This one struck me as odd. Going on a 10 fight win streak in the deepest division in the sport and winning the belt is a bigger accomplishment then anything DC has ever done.
Cormier was pretty widely considered to be top seed for gold in his last Olympics. Instead he showed up so overweight he couldn't compete at all. Years later, and we have towel gate.
I respect DC a lot, no doubt, but he straight up cheated in towel gate. The only reason that happened was his lack of food discipline that he's carried around throughout his career.
Tony is a weirdo but he's a consummate professional with his responsibilities and discipline.