I absolutely agree with Ham Socks (the Alvarez comment was slightly out of pocket, but the rest was spot-on)
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Conor's power is discussed on an almost hyperbolic level. His precision may be elite, but there's no evidence to suggest that he throws harder than MJ who Khabib has already fought. His infamous left hand isn't as good as people think against fighters who are larger than him.
Conor almost lost to Nate Diaz twice. That is an indication of a fighter who will retire within the upper echelon but will never be on the level of Jon Jones, TJ Dillashaw, etc. He simply does not have the complete skillset to do so. His cardio is terrible, his ground game is average, he relies completely on his standup.
People are betting on him because of the picture he paints of himself through his charisma. The only wrestler he has ever faced (Mendes) does not have the same type of pressure Khabib does on the ground. If Conor goes down, which he will, he will be holding Khabib's weight & have to deal with his top control. This will gas him. He will lose his power. This has mismatch written all over it. Khabib wins this 95% of the time, there will be no fairy tale knockout. I repeat, there will be no fairytale knockout. Conor will be taken down, slowly gassed out, and mauled.
You don't almost lose to Nate Diaz TWICE & go on to be considered an "elite" fighter.
Love Conor? Cool. Just know that your hero is going to get ragdolled throughout rounds 3 - 5, potentially for the entire fight, and his aura of invincibility will be completely diminished after this Saturday.