In a post-fight interview with Bloody Elbow content partner, Submission Radio, Gegard Mousasi revealed he had originally been told he would get the Cormier fight.
Gegard Mousasi just became the first person inside the UFC to TKO Thiago Santos, and he did it in expedient fashion, at 4:32 of Round 1 of theUFC 200 card. Santos came in as a late opponent change when Derek Brunson had to pull out of the fight with eye issues resulting from a previous Lasik surgery.
Mousasi almost had a third opponent change for tonight when he bacame one of three men in the running to face Daniel Cormier when Jon Jones was forced off the card due to a USADA violation.