They both fought literally 9 days ago. Relax.Dissapointing for the fans.
They both fought literally 9 days ago. Relax.
They both fought literally 9 days ago. Relax.
Dissapointing for the fans.
They JUST FOUGHT
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Against opponents lower than their skill level. I think TS meant they haven't yet got a TS or a clear #1 contender fight.
Khamzat only has FOUR FIGHTS
Islam just fought the #6 guy!!!
But with performances like that, people aren't going to be so quick to try and get matched up with them./thread
And he should have got that opportunity before needing to rack up 8 wins in a row
Dissapointing for the fans.
He’s not alone Olivera and Dariush also had their troubles getting top opponents
They both got top 10 opponents with shorter win streaks than it took Islam
Islam was set it up to main event with RDA before both these guys but then pulled out
True but RDA didn't get his top 10 rank (at LW) till after he beat replacement Felder.
If RDA and Islam 1 didn't fall through, I doubt Islam would have moved up the rankings much with a win over RDA
With Islam I think they held him back to prevent him from taking out other LW contenders while Khabib was still champ, because they knew he wouldn't fight Khabib and maybe even feared that promoting Islam would speed up cash-cow Khabib's retirement. (It was no secret than Abdulmamap wanted Khabib to pass the torch to Islam)
Once Khabib retired they started giving Islam the respect he deserves.