You answered your own question without even knowing it.
Strickland just said he isn't fighting again. And he has no incentive to since he's almost certainly up next for the winner of DDP v Izzy. So no, I didn't.
The bullet will penetrate the MW divI wish I could pick two emojis because at first I was laughing then like please don’t even joke about this
If Strickland refuses to fight unless it's for the title then he can hang around and wait until Izzy vs DDP and then Rob vs the winner has happened. Rob vs Strickland makes all the sense in the world. Maybe at the Sphere
Not gonna happen. Strickland is ahead of Rob in the pecking order. He can sit out and Dana will still give him the shot due to him beating Izzy and having a razor sharp fight with DDP. Plus he will sell the fight better. Plus he beat a higher ranked opponent than Rob did. So let's discuss a realistic option for Rob's next fight.
i think you think strickland deserves too much.
I'm talking about what is and will be. Strickland is simply more marketable than Rob at this point in time. He beat Izzy in dominant fashion and has a razor close decision against DDP. Rob has dominant losses to both of those fighters. Strickland also has a win over a ranked fighter while Rob just beat an unranked fighter. Strickland is up next. And I'm saying this as a guy who likes Bobby Knuckles a helluva lot more than I care for Strickland.
It's not in the cards my man. Unless Strickland gets an injury and can't fight Whittaker will probably have to fight again. So who should it be?
Fight Sean in a title eliminator. Is it totally justified? Maybe not, maybe Sean deserves a shot first, but I think it's a cool fight and no matter who wins the next title shot is going to be a rematch. Sean and Rob haven't fought, let's at least see that.
