People are shitting on DJ for ducking TJ, not for asking for more money specifically. If he's not being paid as much as he wants to fight, then he doesn't have to fight. Slavery is illegal. The problem is DJ asking for more money dependant on the opponent, ie "I want x to fight Borg but I want 3x to fight TJ". A system in which champions can do that is a system that'll be filled with ducking. Yes, DJ should in theory get paid more if his fights are bigger fights. However, that should be written into the contract somehow (e.g. ppv points). It being a bigger fight should see DJ paid more depending on how much bigger it is, and thus he should naturally wanna take the fight. With the way he's acting currently, what's to stop him from saying "I want $7 billion to fight TJ", as a means of ducking?