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Glover Teixeira doesn’t think Jimi Manuwa has done enough to earn a UFC title shot

A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former titleholder Jon Jones is targeted for UFC 214 on July 29, and another top 205-pounder thinks that’s the right call.

Glover Teixeira, who challenged Jones for the gold back in 2014, disagreed with the suggestion that Jimi Manuwa could be next in line for Cormier instead of the returning Jones.

“Jimi Manuwa isn’t qualified to fight for the belt,” Teixeira told MMA Fighting. "He didn’t beat any top fighter yet.”

Manuwa, who finished Ovince St.