Hey gang,
DC is claiming that he will wait for a shot against Jones, but objectively there is NO WAY to see this as fair. He has only won two fights at LHW and neither was against a top 5 guy. Of course, he has a very impressive resume going back to his HW days, but that doesn't give him the leeway to sit back and wait for a shot. He needs to beat a top guy in the prime of his career (Teixeira or Rashad are my candidates), then he will have earned the right to wait for a shot.
To be clear, I would have no problem with Cormier getting a shot right now. However, because there is another obvious #1 contender, and other top LHWs with longer unbeaten streaks, logic dictates that Cormier should fight once more before his big shot. People should only wait for a shot if they have cleared out other contenders or they have been promised one. Cormier isn't in that situation.
And who, exactly, does logic dictate that Jones should be fighting after Gus? Or who does logic dicate that DC should fight next? These are the official 205 rankings by the UFC:
1) Alexander Gustafsson (rematching Jones)
2) Daniel Cormier
3) Rashad Evans (2-2 in his last four fights)
4) Glover Teixeira (Just lost in dominating fashion to Jones)
5) Anthony Johnson (has exactly one fight at 205 since returning to the UFC, scheduled to fight little Nog next)
6) Phil Davis (just lost to Rumble)
7) Dan Henderson (just lost to DC)
8) Mauricio Rua (just lost to Henderson)
9) Chael Sonnen (a middleweight who lost his last fight at 205 to Rashad)
10) Ryan Bader (2-2 in his last 4 fights, scheduled to fight Cavalcante next)
11) Jimi Manuwa (just got killed by Gustafsson)
12) Rafael Cavalcante (2 wins in his last 5 fights, scheduled to fight Bader next)
13) Ovince Saint Preux (decent win streak but not against ranked contenders)
14) Vitor Belfort (a middleweight who lost his last fight at 205)
15) James Te Huna (lost his last 2 fights)
So uhh, yeah, tell me exactly what logic dictates here, buddy, because I'm not seeing it. Cormier is on a 15-fight win streak, with a good majority of those wins coming against heavyweights. Unlike most people, I don't hold wins against opponents in higher weight classes against a fighter. It's not like DC lost a bunch of fights and dropped weight. The guy looked damn impressive at heavyweight before dropping to LHW. He's got tons of momentum, and no else in the division has done jack shit to deserve a shot at the belt.
People arguing against DC getting a shot are just Jones nuthuggers who are afraid of the impending doom coming his way.