DC: Gus beat me up
Daniel Cormier on Alexander Gustafsson. “Everything hurts. You have to be honest. You have to tell the truth: That guy beat me up tonight.”
The main card of UFC 192 was short of those HOLY F@$%ING $#!^ moments that define the sport. In fact, there weren’t any.
However, there was redemption in the main event, a classic.
Afterwards, And Still UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier expressed nothing but respect for his Alexander Gustafsson, who face he slowly ground away.
Everything hurts,” said Cormier at the post-fight press conference, as transcribed by Matt Erickson for MMAjunkie. “You have to be honest. You have to tell the truth: That guy beat me up tonight.”
Alexander Gustafsson is an absolute stud. He’s one of the best fighters in the world. The sport needs guys like Alexander Gustafsson who can go out there and lay it all on the line against the best fighters in the world.
Judging fights can be tough, but sometimes it comes down to stupid simple math – who hurt who more. Cormier spoke the truth when he said “everything hurts” but the truth is, everything hurt worse for Alexander Gustafsson.