Daniel Cormier can't afford to have many more fights like this one. Nobody can. And he was the winner.
Cormier defend the UFC light heavyweight title for the first time in a back-and-forth, five-round slobberknocker over Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC 192 on Saturday night in Houston. He was bloodied, bruised and might have broken his foot. But the champion still persevered in a split decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) victory.
"I feel pretty beat up," Cormier said in the post-fight press conference. "This is the worst that I've ever been beat.