They should give him a guaranteed title shot if he comes back and faces Rumble at HW. Wait till his "minor injury" is heeled. Hell wait till DC retires and give him an shot against Rumble for the real belt. Gus wants fights against fighters who can't put him in danger at this point. Glover would have been a decent threat four years ago but he's clearly not the same fighter he was.There is a huge difference in the way Rumble and Gustafsson handled both their losses to DC.
Rumble, after losing, earned his rematch fast by murdering Manuwa, Bader and Texeira in quick succession (all were top 5). Cormier granted him his rematch as he deserved one.
Gustafsson: takes a year off. Has a boring fight with an unranked guy. Takes a year off. Has a dominant fight against Texeira. Takes a year off. Yes Gus is by far the most likely to beat Cormier but you can't just sit around doing nothing and expect a title shot.
Now he won't fight Anthony Smith, someone he would likely starch in the first round.
Waste of talent. I dislike him more every day.
I went to that event, the whole arena of 30k people just went dead silent, and most people just left seconds after.The biggest difference
Yeah, that headbutt was fucking nasty, shame we never got to see them fight again.
Cormier granted him his rematch as he deserved one.