Some might dispute this, but facts are facts. Cormier went to the UFC 187 post-fight press conference, having finished Anthony Johnson, holding court while possessing the gleaming gold belt.
Nor is this belt an interim championship. Interim titles are for injuries, to give guys like Dominick Cruz some slack when they're working in good faith to get back into ring shape but suffer setbacks along the way.
They're not placeholders for guys who allegedly injure pregnant women in hit-and-run accidents, then return to the scene to grab some cash, especially when this is the latest in a string of incidents.