Gustafsson feels like DC is ‘just playing it safe’ with UFC 226’s division move

When Daniel Cormier stopped Volkan Oezdemir with a second-round TKO this past January, many assumed that Alexander Gustafsson’s third crack at UFC gold would be next.
Gustafsson has long been a top UFC light heavyweight contender and memorably fell just inches short in title losses to both Cormier and Jon Jones. But despite being the No. 1 contender on the UFC’s official media-generated light heavyweight rankings, Gustafsson’s elusive third title shot didn’t come. Instea