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IMHO Islam knows he has to eventually fight Garry AND Morales, or Brady, or whoever is on top by then. With Shavkat out, he needs his title run at 170 to be undeniable.
He is arguably the best LW ever, but his defenses should’ve been better. Not his fault Charles got hurt, Justin got KTFO and whatever happened to Arman.
Khabib won his belt in anticlimactic fashion but then faced the three guys in line and Justin made the Tony fight worthless in retrospective.
That said: for his very next fight, Islam, Team Eagle and Ali will try to get the path of less resistance to the 17th win in a row (absolute record) AND the best scalp of his resume along Charles. Usman, that is.
Agree mostly. Not sure how a win against Usman at this point will look in hindsight. I’m still inclined to think that Garry or Morales (until proven otherwise) are better wins in 2026. Guess we’ll see.