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I'm not necessarily on DC's side with his reinstatement, but some of the responses have been ridiculous.
Let's get this clear, he's a paper champion.
He's a great fighter and in my opinion he's easily the second best fighter in the weight class. He's even a whole lot more legitimate than some champions, Michael Bisping for one. He's taken on all comers and has been very successful at two weight classes. He's a great guy and one of the best fighters of all-time, but even with that said he's a paper champion.
He simply never defeated Jon Jones, he had two chances and he lost twice. Jones didn't fail a test the first time around, but he's failed two tests in the build-up for fights against Cormier. If anything, that makes the fights void, it doesn't make them Cormier victories.
Minus the victories over Daniel, Jones still has the better resume. He's simply the better fighter.
Cheating is cheating. Daniel Cormier clearly missed weight against Anthony Johnson the second go-around. If DC cannot make the weight he would have been stripped of the title, and he really should have been.
Now - back to my original point.
Anyone who knows the pay-scheme within the UFC knows that Daniel would take a ridiculous pay-cut if he gave up the belt. Yes, he and everyone else knows that he's not better than Jones, but what do you expect him to do?
People are asking for him to give the belt up and have a 8 man tournament, or fight Alex or Volkan for it straight up, one on one, winner takes all. A good businessman would NEVER do such a thing, they'd be a total idiot!
Anyone who is calling him a pussy here is wrong, we would all do the same thing. That said, he isn't really a champion to me, and if he ever wants to be one he's going to need to go back to Heavyweight. That Light Heavyweight division is an awful, shallow division. Beating Manuwa, Oezdemir and Gustafsson will not be enough to legitimize him, they simply aren't good enough.
Hope these muddy waters clear themselves up soon.
Let's get this clear, he's a paper champion.
He's a great fighter and in my opinion he's easily the second best fighter in the weight class. He's even a whole lot more legitimate than some champions, Michael Bisping for one. He's taken on all comers and has been very successful at two weight classes. He's a great guy and one of the best fighters of all-time, but even with that said he's a paper champion.
He simply never defeated Jon Jones, he had two chances and he lost twice. Jones didn't fail a test the first time around, but he's failed two tests in the build-up for fights against Cormier. If anything, that makes the fights void, it doesn't make them Cormier victories.
Minus the victories over Daniel, Jones still has the better resume. He's simply the better fighter.
Cheating is cheating. Daniel Cormier clearly missed weight against Anthony Johnson the second go-around. If DC cannot make the weight he would have been stripped of the title, and he really should have been.
Now - back to my original point.
Anyone who knows the pay-scheme within the UFC knows that Daniel would take a ridiculous pay-cut if he gave up the belt. Yes, he and everyone else knows that he's not better than Jones, but what do you expect him to do?
People are asking for him to give the belt up and have a 8 man tournament, or fight Alex or Volkan for it straight up, one on one, winner takes all. A good businessman would NEVER do such a thing, they'd be a total idiot!
Anyone who is calling him a pussy here is wrong, we would all do the same thing. That said, he isn't really a champion to me, and if he ever wants to be one he's going to need to go back to Heavyweight. That Light Heavyweight division is an awful, shallow division. Beating Manuwa, Oezdemir and Gustafsson will not be enough to legitimize him, they simply aren't good enough.
Hope these muddy waters clear themselves up soon.