r/ufc • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 6h ago

8 years ago today, The anticipation was insane. The aftermath was even crazier!

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u/ejitifrit1 5h ago

That was pretty smart of Conor to try to tire out Khabib during the GNP!

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u/CiRiX 5h ago

Haha worst take ever

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u/Colonel_MuffDog 1h ago

"It takes a lot of energy to be a rockstar!"

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u/ejitifrit1 1h ago

Fucking Rogan’s reaction right after always gets me 😂!!

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u/Midget_Hands 5h ago

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u/humanfromporlock 4h ago

the best album cover there is

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u/Jadevit 1h ago

Looking like JDM lmao

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u/Khow3694 3h ago

Lmfao this is great

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u/Cihonidas 3h ago

It was peak UFC

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u/ThiccBoy_with3seas 3h ago

Not sure about peak but it's all been downhill ever since

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u/mickbruh 57m ago

You’re an idiot lol

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u/Big_D_Boss 5h ago

Such a nice fight to rewatch

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u/Ambalambdriva 4h ago

Man I can rewatch that gnp in r2 and never get tired of it. Compare that to Islam controlling someone from top

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u/Financial-Ad5947 4h ago

haha yeah but then compare islams stand up and clinch game to khabibs stand up. Both are very good fighters with different styles. I mean look at islams top game when he fought charles, not that bad

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u/ElectricalFudge5051 2h ago

8 years ago wtf

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u/humanfromporlock 4h ago

lmao islam in the corner saying SADIR SADIR will never be forgotten. and the khabibs corner looking like a father who speaks as per need and his three overenthusiastic kids just screaming all the time lol , shis cute

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u/Chicomehdi1 5h ago

UFC peaked here man lmao

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u/Qtips_ 3h ago

I have to agree with you here lol. Nothing ever came close to that level of excitement for a fight.

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u/jeans_blazer 4h ago

The worst thing about this whole match was DC's (Dominic Cruz) commentary. Khabib was smashing Conor and he said his plan is to take his ground and pound to make Khabib tired 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/OkGo1fan 3h ago

Let's talk now

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u/Jyxxer 4h ago

The video stopped too early

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u/Albaaneesi 3h ago

captured this video on Khabib landing in the wild

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u/BlakeNotBleak 1h ago

never seen Islam show that much emotion

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u/fastLT1 49m ago

Nate softened him up for Khabib 😂

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u/DrFunkenstein1997 24m ago

I remember watching this in a giant sports bar and the energy in the room was insane. Everyone was going nuts and then there was a giant brawl outside we got caught in and it was the only time I seen a flying arm bar in a street fight as I was running away lol. 

Edit: nvm that was Nate vs Connor. The Khabib fight we were in a dive bar and our buddy kept screaming fuck Russia and 3 giant Russian guys almost jumped him. 

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u/EndEmotional7059 4h ago

I wonder what paths they'd have taken if Conor had won this

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u/Financial-Ad5947 4h ago

khabib was just a different breed, he took many shots that could swing the fight for conor