really think Tony Ferguson And Justin Gaeche are way to hittable and that a nightmare against Conor for the first 2 rounds. I don’t think they have Diaz Chins so Conor will Ko them. And before u spam with Dislike, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaeche are my two favourite fighter in the UFC and I like Conor in the octagon,**** outside of it.

Edit: I love Tony, But He didn't fought any top level guy, Dustin, Justin, Conor, Khabib fought way better guy then him, beside RDA people of Tapology name Tony Fergoson best win. All of his win are agaist Mid tear lightweight at best.I still think it good to go on a 12 fight win streak or what ever so he still one of the best of all time, Just not as good as people say he is. 

Dustin Beat Holloway, Gaeche, Eddie, and Hooker 
Conor beat Aldo, Holloway, Eddie, Dustin and Porrier
Justin beat Tony 
Khabib Smash Mcgregor, Dustin and RDA 
Tony Beat RDA 

MMA Math for you Scrubs

Tony>Justin>Dustin>Conor>Khabib

In final I think Justin,Dustin ,Conor and Khabib will also be on 12 fight win streak if they fought Kevin Lee, Cowboy, Pettis, and Barboza, And not fought each other.

* Edited at 10.12.2020, 3:23 PM ET *

@duck are you intoxicated or something?

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• Justin Gaethje 25-3-021-2-0 Loss · Punches · 3:39 · R5 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje 2020.05.09 add_circle
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• Donald Cerrone 24-3-036-11-0 Win · Doctor Stoppage (Eye Injury) · 5:00 · R2 UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes 2019.06.08 add_circle
• Anthony Pettis 23-3-021-7-0 Win · Corner Stoppage (Broken Hand) · 5:00 · R2 UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor 2018.10.06 add_circle
• Khabib Nurmagomedov Cancelled Bout 2018.04.07 add_circle
• Kevin Lee 22-3-016-2-0 Win · Triangle Choke · 4:02 · R3 UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee 2017.10.07 add_circle
• Khabib Nurmagomedov Cancelled Bout 2017.03.04 add_circle
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• Edson Barboza 19-3-016-3-0 Win · D'Arce Choke · 2:54 · R2 The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale 2015.12.11 add_circle
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   Smarten up you ******* QUACK!!!!

heres some mma math for you schmucks

gleison tibau beat khabib and the entire khabib is undefeated narrative is a meme

I feel like everyone forgot who Robert Whitaker is all of the sudden. I know it gets tempting to overrate someone on a KO run, but I don't think Cannonier should be the favorite. Whitaker is an extremely high IQ striker with KO power of his own.

Habib "The Chicken" Nurmagomedov

I think Whittaker might be a little shop warn. 
Also agree he should still be the slight favorite.

@mickey... What?

Tibau beat khabib like Reyes beat Jones

* Edited at 10.12.2020, 5:11 PM ET *

Meaning of overrated in EnglishIf something or someone is overrated, that person or thing is considered to be better or more important than they really are: In my opinion, she's a hugely overrated singer


People dislike my post don't know what Overated and Underated mean and It doesn't mean good or bad.


Tony Ferguson and Conor McGregor are both around 15th in my Goat List if you don't factor in the  evolution in the sport. And Admintingly I might put Tony just above Conor, Just Tony perceptuin is a lot higher than what Conor is. People Call Tony top 5 great  while Conor a bum.  Tony still has a 12 fight win streak so he derseve to be in the top twenty, Just who he fought, I can't put him in the top 10 greatest. Conor Lightweight/Welterweight Run is decent while his featherweight run is one of the best off all time

* Edited at 10.12.2020, 6:21 PM ET *

tony beat gleison tibau who beat khabib so when you think about it tony is the goat

real talk though conor literally vacated his belt to avoid fighting tony ferguson


dunno how anybody thinks conor would win that fight when conor himself refused to do it and vacated his belt entirely instead

then dana proceeded to strip tony of the interim so khabib could beat al iaquinta and become a champion for beating al iaquinta

* Edited at 10.12.2020, 6:29 PM ET *

i am on your side mickey but if were using MMA math then Ray Borg is better than Stipe https://mma-math.com/proof.html?winnerID=3098604&loserID=2504951

I got Cannonier KOing everyone to his title shot. Adesanya will be his worst match up.

Maybe it was stupid of me to say Tony is Overated because he still great, But I also just as stupid or more stupid the people calling Conor a bad fighter, Because he obvisly isn't. Can we all agree on that. I want my friend back because Im lonley

* Edited at 10.13.2020, 5:37 PM ET *

I'll always love you duck! Not in that way though. I mean sexually.

Struve vs. Tuivasa
Stefan Struve, SUB, R2
Overrated bum vs unpredictable punching bag, hope struve chokes this guy purple!

@DamienHandel420 The thing is I just don't get how you can call Tony overrated and **** on him, then be surprised when you get trolled by people saying Conor is a **** fighter for being 1-1 at LW. Do you really not understand that?


If Tony was as bad as you're saying he wouldn't have a 12 fight win streak in LW against legit competition, even taking fights on really short notice. Yeah like Poirier and McGregor probably beat him by 2nd round because of the superior boxing skills, but how the **** does that invalidate Tony's streak, skills or anything? Just because one fighter can lose to another elite fighter it doesn't somehow make them terrible or overrated. Like if you're trolling that's fine I guess, but you seemed really adamant about ****ting on Tony for what seemed like no reason at all...it's just like...wut?????????

@lefthook The point im trying to make is that Tony ain't equal to Khabib even tho their were both on simaler win streak . I think he is more  relatively equal to Conor, Dustin and Justin and all 4 of them miles away from Khabib. He is overated if u think about it that way even tho i get why people get mad in hindsight because it 100% hyperbole and let me re-interated Conor, Dustin, Tony and Justin are all time great  in the sport.

The reason im saying this, Is that if Justin didn't fight Tony he's odds be a lot higher and then what they should be. Khabib being at 1.40-50 is great odds for Khabib. I said this a million time the Khabib and Jones are miles ahaid of everyone in who the best of all time 

Edit: Can I change my stance on Conor vs Tony/Gaeche should be even odd because im honesly 50 50 on  if Conor could KO them or   at the 7 and a 1/2 minute mark he Gas and Taps. 

* Edited at 10.14.2020, 2:29 AM ET *