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UFC 182 is the third longest UFC event behind UFC 136 and UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura with a total in-cage fight time of 154 minutes and 56 seconds. [10] On January 6, it was announced that Jones failed a drug test prior to the event. He tested positive for benzoylecgonine, the primary metabolite of cocaine. [11]
As a former UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion, Cormier is the second fighter in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously and is the first fighter to have title defenses in two divisions. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.
Cormier, who lost against Jones at UFC 182 in January 2015, replaced him and went on to defeat Anthony Johnson to take the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. [ 144 ] On October 23, 2015, the UFC announced that Jones had been reinstated to the active roster, nearly six months after his suspension was announced. [ 145 ]
Cormier was then retroactively reinstated as champion. [21] Cormier vacated the title on December 28, 2018, 174 days after winning the heavyweight title. [22] 14 Jon Jones (2) def. Alexander Gustafsson: UFC 232 Inglewood, CA, US: Dec 29, 2018 597 days (2,098 days) 1. def. Anthony Smith at UFC 235 on Mar 2, 2019 2. def. Thiago Santos at UFC 239 ...
He was replaced by Daniel Cormier on July 23. [6] However, on August 12, Jones was forced to pull out of the bout against Cormier citing a leg injury. The fight was rescheduled to take place at UFC 182. [7] As a result, a Flyweight Title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso was moved from UFC 177 to headline this card. [8]
Cormier replaced him and went on to defeat Anthony Johnson at UFC 187 to win the vacant title. [6] Their rematch was originally expected to take place at UFC 197, but Cormier pulled out three weeks before the event due to injury and was replaced by Ovince Saint Preux, in what became an interim title bout. [7]
Khadzhimurat Soltanovich Gatsalov (Russian: Хаджимурат Солтанович Гацалов, born December 11, 1982) is a Russian wrestler.. He won the gold medal in the freestyle 96 kg class in the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating future UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier in the semi-finals.
Gaudinot was expected to face Patrick Holohan on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine, [17] but pulled out of the bout due to injury. [18] Gaudinot faced Kyoji Horiguchi on January 3, 2015, at UFC 182. [19] He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the organization. [20]