Rightly or otherwise, there is an air of illegitimacy hanging over the UFC light heavyweight division.
Jon Jones might be the best MMA fighter ever. Until he returns to action—his current suspension ends in July—the belt feels a little, well, interim-y.
That may not sound fair to Daniel Cormier, the undisputed champion of the division (though he lost when he faced Jones in 2015. It's certainly not fair to the main event of UFC 210, in which Cormier defended said title in a rematch with power-striking terror Anthony Johnson.
The wrestling of Cormier and the furious, short-fused knockouts of Johnson provide a compelling stylistic contrast, whether Jones looms over it or not.