Last night really makes me wonder if DC's friendship and loyalty to Cain cost him a chance at being the greatest Heavyweight ever. I say that thinking about that shot starching Stipe last night and comparing the uppercuts he hit Gustafson on the button with that hurt, but did not finish Gus and the shot that sent Jones' mouthpiece flying that hurt, but didn't put Jones out in the second fight. The power that he gets from not cutting and carrying a little extra muscle really seems to be a difference maker for him. The way he strikes so effectively while maintaining some sort of clinch or grip with the opposite hand is so impressive to me.
I hope he goes out beating Gus / Glover / Latifi in November and then destroying Brock in New York. If you wanted to make a list of greatest combat sports athletes ever, you would probably get pretty close to it by naming the three guys that DC couldn't beat - Cale Sanderson, John Jones and Gatslov. It is cool to see him get something that doesn't come with an asterix, like his LHW belt and doesn't have a historic great standing in his way. It is really great watching good things happen to what is, by all accounts, such a good guy.