Stiverne chose to voluntarily defend the mandatory position against Breazeale. No different than when Povetkin was allowed to defend his mandatory position against Price.
When Stiverne was moved back to the main event due to Ortiz's test failure, Breazeale was legally entitled to a final eliminator. The WBC went through their ratings in order until a fighter agreed to take the fight. Molina was the highest rated contender willing to take the fight on short notice. The WBC ruled that it would only be considered a final eliminator if Breazeale won, but that if Molina won, Molina would have to face Whyte in a final eliminator.
When Stiverne lost the title by decision, he fell several spots in the ratings like anybody else would. He bided his time while those in front of him lost or left to fight for other titles. Before long, he was the highest rated available contender to face Povetkin in a final eliminator. Povetkin failed another drug test on very short notice after Stiverne had put in a full camp, so it was ruled that Stiverne essentially won the final eliminator by forfeit since Povetkin cheated and Stiverne became the mandatory.
When Stiverne was moved back to the main event due to Ortiz's test failure, Breazeale was legally entitled to a final eliminator. The WBC went through their ratings in order until a fighter agreed to take the fight. Molina was the highest rated contender willing to take the fight on short notice. The WBC ruled that it would only be considered a final eliminator if Breazeale won, but that if Molina won, Molina would have to face Whyte in a final eliminator.
You know that fat bum Stiverne? How did your crooked organisation make him mandatory?
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