When Daniel Cormier fell to Jon Jones at UFC 182, his only experience at light heavyweight came against Dan Henderson -- a natural middleweight -- and Patrick Cummins, who was less than two weeks removed from his local Starbucks.
And now?
"DC" has a pair of additional bouts under his belt opposite two of the division's most dangerous fighters. After capturing the vacant crown against Anthony Johnson at UFC 187, Cormier went five long rounds with Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192.
"I beat the two best men in the division, and now we're right back where we started.