RE: Dana White immediately squashed idea of Cejudo vs. Song rematch
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If it was a genuine eye injury then a rematch should happen and if there is demand for this to happen then Dana White will sanction the rematch. This is all about the ratings and the revenue so I guess he may be testing the water and public reaction first and the fight could happen.
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Dana has larger plans than "what the fans want." I often feel as though in every matchup that he isn't really interested in that fight actually happening but is hoping for a particular result so he can arrange a superfight for later in the year. That is what I think is going on with this. Dana wanted a Yadong victory so he can push Yadong towards the belt and hopefully garner more Asian interest in the sport. The victory on Yadong's part wasn't ideal, but in the end a W is a W and now that he's got it, there's no reason for him to run it back fairly.
Yes this is firstly a business and the big pay days are the good match ups which everyone wants to see. I suppose you have to whittle through various fighters before things become clearer and it is not necessarily strength vs strength or 1 vs 2.