Things worked out A-OK for Glover Teixeira in the end.
The Brazilian will get the next title shot at light heavyweight following Saturday’s lackluster split draw between UFC 282 headliners Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC president Dana White branded the fight ‘terrible’ and announced the next title shot would go to Teixeira, who will take on Jamahal Hill for the vacant light heavyweight championship in his home country Brazil.
Not bad for a man who turned down a title fight with Ankalaev. But the universe tends to work in strange ways.