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A breakdown of all the takedown attempts, defences and completions between Khabib and Conor at UFC229!

Khabib completed 3 takedowns from 7 attempts in an intriguing battle.

This breakdown follows our pre-fight prediction of the strategies McGregor would use to try to defend Khabib’s exceptional takedowns, which can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-1B4SyaPzk&t=1s

OTHER VIDEOS ON CONOR & KHABIB

2 ways to victory – Conor v Khabib:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTHoJ…

Leg trip takedowns of Khabib Nurmagomedov:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNPX3…

How to beat Khabib – MMA Breakdown (for some basic points on how the trip takedowns could be defended):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOb5R…

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Songs:
Dr Dre – Still Dre (Instrumental)
Clyde Carson – Slow Down

How does Conor do the near impossible and defend Khabib’s takedowns at UFC229? Here we take a look at Conor’s six lines of takedown defence and how they can stop Khabib’s go-to takedown pattern – a battle that will go a long way to deciding the victor on October 6.

Conor’s 6 lines of takedown defence:

1. Feeling and framing
2. Quick sprawl
3. Overhook pull-up and push away
4. Overhook pull-up to high clinch
5. Underhook + wrist control to push off and escape high clinch
6. Trip defence

OTHER VIDEOS ON CONOR v KHABIB

For the paths to victory for both Conor and Khabib see our video “2 ways to victory – Conor v Khabib”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTHoJ7HgYAI

For Khabib’s trip takedowns see our video “Leg trip takedowns of Khabib Nurmagomedov”:

For some basic points on how the trip takedowns could be defended see our video “How to beat Khabib – MMA Breakdown”:

For a look at footage of every successful takedown defence by Conor, see our “Conor McGregor – Every takedown defence and recovery (highlights only)”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqFa2F64D5E

For a detailed look at Conor’s use of framing as a takedown defence (the “first line of defence”) see this excellent video by BJJ Scout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ZmS5zxFEA

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Song:
Ryan Little, Paradise

Pure footage of all McGregor’s MMA takedown defences. Highlights only! A breakdown of the expected Conor – Khabib fight is coming. Consider this video sharing some “raw material” that will go into making the future breakdown.