He's been calling out Pascal, Dawson, Hopkins, Shumenov and Cloud (I believe). Could anyone be more ducked than Ismayl?
He will be in the next year or so. . . As HUGE of a fan as I am of Ismayl, I don't think he's had quite enough exposure, or professional fights in general to be qualified as an "avoided fighter" by the top guys/"named" guys. But he most certainly will shortly be one of, if not the most avoided in the near future. . . .
That said though, he did a tactical error of standing in front of Grachev too long, as well as having his hands down. He needed some humble pie and will probably improve after this.