I just recognize skill when I see it. Chad won two rounds, threw some nice elbows and laid on McGregor before getting blasted and having to have his ass saved by Herb Dean.
When you come from a camp like Alpha Male that prides itself on training 24/7 18 days notice doesn't mean as much as it does for some other fighters. You're right Chad deserves credit but trying to diminish (and you did) the "interim" champ (you know, the one who actually showed up?) is stupid just because you don't like the Chael Sonnen approach to fight marketing.