Yes, Islam by Sherdorgers and Tom's definition, is ducking hard. He was all macho saying "I'm tired of ppl saying they'll KO me or finish me, if Dana wants, he can book the fight. I'll fight whoever"... Then he saw Illia next move was to shot straight to the division and also sees no one but Topuria is calling Islam out (even moreso because Poirier, Gaethje and Max have been around since Khabib's time... Khabib managed well enough to duck Max and Tony until they got old, he knew the trash talk but not up there skill wise Connor, would be the best fight for him). Islam hasn't fought Gaethje only. Besides that, he mainly took ppl older and no up and comer undefeated... And now that there is a hungry upland comer, younger, undefeated... Who has a loud mouth, which he'd generally love... Only, this guy is complete in MMA, he's just very complete as a fighter... Rampage Jackson said Topuria reme,bers him of JJ with the way he defeated the legends from FW... Topuria seemed to have liked to comparison. And when Topuria even put the list of subs which Islam could choose to be finished with.... Islam is facing the dilemma of facing someone with a huge potential like a Gustafsson, or a DC, or Reyes... And in this position the first time, at his prime, even Khabib is needing to be vocal and say "no, Topuria no! Not Topuria!! " .....
Weird that Belal had a problem with ppl remembering him that it seemed to have cursed the welterweight division... As as soon as he became champion, the division became a ghost land. Does anyone even remember 170 anymore? Even the poor Rakhmanov who should have gotten a title before Belal due his undefeated and 100% finish abilities, didn't get one despite beating Thompson with an injured leg... And when he could face Belal, Belal got staph, more than a year without fighting, he fought Ian Garry, who is also a huge talent. And seeing as Belal even post fight couldn't even do 40 squats yet, his last post on tweeter was "gone into the wild"... Wow, the welterweight started to lose its fire when Leon won, then Belal got the belt, didn't defend it once and everyone forgot the division even exists, I guess... Islam wants what in that ghost land? If he wants to fight for the title, he'll be doing exactly what he is criticizing Illia for. Heck, as soon as Islam defended his belt the second time, he had been calling Leon for a fight already, saying he wanted a double champion fight with one defense... Now Khabib is being a hypocrite because he fears Topuria... Sigh so much for the Daghestanis will fight anyone... They will fight older dudes or those they wait to be off the track a little. Islam already is huge for LW, he weighs way more in LW than natural LW, yet he fears "small men"...
Meanwhile, when Jon Jones wanted a final match against another killer, Alex Pereira, that was his size and all, ppl called him for calling "small men"... All while JJ was legit risking it against someone who if defeated him, would be the goat... And for sure Poatan would be 100% in his camping and focus for what he said would be the fight of his life, the biggest one and the one he has always wished deeply down, saying he wanted to slowly break down Jon Jones until JJ's endurance couldn't hold anymore, and JJ wanted the same. Poatan wanted to hurt JJ like he did Khalil and JJ wanted to hurt Poatan like he did Shogun... But JJ is a coward, Islam when I'm his prime felt the pressure in the fourth defense... There are levels to this game, and the Sambo boys either retire at 30/32 yo or they'll get subbed by Topuria - Jones
exactly.
