Originally posted by Eff Pandas
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Whyte vs Breazeale didn't happen because Whyte didn't want to pull out of the Helenius fight. Legally, the WBC had to offer the fight to every rated contender, in order, to fill in for Stiverne when Stiverne had to fill in for Ortiz.
The highest rated contender willing to take the fight on short notice was #12 Molina. Because Molina wasn't in the top 10, he was ineligible for a final eliminator. So for Molina, it was a semi-final eliminator, even though for Breazeale, it was a final eliminator.
Had Molina won, he would have faced Whyte in a final eliminator. Whyte vs Helenius was a semi-final eliminator, so Whyte is entitled to a final eliminator if he wants one, but he keeps turning them down.
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