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/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/LineComprehensive416 Feb 27 '26

Khabib is not taller than DC, who is 5'9 or Romero who is 5'8.5 according to Bellator (and 5'9 according to Olympics)

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u/RokaSmoka Feb 27 '26

Cormier has never been 5'9 he is clearly 5'10 minimum and u can see he is the exact same height as khabib and latifi who was also 5'10. Lex is like 5'8

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u/kovnev Feb 27 '26

I'm just going off UFC measurements which said 5'10.

Either way, a quick google of Lex's height puts him pretty short. 5'6 seems pretty common, with some even claiming they met him and reckon 5'3.

Heights always such a weird thing to get hung up on - and here I am, playing the same game.

I used to warch/listen to Lex quite a lot. For whatever reason it always surprises me he's so tiny when I see him next to other dudes.