From an interview today ..
"Why am I gonna give my shine to him? I'm gonna give my shine to whom helped me win my fight"
"It's stupid, I find call outs like: "oh please fight me!" or whatever. I'm like, no, I know who helped me get to where I am. Why am I gonna waste my energy basically taking the shine on me and putting it on someone else? I could care less"
"I'm not begging for a title shot".
People are saying Ali is working against Dariush, when in fact, he's just an incredibly bland person. Thinking demanding your right in a title shot equates to "begging" for one is just being not so smart tbh. Why would I, as a promoter, give a title shot to someone who doesn't even care if he gets one? That's not a champion personality to say the least.