Media Merab was a genius at this moment

[_manhattan]

This is shit-talk done right.

Umar "I was not there" Nurmagomedov is born.

Merab landed decisively on Team Khabib.

Islam deflecting -- looks guilty AF.

Islam said Merab can join them, how is that deflecting?

 

[Sms_productions713]

Says the guy who begged the last champ to mention his name, because his fights didnt mention shit

 

[Oscar Madison]

Islam said Merab can join them, how is that deflecting?

Deflection -- "Merab I don't have nothing for you. Don't make the Belt look bad..."

Islam trying to convince Merab not to bring this up because it would "make the
Belt look bad", is deflection.

Merab's lighthearted humor doesn't make the Belt look bad.

But Islam is trying to make it about the Belt -- rather than himself being in a bathtub with the boyz...

 

[_manhattan]

Deflection -- "Merab I don't have nothing for you. Don't make the Belt look bad..."

Islam trying to convince Merab not to bring this up because it would "make the
Belt look bad", is deflection.

Merab's lighthearted humor doesn't make the Belt look bad.

But Islam is trying to make it about the Belt -- rather than himself being in a bathtub with the boyz...

He told him "don't make the belt look bad, when you have real contenders just fight"

The two statements had nothing to do with one another, but keep reaching lil buddy...

 

[Preston broadus]

Implement drug testing on all fighters and Merab wins with ease.
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I look like that with a back pump and I'm not on anything nor do I work as hard as him.

 

[Oscar Madison]

He told him "don't make the belt look bad, when you have real contenders just fight"

The two statements had nothing to do with one another, but keep reaching lil buddy...

Deflection:

-- something you do or say in order to avoid something being directed at you, or the action of doing this.

-- the act of attacking or blaming another person rather than accepting criticism or blame for your own actions.

Islam deflected on both counts -- he attempted to change the conversation and he tried to cast aspersions on Merab for his conduct as Champion (Belt) from the same exchange.

You are attempting to isolate Islam's comment about making the Belt "look bad" -- which is naively missing the whole context of the exchange.

 

[Oscar Madison]

He told him "don't make the belt look bad, when you have real contenders just fight"

The two statements had nothing to do with one another, but keep reaching lil buddy...

And your sentence reconstruction is inaccurate and misleading...

But you already knew that.

 

[DOMMA]

I look like that with a back pump and I'm not on anything nor do I work as hard as him.

 

[AmonTobin]

Someone needs to shoop Umar into the jacuzzi pic immediately!

 

[checktheknuckles]

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Umar's reaction to this situation:

 

[Iroh]

It's by far the most uncomfortable I've ever seen Khabib be. It's hard to think there wasn't some kind of shaming element to a pic like that.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Hilarious reference. Islam catching strays

 

[legedema]

well actually , Islam saying to Merab ''you can come'' killed Merab

 

[Sean Rhino]

Always funny when the most homophobic cultures do the most homoerotic stuff together

The irony. Right-wing American MMA fans—famously chill with homophobia—have zero problem with shirtless grappling until it's a Dagestani fighter.