And no, "DC's" not saying he lost the fight, just giving credit where credit is due.
Daniel Cormier retained his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title -- just barely -- by defeating Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of last night's (Sat. Oct. 3, 2015) UFC 192 event in Houston, Texas.
For five rounds, the two men went back-and-forth (see it again here), refusing to give an inch, determined to walk out of The Toyota Center the champion. Though he proved victorious, "DC" admitted during the post-fight press conference (video replay here) that "The Mauler" put quite a beating on him.