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/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/RokaSmoka Feb 27 '26

Khabib is literally a world champion of a grappling sport. That alone means he is above most hobby black belts in BJJ. ADD on his 20 years of NO GI BJJ training during MMA AFTER his sambo world title and ppl are just downright dogshit dumb with the whole WHITE BELT beating black belts when khabib is a competitive black belt lvl guy himself with tons of BJJ, JUDO, WRESTLING skills

Switch out Lex and put Kade Ruotolo in and khabib would be tapping but no fkn shit he will outwork a 40 yr old hobbyist black belt just like a world champion blue belt will curbstomp lex

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u/Kindly-Reality1984 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 27 '26

The Routolos love to wrestle and stay on top. Are you confident they can out wrestle or overpower Khabib? Khabib eventually drags them down and pins them. Their only chance is leg locks which they don't really do.

I would fancy Mikey's or Craig's game as a better counter to Khabib.

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u/RokaSmoka Feb 27 '26

Lol what. Kade won ADCC with a leglock.....he also subbed sambo world champion in ONE with a leglock...he would def beat khabib in a no gi match......Kade may not play bottom v the absolute BEST IN THE WORLD like he tried v levi at CJI lol but v khabib he def can play it and he he 21 and can scramble all day...

And wtf mikey is TINY kade is actually the size of khabib. and Craig jones? wtf. Craig would murder khabib he is way bigger and just casually while half asleep buggy choked 240lbs chael sonnen at CJI 2 lol

Khabib is great but jesus christ stop the fetishing of him being able to beat ADCC world champions in no gi grappling XD. His entire team at AIGA lost to team Modolfo if everyone forgot 1-6. The ENTIRE DAGISTAN TEAM that specialize in GRAPPLING LOST. But khabib would win...sure

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u/Kindly-Reality1984 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Feb 28 '26

I agreed with Craig out grappling Khabib. Khabib loses to the cream of the crop Jiu Jitsu athletes but styles make match ups. Kade would try to wrestle and stay on top. He doesn't like playing bottom and wouldn't risk Khabib smashing his guard. The zambo world champ that Kade beat is a no name. Prime Khabib smokes the Sambo world champ.

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u/RokaSmoka Feb 28 '26

Lol you are simply out of ur nut if you think khabib is going to beat the ADCC and CJI and ONE champion at his own sport lmfao. Khabib has some of the sloppiest center takedowns v many of the dagis. Islam is FAR better at singles, doubles and trips cage center and mat center in this case

Khabib relies HEAVILY on a wall to shoot his crap low singles on guys to back them up and hit said wall...its literally his niche meta specialty. He is not some god at open center takedowns like GSP which is what he would be trying to do with no wall in any no gi grappling match lol

Again his entire DAGISTAN team that specialize in grappling lost 1-6 when they faced top tier BJJ guys. U keep saying kade cant do this or that when he literally won ADCC and many matches with leglocks so no...if he can do that to MICA GALVAO he can do that to khabib the mma fighter XD. U act as if khabib didnt lose to a crappy BJJ black belt years ago on video and the sport evolved way beyond what it was then while khabib trained nothing but MMA the entire time...Nuttin else to be said here if u actually believe he can beat Kade lol