That restriction rules out an immediate fight with Denzel Bentley. Adames recently called out the newly elevated WBO middleweight champion for a unification, a fight Bentley wanted as well. Ramos has been chasing Adames and can secure the fight by defeating Nursultanov. Victory in September would send the Kazakh contender directly into a championship fight against Adames. A Bentley unification would have given Adames the opportunity to add a second middleweight championship belt.