This is the kind of crazy middle point I thought the anime needed. Would've expected it to involve Jiren, but structurally having Goku and Jiren's battle ramp up in the background (or in this case come in fits; I'm expecting it to be continuous from here out though) to come into eventual focus as the climax while something like Kafla happens in the foreground works just as well, if lending things a slightly different tone. Gave us some nice moments for the U6 crew as a whole too. That thumbs up is probably the best thing Cabba has ever done in any medium. It's a fun panel.
The manga's arcs have always ended up feeling like single-sitting reads (akin to longer versions of the Toriyama flicks), so I don't think this pacing is at all out of line with the series or indicative of a scheduling crunch. I suspect it'll hold up on rereads quite well.
Kale's elimination rush doesn't read as Broly favoritism either (acknowledging this as Toyotaro is unabashed about his fondness for the character and dedicated a substantial role in his fan work to him). Kale's strong—which is more than fine, especially since we know the role her powers are going to play in the next story—but defeatable. The rest of Universe 11 even gets to strut their stuff a bit by using teamwork to bring her down.
It's a chapter that bodes well for the arc structurally and manages some enjoyable, well-characterized moments on its own.
Also, it gives us this panel:
[/spoiler]This chapter would have definitely been better if it focused more on Obuni vs Kale and U11 vs U6 then the chapter would have been much better and more impactful imo instead we got a mess.