How does Khabib vs Matt Hughes play out (2024)

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Matt hughes is built like Gleeson Teebow

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Matt hughes is built like Gleeson Teebow, who is mainly a wrestler
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I think no one knows. Id be tempted to say Khabib by better striking and Huges Sherk was a close fight.

It depends on how big Khabib would be at ww. If same size, I think Khabib. If Matt is bigger, I think no one knows.

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Hughes via farm boy strength

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Hughes wins with a Xyience country strong breakfast.

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Khabib by armbar off his back.

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Would be more entertaining than any of khabibs fights to date probably.

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Hughes is overrated and one dimensional

Khabib's grappling skill is just too high

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Never forget that Matt Hughes and his brother use to pound each other behind the barn.

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Pretty sure Matt Hughes can barely walk nowadays so I think Khabib takes him down pretty easy

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JustOnce said:
I think no one knows. Id be tempted to say Khabib by better striking and Huges Sherk was a close fight.
It depends on how big Khabib would be at ww. If same size, I think Khabib. If Matt is bigger, I think no one knows.
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I think Khabib at his best handles Hughes. A big lightweight of today is probably quite close in size to a welterweight from Hughes’ era. And while we shouldn’t draw too many conclusions from the Penn fights, since BJ’s style of grappling from back then is so unique, it’s worth noting that a quicker grappling ace was able to give Hughes significant problems. I think Khabib would be quicker standing, would have a decent chance to take Hughes down, and even if he couldn’t it wouldn’t surprise me if he could give Hughes problems from his back and in transition.

That’s peak Khabib though. The guy who fought Tibau would have trouble with Hughes for sure.

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Khabib would be able to beat him on the feet relatively easily and I wouldn’t be shocked if he found a way to submit Hughes. Whether Khabib could get him down is an interesting one. Khabib is the better overall grappler though.

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You sick bastard.
Hughes has only just learned to walk again.

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Lol you wanna use Tibau but we can use Dennis Hallman.

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clownin said:
Matt hughes is built like Gleeson Teebow

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Train or no train Hughes?

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2020 Khabib would beat Hughes and Tibau in the same night

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Khabib is too technical for him. Khabib sub round 2.

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Hughes is very short. I think the reason most "modern" fighters have an edge over the guys of 2000-2010 is the absurd amount of weight cutting. Guys like Khabib would absolutely dwarf someone like Hughes or Penn. If we compare these guys with nowadays fighters, we should compare them with FWs.

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It would be an interesting fight.
Khabib is a better striker tho, so I'd go with him but Prime Hughes would be a tough contest

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JustOnce said:
I think no one knows. Id be tempted to say Khabib by better striking and Huges Sherk was a close fight.
It depends on how big Khabib would be at ww. If same size, I think Khabib. If Matt is bigger, I think no one knows.
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Also Matt with modern MMA training and techniques. I go Matt allowing for that. Just too big for Khabib, there is a reason he starved himself barely making weight.

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Dec 26, 2020

Prime Hughes would MANHANDLE Khabib. Toss him around like a bale of hay

...and then pound him behind the barn

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