Maybe you’re the type who actually prefers this fight over the one that was supposed to be.
Maybe you didn’t want to see the pound-for-pound king try to get past who is, for all intents and purposes, the final challenger to his light heavyweight crown.
Consider yourself at odds with this author.
All disagreements aside, Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson is still an exciting matchup at UFC 187 on May 23. And while this title bout feels all too similar to those “interim” ones, we can at least rest peacefully knowing that this fight will bring us the best light heavyweight fighter not named Jon Jones.
But who exactly is the world’s No. 2 man? Let us discuss.