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Put yourself in Islam and Ali’s shoes. Islam Is one white legend victory away from being the greatest of all time. Why ruin your legacy by getting brutally knocked out instead of finishing Justin in the first round then moving up to 70 and being the greatest of all time.
It will probably be Islam vs Justin , then Islam vs the winner of Leon and Sean Brady then title shot.
There’s absolutely no need to take a fight you can’t win. The UFC also doesn’t want this fight because when Illia wins he transcends the sport and the company and it makes contract negotiations difficult.
Put yourself in Islam and Ali’s shoes. Islam Is one white legend victory away from being the greatest of all time. Why ruin your legacy by getting brutally knocked out instead of finishing Justin in the first round then moving up to 70 and being the greatest of all time.
It will probably be Islam vs Justin , then Islam vs the winner of Leon and Sean Brady then title shot.
There’s absolutely no need to take a fight you can’t win. The UFC also doesn’t want this fight because when Illia wins he transcends the sport and the company and it makes contract negotiations difficult.