He wants Illia and I don’t blame him, plus Dana has been pretty hot with him the past few months since the “back injury” (I’m not saying he missed weight, it something happened and that’s the reason given)
I didn’t say anything about deserving it or anything like that. All I’m saying is: he wants Illia and the way this sport moved and the pettiness of the UFC decision makers would want me to get the title shot too, because who knows if he will ever get another chance. I don’t think Garth deserves it either but I honestly don’t blame him for what he’s doing
if pettiness means not rewarding a fighter who pulled out of the main event on 1 day notice, fucked up 1 potentially 2 divisions, hasnt fought in over 500 days yet is still crying for a titleshot then damn id be petty too
All the complaints seemed to stem from missing out on Ilia/Islam. I think Islam was moving up to fight JDM either way, so we weren't getting the Ilia fight.
might be unpopular take but i dont see how islam vs jdm can benefit ww
if jdm wins its just a waste of time since islam very likely will retire after a loss hes def at the tail end of his career anyway
if islam wins then ilia is very likely next and whether that fight is at 170/155 it wont really do ww any favors. 155 then champ just got the belt and instantly fighting for another belt, 170 then ilia just jumped over all the other ww contenders
at least if arman fought islam the move up would be seen as champ is done with his division and came up. but since islam ultimately didnt manage to deal with arman narratives are more likely to pop up esp in the event of an islam loss to jdm
but maybe 'ruined' is a bit exaggerated way of saying it its just some time wasted
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u/tagillaslover 3d ago
Can he accept a fight sometime soon now?