What's going on with Jiri and Jan?

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Jiri recently said on Ariel podcast that he wants to fight straight for the title and will do whatever to catch Ankalaev... Recently, Jan appeared on the Ariel podcast and said he feels recovered now and will win his next fight, then fight Ankalev for the title, get his belt and have his revenge vs Alex Pereira...

But Ankalaev said something like "It was an honor sharing the cage with you, Alex, you are a great fighter and a great champion. Let's run it back anytime you want!!" ... Dana said he wants a rematch... Alex Pereira said he also wants the rematch, that he'll take some days off to rest, then rewatch the fight, study it and make adjustments...

So why are Jan and Jiri saying they'll fight Ankalaev next? Is Alex out of the picture?
 
They are saying it because they want a shot at the title (again), nothing deeper than that. In the UFC one can get a title shot by doing hard work on social media. Alex will get his rematch, no worries.
 
They are saying it because they want a shot at the title (again), nothing deeper than that. In the UFC one can get a title shot by doing hard work on social media. Alex will get his rematch, no worries.
Yes, but maybe the UFC might think it's better for them to fight Ankalaev next, dunno. Perhaps there's a strong case for Jiri or Jan doing it, who knows.
 
It's not complicated. They wanna fight.

Preferably in Scandinavia in front of a wild crowd
 
They didn't say simply want, but that they will.
You've been watching MMA for at least 8 years and you still don't understand how fighters just say shit they want to do as if it's factual?
 
You've been watching MMA for at least 8 years and you still don't understand how fighters just say shit they want to do as if it's factual?
Yes, but they wouldn't say that if they thought they had no chance of being next in line to face Ankalaev. In fact, I think many ppl want to see Jiri vs Ankalaev or Jan vs Ankalaev next.
 
Assuming Alex vs Ank 2 takes priority over everything else I'm gonna go ahead and assume if Jan beats Ulberg he will fight winner of Rountree vs Hill and Jiri will sit out until after Alex vs Ank 2. If Ank wins he fights him.. if Alex wins though, they run the trilogy and Jiri probably fights Rountree or Jan assuming they beat who they need to.
 
They are just throwing their hat in the table to drum up support for their cause
 
They didn't say simply want, but that they will.
A lot of MMA (and success in general) is visualisation and willing things into being. Talking about ‘wanting’ is a negative because it’s not actually happening, talk about it actually happening is more positive for your mindset. Of course, that can become a negative when it doesn’t happen but by then it’s too late so it doesn’t matter.
 
Yes, but they wouldn't say that if they thought they had no chance of being next in line to face Ankalaev. In fact, I think many ppl want to see Jiri vs Ankalaev or Jan vs Ankalaev next.

Dude...I am really gonna try to be as nice as I can here...pull your fucking head out of your ass.

Alex is 38 and even with that last stinker of a performance is about a bazillion times the draw that Jiri or Jan are (I am a massive Jiri fan fwiw, but reality is reality). The UFC isn't gonna jump either of these guys over an Alex rematch. They have a limited time window to cash in on Alex's popularity and shelving him for either of those two would be a moronic business move. It's not happening.
 
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