One of the followers on Instagram asked the Dagestani fighter a relevant question:
"Bro, Gaethje knocked him out. Why not fight the guy who knocked out Puryear or wait for the winner of the fight between Tsarukyan and Oliveira? Both deserve it more than Dustin," he questioned
"Just want to fight, brother, I don't want to wait any longer," Islam replied to this.
Recall that Puryear got back into a winning rut this past weekend, knocking out Benoit Saint-Denis in the second round. The fight took place at the UFC 299 tournament in Miami, USA.