On Sunday, Corey Anderson completed a huge step in his journey from The Ultimate Fighter winner to UFC championship contender.
Anderson took a gamble stepping in on two weeks’ notice for an injured Ilir Latifi to fight one-time light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira, and the risk paid off huge for the 28-year-old as he won a convincing three-round decision in the co-main event of UFC Hamburg.
Heading into the contest, Teixeira was No. 3 in the UFC’s official light heavyweight rankings, and Anderson believes it’s only fair that Teixeira’s position belong to him now.