Ain't no "regardless if she gave her props" nothing. Publicly, Ali gave Clarissa props and Clarissa responded to what she claims as 'subs' by calling out Ali's name sideways. That's where Clarissa started it. You don't see how Ali giving Clarissa props cancels out the "no one worthy of coming out of retirement' comment as just Ali feeling herself at the moment and not a 'sub' aimed at Clarissa. You can't say Ali started it with a 'sub' if she called out Clarissa's name to give props.  It can't be both a 'sub' and props.  A 'sub' from Ali would have been saying there is no competition worthy of coming out of retirement for, followed by never acknowledging Clarissa at all, that would have been a 'sub.' Because in all honesty, she didn't have to mention Clarissa's name to give her props but she did. Why would she throw a sub with no name first and then give props with a name afterwards? That doesn't make sense. That's where Clarissa was reaching and started the whole fiasco.