Alexander Gustafsson förlorade senast ett delat domslut mot lätt tungviktsmästaren Daniel Cormier, då de möttes under UFC 192 i Houston. Gustafsson har efter matchen pratat en del om mötet mot Cormier, och nu vet Alexander vad han tänker förbättra inför kommande matcher.
Här kan ni läsa vad Gustafsson hade att säga om Daniel som motståndare inne i oktagonen, samt vad han tänker jobba på via ”The MMA Hour”:
I was surprised of his power. He has just some brutal strength. I’m a kinda strong person and kinda heavy. I didn’t really see that slam coming, but it didn’t hurt me at all. Just mentally, I was still there. I felt fine. I knew that was actually one of his moves. I wasn’t that surprised. It was just his strength that surprised me a little bit. I just saw the roof and then I saw the mat. It was kinda a good move that he did.
Of course I’m tired by the fifth round, but I’m still fresh after the fight. It’s just that I don’t think I’m working enough. When you’re fighting a guy like DC, he’s just coming in and pushes you. You have to push him back. I think it’s just the technical part and put my things together in the fight. It feels like I get one dimensional. I need to work more on how to be more unpredictable.
Just as the fight goes on, I’m getting back to basics and back to what I’ve always been doing, but as you’re competing you’re just getting tougher and tougher opponents. You have to develop yourself. I’m developing myself in practice and sparring, even in fights. As the fight goes, I just go more and more back to in the days. It’s a really hard thing to fix, but I’m going to fix it. I’m going to fix it.
När vi kommer att få se Alexander tillbaka inne i oktagonen, och vem han väl kommer att möta där, återstår att se.
