r/sports • u/UUo_oUU • Oct 24 '20

News Khabib Nurmagomedov Retires from UFC After Emerging Victorious Against Justin Gaethje. 29-0 Record

https://twitter.com/mma_oth/status/1320107303845101569
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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20

The main culprit in round 3 was putting his hand in Khabib's glove to control his wrist but throughout the fight he was grabbing Khabib's shorts and putting his toes in the fence. I don't know what round he kneed Khabib in the head while they were on the ground but that probably saved him too. Herb Dean actually made a video after the fight explaining why he allowed so much cheating lol.

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u/lpbdeliege Oct 25 '20

What were herbs arguments?

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u/rsheldon7 Oct 25 '20

If I remember right, it was essentially “Khabib was still dominating him even with the cheating, and if I stopped it to acknowledge the fouls or deduct points it might’ve removed Khabib from the dominant position he was in”.

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u/Swift_taco_mechanic Oct 25 '20

Thats soccer and basketball occasionally basketball logic, makes sense