So if Islam moves up to 170 he has to fight a contender first right?

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Just like what him and his team want Illa to do before he gets a TS at 155.

Why is Islam and his team making Illa jump through hoops but he's to cakewalk himself into a 170 title fight?

Thoughts?

 

[ComeChooDaddy]

Islam is dodging Ilia

 

[Harlekin]

Ali has too many accounts and the neckbeard nation is as annoying as the Conor fans were.
Khabib won his paper title vs Iaquinta
Islam got his title shot by beating short notice Bobby Green....

Rules only apply for others. Islam is ducking

 

[Sean Chowdhury]

I think 4 is more than 1

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

 

[Last Falconry]

That rule is for other people, obviously. Not him

 

[Blastbeat]

he has 4 defenses. thats more than 1 defense.
also people shit on his resume when they dont realize Islam has had one of the weirdest fight schedules ever

had to fight Bobby Green because he was supposed to fight Dariush, but Dariush got injured and Bobby stepped in on 2 weeks notice.

had to fight Dan Hooker cause he was supposed to fight Dos Anjos, but then Dos Anjos got injured and Hooker stepped in on short notice. they tried to book Islam vs Dos Anjos like 4 times and every time one of them was either sick or injured.

was gonna defend vs Charles but then Charles got injured so Volk stepped in off the couch.

and just last time when he beat Moicano, he was supposed to fight Arman in a rematch and Arman got injured like 3 days before. Moicano stepped in super late notice.


maybe "Father's Plan" was code for some curse or hex onto Islam's opponents, because i cant recall a fighter with so many fights being cancelled or changed due to opponents dropping out via injury/sickness.

 

[TheNewGame]

Nobody gave him credit for beating #1 p4p Volk, so why would he want another unproven FW at LW? If Topuria beats Oliveira or some other top LW first then it'd make sense for him.

I wonder if the same people saying he's ducking Topuria are the same people discrediting his resume saying he only defends the title against FWs.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Islam's title defenses against featherweights more than qualify him for an instant title shot. Ilia needs to beat some bantamweights to earn the same at lightweight.

 

[Hymen Crusher]

Islam is dodging Ilia

That's exactly what's happening

 

[markys00]

Nobody gave him credit for beating #1 p4p Volk, so why would he want another unproven FW at LW? If Topuria beats Oliveira or some other top LW first then it'd make sense for him.

I wonder if the same people saying he's ducking Topuria are the same people discrediting his resume saying he only fights FWs.

So that would be no one. Not one person thinks Islam is only fighting fws

 

[svmr_db]

Ilia earned a title shot up a weight class with 1 title defense? Is that a precedent you'd apply to all the champions?

 

[MrBlackheart]

Islam is dodging Ilia

The people who are saying Islam is dodging Ilia are the same who said he had to fight Beneil before Charles because a 10 UFC fight win streak is not enough for a title shot.

 

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he has 4 defenses. thats more than 1 defense.
also people shit on his resume when they dont realize Islam has had one of the weirdest fight schedules ever

had to fight Bobby Green because he was supposed to fight Dariush, but Dariush got injured and Bobby stepped in on 2 weeks notice.

had to fight Dan Hooker cause he was supposed to fight Dos Anjos, but then Dos Anjos got injured and Hooker stepped in on short notice. they tried to book Islam vs Dos Anjos like 4 times and every time one of them was either sick or injured.

was gonna defend vs Charles but then Charles got injured so Volk stepped in off the couch.

and just last time when he beat Moicano, he was supposed to fight Arman in a rematch and Arman got injured like 3 days before. Moicano stepped in super late notice.


maybe "Father's Plan" was code for some curse or hex onto Islam's opponents, because i cant recall a fighter with so many fights being cancelled or changed due to opponents dropping out via injury/sickness.

Agreed. It's been a very strange road for him.
The only other one I can actually compare him too is Khabib.
Khabib earned his TS by beating RDA but then he gets injured and RDA beats Pettis to become champ. Then Khabib should've fought Alvarez for the title but Khabib gets used as a pawn to get Alvarez to agree to fight McGregor without a new contract. The UFC actually sent Khabib 2 contracts for the Alvarez fight to pressure Eddie. There was a video circulating around of Khabib actually signing the contract and Khabib saying "look I signed. Now Eddie must sign." Then we have the whole fiasco with Tony Ferguson and Khabib fights Ragin Al for the LW title. Then he beats McGregor and gets suspended and is out of competition for over a year. Then he only defends 2 more times and retires.

Very strange roads for the cousins to take.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Ilia earned a title shot up a weight class with 1 title defense? Is that a precedent you'd apply to all the champions?

Honestly, If they relinquish, then yes. If they want to hold 2 title simutainously? then no.

 

[Trabaho]

Cauae Islam is like a decade older ? Ilia is a new fighter

 

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Nobody gave him credit for beating #1 p4p Volk, so why would he want another unproven FW at LW? If Topuria beats Oliveira or some other top LW first then it'd make sense for him.

I wonder if the same people saying he's ducking Topuria are the same people discrediting his resume saying he only defends the title against FWs.

define discredit?
It's not discrediting him to highlight that 2 of his defenses are against a FW. Or 1 is against a short notice opponent. It's not discrediting if it's true. It's called putting everything in proper context. Just like saying that LeBron's title with the Lakers happened during the bubble and a lot of other good teams didn't force their star players to play in the bubble while LeBron basically forced the Lakers to play in the bubble. It's not a slight to say that the Clippers had a better team on paper but their full team didn't participate in the bubble season. It's the truth.

And if it walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck then he's a duck. If Illa had to drop his title and then is being requested by Islam and his team to fight a contender before fighting Islam then Islam should drop the LW title and fight Sean Brady before he gets to fight for the WW title.

 

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Ilia earned a title shot up a weight class with 1 title defense? Is that a precedent you'd apply to all the champions?

He dismantled the 2 top dogs at FW with relative ease. And her beat Volk with less issue than Islam had.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Ilia earned a title shot up a weight class with 1 title defense? Is that a precedent you'd apply to all the champions?

There's no official criteria for this situation either way; nothing says Islam is allowed to while Ilia can't.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Just like what him and his team want Illa to do before he gets a TS at 155.

Why is Islam and his team making Illa jump through hoops but he's to cakewalk himself into a 170 title fight?

Thoughts?

No, because he cleaned out his division, 15 fight win streak in the ufc, has nothing to prove by beating another 145 guy who is too scared to fight any top 155 guys.