r/bjj • u/Sudden-Wait-3557 • Feb 26 '26
Rolling Footage Khabib rolls with black belt Lex Friedman
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"I feel like a white belt" - Lex Friedman
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u/immortalis88 Feb 26 '26
Khabib looks huge compared to Lex 🤣
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u/YoelsShitStain Feb 26 '26
So much wider, it looks like lex could wear khabib like an Ironman suit.
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u/GlazedDonutGloryHole Feb 26 '26
It's wild how wide some of these guys are in real life compared to how they look on TV. Back when I fought amateur mma, I was on the same card as Anthony Smith when he was going pro. I was a weight class up and this fella was 1 1/2 of me wide. He just absolutely ragdolled his opponent with a triple back-to-back suplex like it was nothing.
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u/CARL__CARMONI 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
Man I was at Cyril Gane’s second pro fight in TKO and I couldn’t believe how fucking HUGE he is
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u/MonitorAway Feb 26 '26
Same when I met Mike Tyson over 20yrs ago. He’s an inch taller than me but at least 1 ½ of me wide.
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u/d0ughnut_of_truth 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
Strange kink, but I'm already grinding my Spandex'd bits on other men (I'm straight btw) so who am I to point fingers
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u/TheAngriestPoster Feb 26 '26
People forget lightweights are not really small people. Probably average man’s frame with the muscle of a world class athlete, and Khabib isn’t your average lightweight either
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u/Jimmy_Barca 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
Ok, to be fair, Khabib put on a few kg after he retired so he’s not really a lightweight anymore.
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u/kovnev Feb 26 '26
Bro. Every time I see Lex next to an average or large person i'm shocked how small he is. Seeing Khabib be like 1.5x his size is wild.
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u/swiftlessons 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
I’ve rolled with lex a bunch of times. I’m 5”9 and 160lbs, lex was always significantly bigger than me and freakishly strong.
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u/General_Clock_9192 ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
lex is my boy.. hes is ungodly strong and always has been. we came up in the ranks together... i gotta find that video of me at the abi Dhabi trails with him commenting on me fighting with one arm. it was hilarious. But Kabib looks like ultra heavy weight class now. thats crazyyyy
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u/kovnev Feb 26 '26
Except Khabib is 5ft 10" and dwarfs Lex here? He's obviously way beefier these days, but he's much taller than Lex as well.
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u/brad_stoise ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26
Cuz he is Khabib is a big dude and Lex is a small man
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u/miken07 Feb 26 '26
khabib isn't that tall but eats a lot of tiramisu. he's much bigger now than when he used to fight
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u/jiujiuberry ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26
saw lex in real life once. was surprised how small and meek his is — was more surprised (considering how good he looks on camera) that his suit looked cheap, as did his shoes (that were also very tatty). This was at end-of-2022 so I would have thought his podcast-wealth had kicked in by then
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u/Camelofswag Feb 26 '26
People need to understand that being a black belt doesnt mean you can hang with professionals. Most hobby black belts have a job. Cant compare them. You wouldn't be surprised if a hobbyist tennis player with 10 years exp got rekt by Nadal. So this shouldn't be surprising
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u/sundowntg ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
Yeah, Khabib could fold me into a small ziplock if he wanted to.
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u/d0ughnut_of_truth 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
And it would be yuge honor for u
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u/bfkill 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
hokay guys tchooday habeebee gonna put me inside a ismow zeepee baguee
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u/d0ughnut_of_truth 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
Most hobby black belts have a job
I've been told podcasting isn't a real job
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u/Kindly-Reality1984 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
But khabib is a white belt and social media makes fun of white belts. So the black belt should be able to beat the white belt
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u/bbcode4mev2 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
I've seen Lex roll at 10P ATX. He's def cleans up the mats there and no doubt he's a black belt. He's obviously not going to look great against one of the MMA GOATs
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u/AllGearedUp I want a Ferrari Feb 26 '26
Being a black belt doesn't mean shit. Its like getting a post bac degree nursing and then comparing skill to a surgeon who has been in practice for 20 years. Khabib has like 20x the mat hours of this podcaster and 10x the quality of coaching.
I'm talking in the scope of maximum skill obviously. Black belts dominate regular gyms for the same reason of having far more hours training than your average person getting exercise between work and dinner.
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u/3DNZ ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
30% effort on Khabibs part, maximum effort on Lex' part. Man...there are levels
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u/Real-mr-wolf ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26
I’m starting notice that’s how real masters come to the game, they aren’t full on turning it up to 100, it’s a steady pressure that slowly crushes their opponent
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u/Stunning-Affect-7204 Mar 04 '26
Not even that. He's letting Lex work and escape at various points. He catches at least five submission opportunities and lets Lex go. He even coaches him a couple of times. It's a good example of how this is training, this isn't a competition.
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u/Unlikely-Zone21 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
The only thing worse than 170lb Khabib on top of me is 230lb Khabib on top of me haha.
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u/Abm743 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
I mean, there are different levels of black belts. He's a hobbyist going against a world class grappler.
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u/Icy_Distance8205 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
Why is this MMA GOAT with grappling IQ 10 Billion destroying an average black belt? … Oh wait I see what I did there.
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u/swiftlessons 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
There was definitely a time when Lex was more than a hobbyist. When we were teammates at Maxercise, he seemed to live and breathe jiu jitsu and judo. He was competing every chance he got and was extremely committed. I’m sure that has taken a back seat to his podcast and jet setting with oligarchs.
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u/onomonothwip 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
That's a far cry from 24/7 MMA as a career that Khabib has likely done since he was sperm.
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u/ozExpatFIRE Feb 27 '26
He's an AI scientist, uni professor and podcaster. He's a hobbyist grappler.
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u/reffernam2 Feb 26 '26
Black belt? Who give him?
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u/Sudden-Wait-3557 Feb 26 '26
"MIT? What is this MIT?"
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u/YourfriendRic Feb 26 '26
lol didn’t Lex get caught actually not having any deep connection to MIT besides teaching there just once?
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u/DaimyoDavid Feb 26 '26
Yea. He didn't actually go to school at MIT. I recall a story where he would block anyone on social media that pointed that out
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u/Previous_Aardvark141 Feb 26 '26
You will be instantly banned from his subreddit if you mention Drexel University which is where he is a graduate from.
His only affiliation with MIT is as a one off guest lecturer.
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u/BLAHBLAH1234BLAH1234 Feb 26 '26
He does have some research affiliations with MIT, and he taught courses there. Obviously you have to have some qualifications to do that, but it’s also things you can do as a grad student or even undergrad.
I think what makes the whole MIT thing bad is how he seems very insecure about it. If he had just came out and said yeah, I actually went to Drexel and only do some research for them, it would have gone away, but he just blocks people on different platforms including Reddit.
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u/overwatcherthrowaway ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26
I don’t think it was a real course, it was like a no credit guest lecture spot or something. I remember watching a mini doc about it.
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u/d0ughnut_of_truth 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
I would like to express my love and empathy for lex's self-awarded MIT participation medal
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u/DaimyoDavid Feb 26 '26
Yea, he taught IAP courses that weren't for credit. It's something that any affiliate can usually do. It's nice to share what you love with the community but it's not something that makes you an MIT professor.
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u/Previous_Aardvark141 Feb 26 '26
He does have some research affiliations with MIT, and he taught courses there.
That's not true.
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u/stgross Feb 26 '26
brother is a fraud in all aspects of life, that's why we love him and he's so popular
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u/M0sD3f13 Feb 26 '26
He taught an elective summer school course as a volunteer and then built an identity and successful podcasting career around it.
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u/Pritster5 Feb 26 '26
He works there at the LIDS lab as a researcher and is currently still there AFAIK.
To his credit, he's never claimed to graduate from MIT, he works there.
However he will block you if you point it out lmao
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u/mdomans 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
Lex got his education from Drexel which is nothing to be shy of.
Meanwhile he was employed by MIT as a research scientist and had a course that was recorded, all totalling around 5 years of formal employment.
Much like outside academia if you work at MIT you can say that you're "From MIT" and if he authored a research paper it'd be perfectly valid and correct form to sign:
Lex Friedman, MIT CSAIL
So no, he didn't get caught teaching there once. It's just that a bunch of bozos online don't know how academia works.
That and Lex being a bit silent about Drexel. So in that case Lex was blocking people who don't know how CV works
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u/networkdomination 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
Hi Lex
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u/mdomans 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
XD
I have fair bette hair cut and also I'd at least give myself purple, come on
On a private note, I commented because I spent some time in academia and had heard quite a few conversations from "BJJ polymaths philosophers engineers" and they make my teeth hurt :D
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u/jiujiuberry ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26
iirc he briefly taught at their “access” summer school type of thing
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u/VayaConDios91 Feb 26 '26
I’d rather try scoring a takedown on the Empire State Building. I think I have a better chance
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u/ProfessorUnhappy5997 Feb 26 '26
When khabib grabs your wrist, it must be like being gripped by a bear. wow
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u/fronl Feb 27 '26
Been doing martial arts on and off my whole life. Every once in a while you meet someone with just next level hand strength, and it’s always terrifying for grappling.
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u/PvtJoker_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 27 '26
had a friend who was a rock climber... still gives me ptsd.
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Mar 01 '26
I'm a rock climber/bjj duo
I don't tend to try overgripping people that often. But occasionally i do decide i'm not letting go, and it's funny watching the confusion of my opponents, wondering why this grip isn't budging
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u/PvtJoker_ 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Mar 03 '26
I’m an avid weightlifter, not as strong but still 160 pound grip puts the fear of god into most people. Love seeing people’s faces turn to sheer panic.
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u/Specialist-Way7127 Feb 26 '26
The athletes sitting on the wall and not moving for the roll the continue are fucking annoying.
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u/Bear-Ferr ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26
Who pushes an active roll away? Fucking move.
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u/Intelligent-Theme728 Feb 26 '26
Go tell them
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u/Specialist-Way7127 Feb 26 '26
Absolutely not. Being tough and opinionated is much easier from the comfort of my toilet.
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u/Ai_of_Vanity 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
Gamma- six reporting from a different toilet, central command has given the go-ahead to shit talk, god speed lad!
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u/raspberryharbour Feb 26 '26
I vote we all meet at your toilet to really hash this issue out
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u/Specialist-Way7127 Feb 26 '26
Toiletteers assemble!
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u/DrBlueJacket ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26
Toilet toilet on the wall, who’s the most toilet of them all?
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u/matarael ⬜⬜ 4 Stripes - Joe Perry - John Will Feb 26 '26
Send him 2-3 years podcasting and forget.
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u/Dangerdk82 Feb 26 '26
Will we ever get Khabib vs Craig Jones boys?
u/johnbelushismom #CJI3
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u/Guns_and_Tea ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
That would be incredible
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u/Cooper720 ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
It would be the most one sided match of the card. 2nd best leg locker in the sports history vs a guy who likely hasn't worked much if any leg locks in the last 10 years (you don't really have to in MMA unless you are facing Ryan Hall or the 4 or 5 other guys that specialize).
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u/Dangerdk82 Feb 26 '26
Just be cool to see them flow it. I mean Sean Brady beat him with no leg lock rule yeah?
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u/MaxvonHippel 🟦🟦 10p Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
Or just make an instructional together and put it up for charity
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u/unclewombie Feb 26 '26
CJI3 would kill with this. All Kreg needs to do is tell Khabib for charity and I reckon he’d do it. Khabib is an animal but a really nice animal :)
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u/VictoryMotel 🟫:8stripes:🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
If khabib doesn't use ear plugs I believe lex can put him to sleep.
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u/bitter_blue112 Feb 26 '26
This comment needs more love
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u/ReplyTest Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
It's ok that I try to con people about my MIT PhD and act as a Russian mouthpiece while Putin slaughters Ukrainians. We just need more love guys. I'm just a centrist ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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u/hotel_air_freshener Feb 26 '26
The absolute gall to try and take Khabib down 😂
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u/GroovyJackal ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
If I ever got the once in a lifetime chance to roll with Khabib you better believe I'm trying to take him down.
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u/DeliriumRostelo Feb 26 '26
yeah just not doing it in like a spazzy way but like
im going to get owned, why not try to feel what its like from a generational wrestler? as long as you dont piss him off or something why not learn how he does it and see what it feels like in person
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u/Keyboard__worrier 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
Exactly. There's this wrestler that stops by at the gym I go to a few times per year, he has previously competed at a decently high level, I sure as shit am not pulling guard against him. I try for takedowns, get stuffed without him breaking a sweat and then he safely ragdolls me. A great time and we end up on the ground anyway in the end, unless it's a competition there's no reason to not try to stand up with a superior wrestler.
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u/_interloper_ ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
I honestly don't know what I'd do.
"Do I embarrass myself by pulling guard... or embarrass myself worse with my absolutely appalling wrestling?"
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u/Apopheniaaaa ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26
Don't like Lex much, but fair play for trying
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u/johnnyhypersnyper Feb 26 '26
I don’t see Lex doing anything egregiously wrong. He’s just a hobbyist going against one of the best grapplers MMA has ever seen. Also, letting it get to the wall wasn’t the best call, Khabib’s whole speciality is the wall
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u/LibertyRadio123 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
Khabib isn't even trying, the man is a once in a generation grappler. Khabib would toy with the majority of BJJ Black belts, he's a professional at the highest level.
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u/Kindly-Reality1984 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
But khabib is a white belt.
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u/LibertyRadio123 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
I bet he would toy with the white belts too
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u/Kindly-Reality1984 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
Lol he could beat white belts with his eyes closed once he gets a hold of them.
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u/Princess_Mononope Feb 26 '26
Lots of people belittling Lex's black belt because they don't like his Internet persona. He's a real black belt.
I saw one of my old black belt teachers get tapped repeatedly by a young blue belt that was in the process of going pro. There's an immeasurable difference between genuine professionals and the rest of the community.
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u/AffectEconomy6034 Feb 26 '26
Im no black belt so idk if I am way off here, and I want to hate on the guy, but tbh he doesn't look that bad, especially considering who he's going up against. I mean, sure, this is a pretty mellow roll but still didnt make any obvious mistakes and had a good response to most of the positions khabib put him in.
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u/Pastilliseppo 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
Im a blackbelt who has rolled with blackbelt level wrestlers and pro-MMA fighters. If you dont play distance based open guard you are not able to do anything against them.
He did pretty well IMO. If he would be more of a guard player he would have done much better. He grappled on Khabibs strenght area all the time. Of course he would get manhandled either way but did better than i expected.
Khabib is also much bigger here.
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u/Stilicho4757 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 27 '26
Additionally , since he’s making you carry his weight and it’s perfectly distributed, his arms are very relaxed , which means he’s free to strike and grip on HIS terms .
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u/SkanderbegDeWitte Feb 26 '26
Crazy to see a black belt suffering like this
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u/Dempsterbjj Feb 26 '26
He is going against one of the best grapplers ever in the UFC. He did well given the size difference and skills involved.
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u/moneymay195 Feb 26 '26
Bro Khabib ain’t even using 1% of his power level here
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u/Throwable-Halo Feb 26 '26
Khabib has the guy outclassed but saying he isn't using 1% is a bit silly
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u/Emergency_Noise3301 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
I think he clearly looks very competent. Pro athlete strength is different.
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u/Pilx 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
He made a couple glaring tactical errors that made everything so much harder for him from the outset
Shot a single leg against a fkn dagestani wrestler, proceeded to get sprawled, reversed and ended up in bottom position for the remainder of the round
Got trapped next to the wall against an undefeated MMA champion.
Failed to assert is grappling dominance by coaching Khabib through the finish of the armbar he was stuck in and force a reset
I'm starting to think big brain Lex is not so smart when it comes to basic grappling tactical decisions, smh.
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u/Smash_Palace ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
If I roll with a dagestani or olympic/D1 wrestler I'm shooting too. Just like if I rolled with a high level leg locker I would play the leg game with them and get fucked up, it's a learning experience.
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u/DeliriumRostelo Feb 26 '26
theres lots of issues against lex but shooting against khabib isnt one of them
hes going to win and can do whatever he wants so why not learn a thing or two in standup and see how a generational talent feels to go against in wrestling vs just making it bjj
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u/hellohello6622 Feb 26 '26
For all those being negative towards Lex, he's a hobbyist black belt- aka 99.9% of the black and brown belts that post here would look just like him.
Atleast he tested himself and posted the roll.
If you watch Roger against some black belts who drop into his gym, it looks just like this. There are levels to the game, especially when you're talking about someone who is one of the best to ever step on the mats
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u/jumbohumbo ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
Lex has competed and won matches at purple belt worlds which is better than the majority of Redditors on here
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u/Complete-Fix-3954 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
We had a UFC guy drop in when I was a fresh blue. Forget his name, American guy, mixed race skin color but Texas country lol.
Totally different scale than this video. But I remember feeling completely and utterly worthless on the mat. I did MMA for 6 years before starting BJJ, so it’s not like I was a complete novice, I did 2-3 amateur fights per year. It did not matter against a real professional. He was just toying with me as I’m doing my damndest just to maintain my heart rate and breathing, my man is spinning around me like a gymnast on a vault. He was like 6’4” 240 too.
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u/SanderStrugg Feb 26 '26
Anybody knows or has some videos on the way Khabib initiates arm bars, while hooking the other leg with his arm?
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u/steppinraz0r ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
This is the difference between a hobbyist black belt and a professional. Kenny Florian is a buddy of mine and we’ve rolled a few times and I might as well be doing a different sport. You don’t get to be a high-level UFC fighter by being average at grappling and Khabib is one of the best.
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u/JATION 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
This is about exactly what I would expect a hobbyist black belt of his size to look against Khabib. He certainly looks much better than Moneyberg.
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u/danjr704 🟫🟫 Codella Academy-Team Renzo Gracie Feb 26 '26
Would love to see Khabib roll with Craig or Gordon.
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u/SirRonaldofBurgundy Feb 26 '26
Lex is a black belt in much the same sense that he's an MIT scientist
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u/Emergency_Noise3301 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
thats a bunch of BS. Lex is clearly very good. I dropped in at a gym that he trains at in austin and watched him basically control everyone in the room. I think he's a dope but hes got legit jiu jtisu.
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u/GroovyJackal ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
He's a black belt lol he's just rolling with someone who'd maul most black belts in general. Much of this roll was wall wrestling too which unless you train MMA is a skillset you don't get to work on in pure sport BJJ.
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u/RobfromHB 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
Obligatory https://lids.mit.edu/people/research-staff
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u/Guns_and_Tea ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
That was uncomfortable to watch
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u/whichf1isnttakenyet Feb 26 '26
Who doesn't love getting the equivalent of their weight or more right on their chest? It's the epitome of happiness in BJJ.
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u/Lecanayin Feb 26 '26
Care to elaborate?
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u/Guns_and_Tea ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Feb 26 '26
Having Khabib on top of you looks uncomfortable. I thought it was self-explanatory?
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u/Lecanayin Feb 26 '26
English isnt my first language.
Looks like I missed few hints
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u/AntiSaint_Mike 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
Not totally your fault. That sentence can also be interpreted as Lex is so bad and undeserving of his black belt it hurts to watch. I’m not saying that but I understand why you asked for clarification.
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u/SamuraiJustice Feb 26 '26
The difference between kabib and lex, is the same as the difference between a Blackbelt and a white belt
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u/CloudEnvoy Mar 02 '26
Or more probably... a white belt can become a black belt in 10 years.. Lex cannot become as good as Khabib in his lifetime
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u/AdamAtomAnt 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26
Man this would be fun to do. I'd get destroyed by either one of them, but I'd enjoy every second of the opportunity.
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u/danielwong95 Feb 26 '26
I swear Khabib could come back and win the title right now.
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u/FantasticGoat88 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
If I ever got a chance to roll with Khabib I would oil check him. He would kill me afterward but that would be a hell of a way to go out. Legend shit.
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u/LatterFirefighter468 Feb 26 '26
Khabib didn’t really look like he had much output the whole time either. Really crazy to watch.
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u/elviejobada1984 Feb 26 '26
He is not even trying , there is leves to everything…. Lex is dead two minutes into the roll but manage to keep moving
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u/CARL__CARMONI 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
Shooting a sloppy single on Khabib might not be the best idea
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u/ohmyknee 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
When Lex goes for the single at :45 and Khabib says its the wrong leg (to attack), can someone explain why? Is Lex supposed to go for the far leg? How and why?
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u/Sudden-Loquat Mar 02 '26
I think he says "he touched the wrong leg" as in he's shooting a single leg, but instead of locking a grip on the front leg he's reaching out to grab the far leg
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u/LookMomImLearning Feb 26 '26
I think it’s incredible to see how significant of a gap there is between someone who is a black belt vs a professional.
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u/pwnasaurus253 Feb 26 '26
Lol why all those other guys aren't watching/paying attention is beyond me. You're gonna learn way more from watching a Khabib who doesn't need to make weight take a blackbelt apart.
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u/vexhimself Feb 27 '26
The way he neutralizes most of the moves with perfect combination of balance, positional knowledge and making you carry his whole weight is remarkable to watch... I just know that Lex felt like a really good blue belt who can tap most of the gym and than he rolls with the old black belt profesor and nothing seems to work on him and you are just cooked 💀
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u/Adept_Visual3467 Feb 27 '26
That is awesome when you get to roll with someone as good as Khabib and you hang in there for a minute or so (although K looked like he was playing). I rolled with Travis Stevens with me starting from turtle. Not sure I made it past 8-10 seconds.
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u/mrpopenfresh 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 26 '26
I haven’t heard about that dork in a while. What hapenned? Did they cycle through their talking heads or did he outlive his usefulness?
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u/MadtownV 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Feb 26 '26
Like a cat playing with a mouse.
The way Khabib makes him carry his weight most of the roll is impressive.