Alexander Gustafsson tog sig nyligen ner till Sam Diego för att träna på ”Alliance MMA”, då han behövde hitta tillbaka till glöden. Här kan ni läsa vad tränaren Erik Del Fiero på ”Alliance MMA” hade att säga om Gustafssons vistelse där, via ”MMA Fighting”:
I think he just wanted to get away and try to spend more time in the U.S., kind of take a break from being in the spotlight over there more than anything. I don’t think it’s necessarily any different type of training, just trying to get out of the spotlight a little bit. In Sweden, he’s huge. He’s just a huge athlete. He is super famous over there.
His full game is amazing. We’re always looking to improve every aspect of his game, not just his footwork. But at that level, the level he’s fighting at, he needs the full game.
I think it’s in his mind that the fifth round is what he lost and that’s what’s causing it in these title fights. I think that’s one of the things that he’s looking at that he needs to change. Anybody fighting for a title, it’s that fifth round. It’s the clincher, the one you have to close. And he’s losing by a super small margin.
He knows it’s just minor adjustments and at that level it’s literally just the mental game that might need to be improved. He’s got all the tools and he’s shown it and he’s just super tough. It’s not like he’s missing anything.
Gustafsson tog sig senast an titelhållaren Daniel Cormier då de möttes under UFC 192, en match som Alexander förlorade via ett delat domslut.
