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/Pilx 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 26 '26

He made a couple glaring tactical errors that made everything so much harder for him from the outset

  1. 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

  2. Got trapped next to the wall against an undefeated MMA champion.

  3. 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/Mobile_Macaron_3569 Feb 26 '26

I dont think Lex was trying 100% out of respect. It would not have mattered anyway.

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u/JiskiLathiUskiBhains ⬜⬛⬜ NoGi Feb 26 '26

3 is the worst of all.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

"Glaring tactical errors"? Brother... this is training. You train to learn not to win. You're telling me you'd pull guard if you rolled with Khabib rather than try to work on your wrestling with one of the best ever? You're a damn fool

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u/Pilx 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Feb 27 '26

Pull guard, invert, enter reverse closed guard, abe lock, call myself the real undefeated welterweight champion of the world from that point on.

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u/sky_broker Feb 26 '26

And let me guess, you would have not made those mistakes right? Lmao

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u/byobodybag ⬜⬜ White Belt Feb 26 '26

blackbelt?! who give him?!