Gegard Mousasi Believed He Was Fighting Daniel Cormier At UFC 200

UFC president Dana White said there were two options for Daniel Cormier once Jon Jones was removed from UFC 200: a title defense and a non-title fight.Officials went with Anderson Silva and did not force Cormier to put his light heavyweight belt on the line.Had they elected to leave the UFC title on the card, Gegard Mousasi believes he would have been the one to challenge Cormier, who scored a win over Silva via decision. Mousasi (39-6-2) bested Thiago Santos the same night on the early prelims.