Khalil is actually a pretty chill dude. Refreshing to hear a really introspective guest on the podcast. That's one of the things that made me love this podcast.
this conversation reminds me of the quote'"fear not the man who practice 10'000 kicks once, but I fear the man who practice one kick 10'000 times." Both sides have a point, a generalist and specialist can both be successful.
Is not to be a specialist or a well rounded fighter, is how you articulate things. Adesanya took his time to adapt his style, wich was pretty mma friendly. Saki got his head rattled by Khalil. Maia needed his time to find the path to use his jiujitsu, Jacare who was way more athletic learned to strike and never actually got better at wrestling.
I would argue that adesanya is a generalist with a heavy affinity for striking. He has excellent takedown defence and is really good at standing back up again once on the ground. All the champions are generalists, they just use different strategies.
@@robloxgod6945 Conor lost to khabib the same way he lost to Nate he got pressured and has no defense against a choke that's the starting point to beat Conor of course no average Joe can do this but my point stands these top-tier athletes have the game plan to defeat Connor now it's a matter of if they're going to use it
@@assassin971 Nate just took his back because Conor didn't want to be mounted. That was a flaw in decision, not so much getting out grappled where Khabib set out to wrestle and put pressure on Conor.
Khalil Rountree became one of my favorite fighters during that fight when he was fucking kicking that dude in the side and during the interview he was like"he pissed me off so I was like, ' you don't ever try to choke me out again' ". LMAO!!! it was my all time favorite fight hahahaha!
This propaganda is dieing before your eyes. Khabib and askren are proof. Someone with above average grappling and elite striking will always lose to Khabib. Khabib has elite grappling and wrestling.
At least khabib has powerful striking even if he doesn't have the best technique he has strong punches and they are able to land since his opponents are worried about his takedowns while Ben seems not to be able to strike at all
Just poking a hole in mainstream "must be well rounded" propaganda. Specialists have a place. Particular high level wrestlers. Perfect? No. But most would say Pourier is more well rounded than Khabib. But we all see where the money is going.
It is better to be a specialist. Bruce Lee said something very close to "i fear not the man that practices 1 thousand moves 1 time but the man that practiced 1 move a thousand times"
I prefer fighting specialists, I have brought my striking game against guys who were hoping to grapple with great success and have taken down with ease and smashed guys who obviously had little understanding of grappling. I am not the baddest man on the planet, but I am not a complete pushover either. The more routes you have to victory the better your odds.
But he also was one of the people trying to collect effective techniques from different martial arts. He didn't care about styles. I understand that quote more as a call to actually master a technique to a high level. Not to just kind of be good at many techniques. I don't think it necessarily means he thought you should be a specialist in one style.
GMS Yahawashi001 you sound dumb asf.Why just be good at ONE Thing.Like saying it’s better to just be able to shoot instead of DRIBBLE,PASS,DEFEND.You can always get better and add to you bag that counts for ANYTHING in life
@@flipgsp could you imagine a guy coming into MMA, boxing or kickboxing fight with one technique!? Outside is extremely low level amateurs he'd get Molly whopped
It’s terrifying sparring with him, because he’s much bigger in person. He’s also really fast, but he’s a really cool guy. Very controlled sparring partner
A person who has trained with multiple weapons can lose to a person who has trained with only one type of weapon & vice versa. Khabib's samba is wrestling + brawling. The standup is not technique based enough to be called boxing. He does abit of jiu-jitsu jitsu chokes yet bashes jiu-jitsu. He doesn't throw kicks or do tony ferguson wing chun elbows. So khabib is a 2 dimension fighter. Brawling from his shoulder swings like a flail from him favoring wrestling to striking. Mcgregor was a left hand striker with better kicks than khabib to the leg, yet still no knockout kicks. Takedown defense started late training I guess. Tony Ferguson is well rounded, he just needs more wrestlers strength / leg day. Also cardio is a factor too. Every fighter can still view tapes of every other fighter. The surprise is more about where they are focused now / present goals.
Khalil is actually a pretty chill dude. Refreshing to hear a really introspective guest on the podcast. That's one of the things that made me love this podcast.
His knockouts and fight style are beyond ferocious. Yet he is such a chill fun dude outside of the octagon lol. Interesting contrast
this conversation reminds me of the quote'"fear not the man who practice 10'000 kicks once, but I fear the man who practice one kick 10'000 times." Both sides have a point, a generalist and specialist can both be successful.
Okiwaga LOL😂
Okiwaga- yeah what does that mean?
steve sun I knew someone was gonna say this
A one dimensional specialist will never have a longevity success in mma
Fear the man whos practiced 10 kicks 100 times
Is not to be a specialist or a well rounded fighter, is how you articulate things.
Adesanya took his time to adapt his style, wich was pretty mma friendly. Saki got his head rattled by Khalil.
Maia needed his time to find the path to use his jiujitsu, Jacare who was way more athletic learned to strike and never actually got better at wrestling.
I would argue that adesanya is a generalist with a heavy affinity for striking. He has excellent takedown defence and is really good at standing back up again once on the ground. All the champions are generalists, they just use different strategies.
Just looking at what most champions train its a 70/30 split of training, adesanya is still a blue belt in bjj and does wrestling now
Just because they know what you're going to do it doesn't mean they can do anything about it
Conor McGregor disagrees
@@robloxgod6945 it was more of these guy's knowing what conor struggles against now it's just a matter of who's going to carry it out
@@assassin971 disagree Khabib sticked to the same game plan as always he didn't care for what conor struggled with
@@robloxgod6945 Conor lost to khabib the same way he lost to Nate he got pressured and has no defense against a choke that's the starting point to beat Conor of course no average Joe can do this but my point stands these top-tier athletes have the game plan to defeat Connor now it's a matter of if they're going to use it
@@assassin971 Nate just took his back because Conor didn't want to be mounted. That was a flaw in decision, not so much getting out grappled where Khabib set out to wrestle and put pressure on Conor.
Forgot to mention the great Dillon Danis 1-0
The face of jiujitsu!
Kenneth Lee undefeated undisputed goat
I love it wen joe brings fighters on.
Joe 'that's why jiu-jitsu works' Rogan
lame
Khalil Rountree became one of my favorite fighters during that fight when he was fucking kicking that dude in the side and during the interview he was like"he pissed me off so I was like, ' you don't ever try to choke me out again' ". LMAO!!! it was my all time favorite fight hahahaha!
Khalils a cool dude..
I wish they talked about the johnny walker fight
They talked about it briefly.
@Ryan John when?
He made good on that at the end
"Bulletproof" Khalil Rountree
It's nice to be a specialist but you gotta be well-rounded..
This propaganda is dieing before your eyes. Khabib and askren are proof. Someone with above average grappling and elite striking will always lose to Khabib. Khabib has elite grappling and wrestling.
@@CarlCozy askren who?
At least khabib has powerful striking even if he doesn't have the best technique he has strong punches and they are able to land since his opponents are worried about his takedowns while Ben seems not to be able to strike at all
Just poking a hole in mainstream "must be well rounded" propaganda. Specialists have a place. Particular high level wrestlers. Perfect? No. But most would say Pourier is more well rounded than Khabib. But we all see where the money is going.
@@CarlCozy good point
Although I don’t like his stance on not being very unpredictable I LOVE HIS ATTITUDE I WISH KHALIL THE BEAT VERY INSPIRATIONAL HUMAN BEING
It is better to be a specialist. Bruce Lee said something very close to "i fear not the man that practices 1 thousand moves 1 time but the man that practiced 1 move a thousand times"
Khabib to a t
I prefer fighting specialists, I have brought my striking game against guys who were hoping to grapple with great success and have taken down with ease and smashed guys who obviously had little understanding of grappling. I am not the baddest man on the planet, but I am not a complete pushover either. The more routes you have to victory the better your odds.
But he also was one of the people trying to collect effective techniques from different martial arts. He didn't care about styles. I understand that quote more as a call to actually master a technique to a high level. Not to just kind of be good at many techniques. I don't think it necessarily means he thought you should be a specialist in one style.
GMS Yahawashi001 you sound dumb asf.Why just be good at ONE Thing.Like saying it’s better to just be able to shoot instead of DRIBBLE,PASS,DEFEND.You can always get better and add to you bag that counts for ANYTHING in life
@@flipgsp could you imagine a guy coming into MMA, boxing or kickboxing fight with one technique!? Outside is extremely low level amateurs he'd get Molly whopped
i like doing both sadly most fighters think like him
FIGHTFANNERD9.I'm Gay for Moonbin your not a fighter
It doesn't sound like he can breath through his nose.
It depends what type of specialist usually the best are wrestlers not strikers
Modern strikers seem to be doing pretty well. Holloway, izzy, Whittaker
Lol no kid
Austin watxh this -Jason Paz
Anderson silva and José aldo had long carrers, they were not wrestlers.
Nah lmao
Joe looks exhausted or slightly drunk in this one
Who does Khalil spar MT with he's so huge but his skillset is at least at the level of 50kg and below.
Less weight = less experience in mt?
It’s terrifying sparring with him, because he’s much bigger in person. He’s also really fast, but he’s a really cool guy. Very controlled sparring partner
Joe is so stoned here lol!
Khalil came in with a stuffy nose
deaglez2970 🤧 lol he was playing with he played with his nose
First View!? Cool!
How you going Joe??
Did you really think he'd reply.
@@joshcorbett4787 yea i think he did lol
Seems like a good bloke
Joe " I can talk fluidly to sound like a know it all " Rogan
drtone what does this even mean 😂
A person who has trained with multiple weapons can lose to a person who has trained with only one type of weapon & vice versa. Khabib's samba is wrestling + brawling. The standup is not technique based enough to be called boxing. He does abit of jiu-jitsu jitsu chokes yet bashes jiu-jitsu. He doesn't throw kicks or do tony ferguson wing chun elbows. So khabib is a 2 dimension fighter. Brawling from his shoulder swings like a flail from him favoring wrestling to striking. Mcgregor was a left hand striker with better kicks than khabib to the leg, yet still no knockout kicks. Takedown defense started late training I guess. Tony Ferguson is well rounded, he just needs more wrestlers strength / leg day. Also cardio is a factor too. Every fighter can still view tapes of every other fighter. The surprise is more about where they are focused now / present goals.
McGregor's tkd defense is pretty damn good...
Khabib has thrown several read roundhouse kicks to the head...
Boston salmon the striking specialist.... would ya like some soy sauce with that
Ya know, I'm a huge mma fan but this ESPN+ thing is Soo fucked up, I can't watch the fights anymore, ESPN+ isn't good for the sport
Khabib Is a specialist
At grappling which is far more important than striking for mma
This intense swallowing is a lot. Get these dudes some water ffs.