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On back to back weekends, we’ve seen Ultimate Fighting Championship main event results produce intense jockeying for position for future title shots. Two weekends ago it was the thrilling Jiri Prochazka-Glover Teixeira title fight that led to discussions about whether Teixeira should get an immediate rematch. Meanwhile, Jan Blachowicz and Anthony Smith made it clear they thought they should be next for Prochazka—presuming Smith is able to get by Magomed Ankalaev in his next bout.