Really? I love Glover but he does not deserve a rematch when someone like Ankalaev is waiting in the wings.
Still hope he pulls it off though.
I agree as well, however the UFC seem to be pushing Jiri/Glover 2 so I'm glad were at least getting to define a proper number one contender between Jan and Ankalaev instead of those two sitting back waiting to get a title shot.
There's been worst immediate rematches and the first fight was a banger, it still is kinda odd tho since Glover wasn't close to being a dominant champ. Overall the modern UFC seems to be real strong on rematches, especially for title fights so it is what it is.
Tbh I think Ankalaev should be getting the next TS above everyone else, but if not Glover the UFC would've probably picked Jan over Ankalaev to fight Jiri next which would've been kinda off for me since Jan got beat handily in his last title fight against Glover and didn't have a crazy stand out performance against Rakic to put him back in the picture.
Glover was extremely competitive against Jiri in their title fight and was close to winning a decision.
If I had to rank who deserved the next title fight at between the three it would be like this: Ankalaev>Glover>Jan.
Overall I think this is the second best matchups they could've done here and if both those fights are on the same card it helps promote the division.
Now at least if Ankalaev wins here he will be undeniably next in line for the belt.