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Nah, Jan didn't reject Ankalaev's fight. He initially proposed to do it in a catchweight but Ankalaev refused. Blachowicz's team then went back and agreed to get it done in the light heavyweight but it was too late as Guskov had already accepted it. That's according to Jan at least, who explained it on X.
That’s some classic UFC matchmaking chaos right there, so unfortunate.
I feel like it would have been a really good fight if it had happenedAnd Jan didn't get left overboard. He's going to fight Navajo Stirling, a young, undefeated prospect (10-0), on 1 August, which is the date the fight against Guskov was originally scheduled.
It’s a good thing that he’s not sitting out though. I believe his fight with Navajo is gonna be a solid scrap for August 1.
Think of it like this, a young undefeated prospect with city kickboxing backing vs a former veteran champ. Should be fun right ?
