No. 2-ranked mild heavyweight bruiser Magomed Ankalaev wasn’t left out, he merely wasn’t picked — in favor of a decrease ranked contender — when it got here time to discover a new challenger for the 205-pound crown, presently worn by Brazilian smashing machine Alex Pereira.
So says UFC CEO Dana White, who might not perceive what “left out” means.
‘’He didn’t get left out, he’s obtained a struggle arising,” White instructed reporters on Tuesday. “We had been laying the fights out now. Ankalaev’s obtained a struggle lined up — go in there, do your factor, look nice, clearly you’re subsequent. We needed to make this struggle card and as you go down the road you begin it, it’s clear Rountree makes quite a lot of sense and also you mentioned it your self, ‘No means in hell that’s not a enjoyable one.’ Timing is every thing.’’
Ankalaev will as an alternative struggle No. 5-ranked Aleksandar Rakic, loser of two straight.
Pereira is scheduled to defend the 205-pound strap in opposition to No. 8-ranked Khalil Rountree atop the upcoming UFC 307 pay-per-view (PPV) occasion on Oct. 5 in Salt Lake Metropolis. “Poatan” insists he has no qualms about preventing Ankalaev; nevertheless, it appears the promotion desires to squeeze a number of extra eggs from its “golden goose.”
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