Alexander Gustafsson recently suffered a cut that jeopardized his UFC on Fuel TV 9 main event bout against Gegard Mousasi. However, UFC president Dana White responded to speculation about the fight’s cancellation by saying Gustafsson still wants to fight on Saturday.
For now, we’ll work under the assumption that this weekend’s headlining fight is still on.
If the bout does go down, it will give both Gustafsson and Mousasi a chance to separate themselves as top contenders in the race for the light heavyweight championship.
Let’s take a look at each area of the fight game and break down where each fighter should have their most notable advantages.