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25th September 2018
11:04am BST

"In my opinion, if you put Conor and Khabib in a grappling match, I think a lot of people would be surprised. I think Conor could beat him in a grappling match. I'm talking about ADCC match or IBJF. Conor pulls guard, Khabib's not going to do anything to him."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/1044483140138520576
"There's definitely more to the fight than that. When you say it like that, it's as if Conor doesn't have any wrestling and grappling and Khabib doesn't have any striking. It is true Khabib doesn't really have much striking, but it's certainly not true that Conor's grappling or wrestling is not on the level. He can easily outgrapple Khabib. And in the wrestling as well." "Of course, this is Khabib's game. So we're not stupid. We're not going to fall into his arms straight away. But make no mistake about it, we're going to be ready everywhere."Just like McGregor's aul fella, Lobov doesn't see Khabib surviving into the second round. He predicts that the fight will be done in one.
"I see Conor stopping him in round one. I just don't see Khabib being able to do anything against Conor. Look at some of the other fights Khabib has been in. Look at the Iaquinta fight. When Iaquinta was connecting, Khabib didn't like it at all. He was going back, he was leaning back, he was turning away, closing his eyes."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/1044290373063987200
"The same against Michael Johnson. When Michael Johnson connected, Khabib couldn't really take him down anymore. The only reason it ended up on the floor was because Michael Johnson decided to wrap up the guillotine and bring him down himself which was the biggest mistake of his life. I'm sure he still regrets that. But, better than that, he had stopped Khabib's takedowns already." "So when I see all that and I see Conor in training and I know his timing, I know his wrestling, I know how good his grappling is as well - I just don't see it any other way. First-round stoppage for Conor McGregor."
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