News Merab already ducking Umar

[Goatenstein]

The Umar and Merab fanboys are going at it today!

 

[The Siege]

It's what islam did to avoid Charles armen and gaethje. I guess it's only cool when they do it?

And trust me I think merab beats Umar too but he simply doesn't deserve the opportunity when compared to figgy.

I'm sure you are a huge proponent of the sporting integrity and following the rankings, which is why you were really pissed when they had Khalil Rountree skip the line to a TS over the number 2 LHW?

 

[Psychojoe86]

When you are a ufc fighter, you can pick whichever fights you want to take

But when you are the CHAMPION, you are contractually obligated to fight the top contenders.

Merab is ducking. Anyone trying to deny it right now is lying to themselves.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

When you are a ufc fighter, you can pick whichever fights you want to take

But when you are the CHAMPION, you are contractually obligated to fight the top contenders.

Merab is ducking. Anyone trying to deny it right now is lying to themselves.

And Umar deserves a title shot after a single top 15 win?

Asinine

 

[RockyLockridge]

I'm sure you are a huge proponent of the sporting integrity and following the rankings, which is why you were really pissed when they had Khalil Rountree skip the line to a TS over the number 2 LHW?

Ankalaev fought for a title already recently.

 

[ejazahmednit]

I wont mind either Figgy or Umar being next
That said champions should not be declining fights
Look at Pereira fights whoever, and keeps on adding popularity and money and title defences.

 

[rstringer]

It's only a projection of your mind that questioning something (that it sounds like he said he will do anyway) means he won't do it, and that his questioning is only based on risk of success.

If it wasn't already a stupid enough suggestion that the guy who beat Aldo, Yan, and Cejudo before challenging for the belt is upset about being challenged by a guy whose only real win is Sandhagen only because he might lose, it's DOUBLY stupid to think that any fights should be seen as "easy wins" by fighters when all fights carry risk, which is even MORE evidence as to why champs should be getting the correct challengers, because now you're talking about "low risks" that someone shouldn't have to take when a high risk will be waiting on the table either way. I also don't know if Merab ever even said that Umar would be an easy fight either (and probably figure Fig would be easier), so if he didn't then we're in triple stupid territory

It's stupid to use the word stupid redundantly to make your points appear as smart without offering anything of substance.

Of course he has to fight Umar as Dana will dictate it to him but his hesitation and protest clearly show that knows the risk with Umar is higher as he is a high level Dagestani grappler and we know how they operate right? This is a way harder match up than washed up Aldo or astriker like Fig, ever heard of styles make fights or is that "stupid" in your world as well?

Has nothing to do with how dominant you are either, Jon jones was afraid of MW Sonnen . The proposition is simple: you are a champ you fight everyone , you don't effing pick and chose. If the guy deserves it in your view than great, if he doesn't also great, that means you think that he is not at your level yet, so should be at least an easier fight then if you dabble in simple logic.

So in my view Stupid is only to look at track record (though an undefeated record says something) and not how bad of a match up the opponent would be and Merab is smart enough to know that Umar could make his championship very short lived.

 

[VAfan]

i miss the days when champions couldn't 'shut down' anyone, they just fought the next-best fighter on the list.

 

[DoctorStoppage]

A fighter as boring as Merab is in no position to be making demands on who he should fight

 

[RockyLockridge]

And Umar deserves a title shot after a single top 15 win?

Asinine

It's crazy how when you have a beard and no mustache the rules just completely change, and the same standards just dont apply.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

I wont mind either Figgy or Umar being next
That said champions should not be declining fights
Look at Pereira fights whoever, and keeps on adding popularity and money and title defences.

He ducked Ankalaev though and is buddy buddy with Jones

 

[RockyLockridge]

It's stupid to use the word stupid redundantly to make your points appear as smart without offering anything of substance.

Of course he has to fight Umar as Dana will dictate it to him but his hesitation and protest clearly show that knows the risk with Umar is higher as he is a high level Dagestani grappler and we know how they operate right? This is a way harder match up than washed up Aldo or astriker like Fig, ever heard of styles make fights or is that "stupid" in your world as well?

Has nothing to do with how dominant you are either, Jon jones was afraid of MW Sonnen . The proposition is simple: you are a champ you fight everyone , you don't effing pick and chose. If the guy deserves it in your view than great, if he doesn't also great, that means you think that he is not at your level yet, so should be at least an easier fight then if you dabble in simple logic.

So in my view Stupid is only to look at track record (though an undefeated record says something) and not how bad of a match up the opponent would be and Merab is smart enough to know that Umar could make his championship very short lived.

You're a moron for saying Jones was scared of sonnen. Of every single person who has ever fought Jones the only one who did not deserve the fight and never earned it at all is cheal sonnen. That is why Jones rejected that fight because sonnen does not further Jones career, it did NOTHING for Jones.

 

[Psychojoe86]

And Umar deserves a title shot after a single top 15 win?

Asinine

undefeated and just beat sandhagen. I believe he qualifies, yes.

I like figgy as well, but he's only been in the division for a year and 2 of his wins were guys with historically poor tdd.

Regardless of 'deserve' Merab is the champ now and absolutely shouldn't be ducking ANY top contenders. Especially given how poorly he's reacting to having the matchup suggested to him.

 

[Dorkman]

I want the Umar vs merab fight more. And I believe it's what the ufc is going to offer merab. But I wouldn't be mad at fig getting a shot. But Cory is definitely a better win than any win on figs resume.

 

[rstringer]

You're a moron for saying Jones was scared of sonnen. Of every single person who has ever fought Jones the only one who did not deserve the fight and never earned it at all is cheal sonnen. That is why Jones rejected that fight because sonnen does not further Jones career, it did NOTHING for Jones.

Nope wrong , I know you can't fix stupid but I am not going to give up on you.

Greg Jackson himself said that it would be too risky for Jon to fight Sonnen and that's why Dana flipped out , they were definitely going to make it worthwhile for him in order to save the card.

And if your idiotic theory about career furthering fights was accurate, he should have never fought mw Vitor either , right ?

 

[RockyLockridge]

Nope wrong , I know you can't fix stupid but I am not going to give up on you.

Greg Jackson himself said that it would be too risky for Jon to fight Sonnen and that's why Dana flipped out , they were definitely going to make it worthwhile for him in order to save the card.

And if your idiotic theory about career furthering fights was accurate, he should have never fought mw Vitor either , right ?

He agreed to that fight it wasn't on short notice and vitor wasn't coming off a loss

 

[Alpha_T83]

And Umar deserves a title shot after a single top 15 win?

Asinine

Maybe instead of making asinine comments yourself, you suggest who you think should fight for the title next?

Sorry but Figgy isn't it. It's either Petr Yan or Umar.

 

[Alpha_T83]

I want the Umar vs merab fight more. And I believe it's what the ufc is going to offer merab. But I wouldn't be mad at fig getting a shot. But Cory is definitely a better win than any win on figs resume.

I also agree the UFC offers him Umar. And Umar said in interviews that he hopes he's next for Merab, so obviously Umar is more than willing to fight him.

I wouldn't be surprised if Merab vacates the title immediately. I don't think he wants to fight Umar.

 

[Tweak896]

It's pretty stupid to ask Umar to fight more top guys when he was lucky that Sandhagen was the only guy dumb enough to accept it. Umar is clearly toughest guy in the division. Pretending 36 year old Figgy at BW is better because of recent wins is so disingenuous. Champs should have to fight the top guys, not just pick old vets.

 

[The Siege]

And you can say I'm the inverse all you want it doesn't affect me. I know that I am not and I don't treat any fighters favourably over others.

You added this after my reply, so I didn't see this the first time.

However, someone who treats all fighters equally doesn't come up with stupid theories that Islam ducked a guy who he trounced once and signed up to fight again in Charles, a guy who he called out multiple times as he was coming up the ranks and offered to fight him right before Ramadan in Gaethje, and a guy he already beat once a long time ago and has agreed to fight him for a TS in Arman all based on 0 evidence. A guy who treats all fighters equally wouldn't defend the UFC skipping the #2 LHW for the #8 LHW who is a stylistic layup for Poatan.

It's fine if you don't like it, but you don't treat fighters equally. I've defended you before when other posters have accused you of being like those other antiDaegstani bot accounts that are on my ignore list, and I still believe you are better than them, but you do have a blind spot for the Dagestanis.

I've defended Poatan, Ilia, and all sorts of fighters against the ducking accusation. Hell, even Merab isnt ducking, I just think he is mad that he did all that work to get to a TS and Usman just had to get one elite win to get a TS.

It is whatever, but you can't post now that Umar was ducking Merab based on an ancient tweet when Umar was a debutant but say that Merab is not ducking Umar when one is the Champ and one is a Top 5 fighter. That reasoning doesn't make sense.