Sure you've got a point about the validity of interim titles but if Khabib really does stay out until November there's a good chance the winner of the interim belt gets elevated and Khabib gets stripped. In fact I don't see why they don't strip Khabib the second after his suspension ends and he opts not to fight.At this rate I don't even think he'll see 20. He might actually take his business elsewhere if shit doesn't get better for him.
What more can you ask of a fighter in order to get a title shot, I don't understand The Red Goof sometimes. He can't really have expected Ferguson to be jumping for joy at another Interim Title.
Sounds like he was offered the interim and turned it down.
If that's true then he can't complain.
Sounds like he was offered the interim and turned it down.
If that's true then he can't complain.
He CAN complain. Why TF would he, or ANYONE, accept that fight? He was already the interim Champ and got passed over for Conor. He still fought and literally "defended" the interim title against Pettis...now he has to fight AGAIN for the interim title? Nope. I wouldn't have accepted that either.
Well, in the story on Sherdog announcing the Interim Title fight, it says Tony may be hinting at a fight against Conor. Personally, I think it makes more sense to lobby for fight against Conor than fight for a fake-ass Interim fight. Fighting Conor would be wayy more lucrative, while winning would also be much more of a guarantee that he'll get his title shot than winning the Interim title.So instead he takes no fight and doesn’t get paid? Doesn’t make much sense to me.
Well, in the story on Sherdog announcing the Interim Title fight, it says Tony may be hinting at a fight against Conor. Personally, I think it makes more sense to lobby for fight against Conor than fight for a fake-ass Interim fight. Fighting Conor would be wayy more lucrative, while winning would also be much more of a guarantee that he'll get his title shot than winning the Interim title.
Doesn't mean this fight against Conor is happening, but I understand him wanting that fight over an Interim title fight.
Isn’t that just a rumor? But I agree. Fighting Conor has far greater rewards then max. Even if he loses he gets paid a nice penny.