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Dana's far too short-sighted. The UFC's road to expansion comes by way of becoming more and more of a legitimate sport. Like CM Punk circus fights and corny WWE style "settle the score" trilogy bouts, undeserved opportunities being grated because one fighter is seen as better for business is a step in the wrong direction. Super Bowl rings, Stanley Cups, etc, are as meaningful as they are because they're legitimate. Every team started at the same place more or less, and the best two square off in the final. Dana's delegitimizing the belts by giving Weili an underserved rematch, calling Gane vs. Francis a "unification bout", and letting champs hand pick their opponents. That lowers the stakes over time, and makes the title fights less enthralling.