I was going to do a blog post on how to beat Khabib and Conor. I guess I can touch on it here, and then write a full blown break down.

In my opinion, the way to go about beating or nullifying Khabib, is to have a low stance and base, only boxing, and to constantly come forward with either jabs and straights. Khabib uses high pressure and forces his opponents to back pedal. You should never give your opponent what he wants. Use jabs and straights in rapid succession, a low base and move forward, and never over commit on upper cuts and hooks.

Connor uses his length to beat his opponents. That's the main reason he had problems with Nate Diaz, because the Diaz brothers uses their high volume of punches and length to win. Its either you fight in clinch or outside of arm length, kickboxing length.

Also, look at what Chad Mendez did to Connor on 10 days notice. Took him down consistently, and cut him. Eventually, cardio caught up with him.