They clearly knew Nolan was stronger than them
Why did they try to 1v1 him?
Why did the steve harvey mf try to 1v2 nolan and mark?
The fight would have been much cleaner and more in their favor had they stayed together the entire time
They spoke so highly of Nolan, they must have known they’d lose any 1v1 against him
It’s character(s) development for their impact later on in the story.