Pretty entertaining watching the Islam haters scramble incoherently and try to come up with new rules and criteria that only apply to Islam.
Yeah, six whole weeks is way too long in between defenses.
Which champs do they already have booked within weeks of their previous fight? Leon Scott has 9 months from his last fight to his next, Strickland has just under 5, O'Malley has 7, Jon Jones has 1 fight in nearly 4 years and is out till next summer, Volk was supposed to have 6 months between fights but ended up taking another fight when his belt wasn't on the line when Charles pulled out of his rematch a year after Islam kicked the shit out of him.Well actually he won that fight with little to no damage and that was in October he’s not booked for January February or march and we know Ramadan is march til April, which means he’s probably not fighting til June or July.
So 6 weeks isn’t enough, sure. But what part of 12-20 weeks isn’t reasonable? They already have 2 viable contenders prepared in Gaethje and oliveria. Soooo what’s the hold up?
I will not be surprised in the slightest if he does not defend til next Abu Dhabi card next October. I expect an interim title fight before then.
he beat Charles and gave him the opportunity for a rematch, how do you figure he is scared?This dude is scared as fuck of fighting a top 5 LW.
I can't help but think there's a reason you disingenuously framed it like this instead of the fact that Volk will end up fighting 4x in the span of Islam's 2. And would've still done 3 without the short notice (which would've brought Islam down to 1 without him). 3 > 2.Which champs do they already have booked within weeks of their previous fight? Leon Scott has 9 months from his last fight to his next, Strickland has just under 5, O'Malley has 7, Jon Jones has 1 fight in nearly 4 years and is out till next summer, Volk was supposed to have 6 months between fights but ended up taking another fight when his belt wasn't on the line when Charles pulled out of his rematch a year after Islam kicked the shit out of him.
Again, it's the same silly shit of Islam haters who want some new standard adopted just for him that isn't applied to anybody else.
he beat Charles and gave him the opportunity for a rematch, how do you figure he is scared?
Is he going to defend his belt or what?
Gave him a rematch? Charles beat Dariush and earned that rematch. Islam has no say in taking that fight at that point in time. Now you have Charles, Gaethje and Armen all sitting around waiting for Islam to announce when he will be available to fight again. You have 3 guys who have a reasonable claim to the shot all waiting on the champion. Armen just fought so he will probably end up having to take another fight in the meantime.he beat Charles and gave him the opportunity for a rematch, how do you figure he is scared?
i think Islam would like to fight more frequently, personally, but the UFC seems intent on using him to headline cards in Abu Dhabi. probably to bring in more Muslim fanbase. which relegates Islam to like 2 fights a year.I can't help but think there's a reason you disingenuously framed it like this instead of the fact that Volk will end up fighting 4x in the span of Islam's 2. And would've still done 3 without the short notice (which would've brought Islam down to 1 without him). 3 > 2.
I also can't help but think that there's a reason why you disingenuously left out another champion in Pereira who likewise fought 3x this year and is already calling to defend against Ank or whoever instead of waiting for Hill to recover.
It's almost like other champs actually can and do fight more frequently.
I can't help but think there's a reason you disingenuously framed it like this instead of the fact that Volk will end up fighting 4x in the span of Islam's 2. And would've still done 3 without the short notice. 3 > 2.
I also can't help but think that there's a reason why you disingenuously left out another champion in Pereira who likewise fought 3x this year and is already calling to defend against Ank or whoever instead of waiting for Hill to recover.
All these guys had fights signed and announced. Strickland had to wait on DDP because Izzy didn't want the immediate rematch. O'malley vs Vera is the weakest in terms of match making and Jones was injured 2 weeks out from a fight.Which champs do they already have booked within weeks of their previous fight? Leon Scott has 9 months from his last fight to his next, Strickland has just under 5, O'Malley has 7, Jon Jones has 1 fight in nearly 4 years and is out till next summer, Volk was supposed to have 6 months between fights but ended up taking another fight when his belt wasn't on the line when Charles pulled out of his rematch a year after Islam kicked the shit out of him.
Again, it's the same silly shit of Islam haters who want some new standard adopted just for him that isn't applied to anybody else.
i think Islam would like to fight more frequently, personally, but the UFC seems intent on using him to headline cards in Abu Dhabi. probably to bring in more Muslim fanbase. which relegates Islam to like 2 fights a year.
beating Volk 2x is a great accomplishment but im really itching to see Islam defend vs a lightweight. im especially intrigued to see Islam vs Justin so i hope thats next.
No they didn't. Leon was trying to duck and instead just kept pushing it back for 9 months. Jones was injured 2 weeks out from a fight that was going to be 9 months after his previous fight, which was 3 years after his fight before that.All these guys had fights signed and announced. Strickland had to wait on DDP because Izzy didn't want the immediate rematch. O'malley vs Vera is the weakest in terms of match making and Jones was injured 2 weeks out from a fight.
Islam is still crickets, with a possible time of March/April as he usually does. He has 2 contenders lined up, but no fight announcement when we all know he won't fight until March/April and September/October like he has every single year except 2021.
Arman is the only threat and he already beat him once...none of the others have the ability to avoid Islams grappling/Sambo style.He says that like he’s going to fight any of them