DC has lowkey been one of the funniest and nicest dudes in the game for the last few years now. Not only is he entertaining outside the cage, he puts on amazing fights and showcases true heart and skill coming into most fights undersized. Even at LHW he was dwarfed by some guys, and I know he probably has more strength in the clinch, but to cover the distance and tee off on people like Gus and Volkan is tremendous. I think DC is the GOAT. I'm digressing a little here but if the acronym for greatest of all time didn't share its wording with that of a farm animal, I think we would be referring to fighters as GOTE. Greatest of their era. It's unfair to compare guys from times gone by imo. So in that sense, Fedor is the greatest of his time, and DC his.
Theres nothing worse than seeing one of your favourite fighters stay too long and get brutally finished a couple times at the back end of their career, like Liddell, but DC is looking to be in his prime still. I hope if he has a good outing against Lesnar, he decides to keep going. Randy got the title when he was like 70 years old... Not everybody has the same shelf life.