When Daniel Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic to claim the heavyweight title at UFC 226, Miocic wasn’t the only person to lose something that night. Number one light heavyweight contender, Alexander Gustafsson, potentially lost the title shot he’s been waiting on for more than a year.
Gustafsson cemented himself as the top contender in the 205-pound division with a scintillating knockout of Glover Teixeira last May, but injuries kept him from being able to cash in on his presumed title shot. Now, with Cormier having successfully won a second title in another division, Gustafsson says he’s frustrated by the possibility that Cormier may not defend the light heavyweight belt anytime soon.