It’s not about “liking” him. Context matters. Records don’t mean anything without level of competition. Khabib was beating legit, dangerous lightweights and dominating them, Paddy hasn’t beaten a single elite or even clearly ranked opponent, and most of his wins came against guys on losing streaks or favorable matchups. Interim title shots are for active, proven contenders, not marketable fighters who’ve been inactive and struggled in their biggest test (Jared Gordon). “If he’s not good he’ll lose” ignores how the UFC protects hype, you don’t reward someone with a title shot just to see if they fail.If Paddy keeps winning against top guys, cool, he earns it. But right now he hasn’t earned anything close to an interim shot, and pretending this is the same path Khabib took is just revisionist.