They offered the fight to Whyte before Ruiz and he said no. There is nothing to suggest that Whyte will just sit there like a good little lapdog and dance to their tune now, especially as AJ has now lost 3 times and has no belts. If he believe he can beat Dubois, it’s makes sense to collect the $2-3m or so from BT/ Warren, get the belt and come to any potential negotiations with AJ on basically equal terms.