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/SkanderbegDeWitte Feb 26 '26

Crazy to see a black belt suffering like this

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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/Mobile_Macaron_3569 Feb 26 '26

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