On the other had, had zorzii LOST the exhibition, he would have been free to challenge mike immediately. But, as pointed out in Grims_BBall's second fairy tale, Dynasty and the Seven Challenges, mike would not have been able to accept the challenge without first going into zorzii's conference chat and giving zorzii a humble "wow, I can't believe I beat you, no way that'll happen twice," message.
At that point, mike is free to accept zorzii's challenge without it being an insult.