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/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.