On one end you say Dustin deserves it and should be able to get out of the line yet still be able to get back in the same spot he was in. But on the other end you're calling for the UFC to stop wasting Tsarukyan's time? I mean wouldn't Dustin be wasting other people's time too if he pulls this kind of crap?
It's very simple, if he doesn't want the title shot then let the division move on and stop wasting other people's time. I get there's entertainment involved, but at some point the UFC needs to treat this as an actual sport and not a shit show.
The two have nothing to do with one another and the scenarios are not remotely the same.
Tsarukyan is a young, impressive fighter on an upward trajectory and his opponents have arguably been worse as he has progressed. Dustin isn't "pulling" anything and nobody is going to wait on him anyway. If he doesn't want a title shot, then the show will go on. It's pretty simple. He has proven enough already to be deserving of a title shot and if he were to win again outside of that, he doesn't lose any ground. The guy must have close to 25-30 UFC fights by now, he has earned his right to pursue something that is apparently more lucrative than the title.
I am the last person who wants to see things get drowned out by "money fights", but if anything, it keeps that crap out of the title picture for the time being. 155 is good enough where there is almost always a deserving challenger, if not several. I still think Poirier ends up fighting Oliveira and this is just publicity/negotiation tactics but who knows.
