Senast Alexander Gustafsson gick match var i maj, då han imponerade stort när han slog ut brasilianaren Glover Teixeira. Det var Gustafssons andra seger i rad och många ser honom nog som den främste titelutmanaren i divisionen. I en intervju med MMA Latest förklarar Gustafsson orsaken till sin frånvaro.
I have had an injury in my shoulder, I had a surgery a couple of months back where they put in a titanium plate to keep my collarbone in place. But that plate was taken out last week so I am back to training and slowly but surely getting better with all the rehab. I’m excited to be back in the Octagon soon. If everything goes well with rehab, I’ll be back in the octagon in the beginning of the summer – right in time for the next title match!
Innan Volkan Oezdemir fick sin titelmatch utmanade han ”The Mauler” till en match om vem som skulle få titelchansen. Gustafsson förklarar att han aldrig var intresserad av den matchen.
No, my prior goal and my only interest is the title fight, If Volkan wins against DC he will probably be my next opponent.
Gustafsson ger sin syn på titelmatchen mellan Daniel Cormier och Volkan Oezdemir som kommer ske under UFC 220, i januari.
It’s an exciting matchup – DC is the more experienced fighter and he is a more complete fighter than Volkan, DC has also been in this situation before, Volkan has not.
I juli åkte Jon Jones fast för doping efter att han besegrat Daniel Cormier i en match om titeln.
Disastrous is my first thought, But for the sport, it is good that the truth is out. I wish Jon good luck in his rehab and he is one of the most talented fighters in the UFC.
Slutligen fick Gustafsson frågan om han hoppas på att få möta Daniel Cormier igen innan karriären är över.
Of course, I feel good and I’m motivated, I would like to get the opportunity to match up against both DC and Jon before I retire.
