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Jon Jones Already Teasing Third Fight With Alexander Gustafsson

Jon Jones may have just beaten Alexander Gustafsson for the second time last night, but he beleives a third fight with “The Mauler” is inevitable. The first fight seems like a distant memory over five years ago when Jones and Gus first met in the main event of UFC 165. Some said Jones lost the […]

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Jon Jones may have just beaten Alexander Gustafsson for the second time last night, but he beleives a third fight with “The Mauler” is inevitable.

The first fight seems like a distant memory over five years ago when Jones and Gus first met in the main event of UFC 165. Some said Jones lost the first fight, but he left no doubters the second time around.

Say what you will about Jones, but the man is a tremendous fighter. And he has the mental fight IQ to go along with it. After beating one of his greatest rivals for the second time he is already looking to a possible third fight against the Swede.

“I think (the story of who is better is) closed,” Jones said at the UFC 232 post-event news conference. “But I also am smart enough to know that Gustafsson will fight his way back to the top. A third fight’s inevitable.”

UFC 232 took place Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. after a highly publicized venue change. Jones vs. Gustafsson headlined the pay-per-view main card and the prelims aired on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Jones had said his main goal heading into his rematch with Gustafsson was to remove any doubt his naysayers had concerning his past troubles. Gustafsson fell to 0-3 in title fights after this latest setback.

“Bones” wished his Swedish nemesis the best of luck and hopes that Gus gets right back in the gym. Jones knows if Gustafsson can put together a couple of impressive wins, then a third fight is an invetability.

“For him to keep his head high, that’s what I would like to see from him,” Jones said. “Keep his head high and know that he is right there with the top of that division. To develop his game. I need Gustafsson to keep sharp. I need to know that there’s guys like him out there. Stay sharp, keep your head high, back to the drawing board and do it again.”

UFC President Dana White agrees that if Gustafsson is to get a fourth crack at a title then he has some work to do.

“When we do figure out what’s next, I don’t know how many times he’s going to fight this year, who he is going to fight, if he’s going to win, how he’s going to win – any of those things,” White said. “There’s so many factors that go in to where he ends up.”

Let us know what you think. Will Alexander Gustafsson ever get another crack at the light heavyweight title?

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Alexander Gustafsson Says Jon Jones Shut Him Down Early At UFC 232

Alexander Gustafsson feels Jon Jones was able to neutralize him early in their rematch. Gustafsson and Jones competed for the vacant Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight gold last night (Dec. 29). The bout served as UFC 232’s ma…

Alexander Gustafsson feels Jon Jones was able to neutralize him early in their rematch. Gustafsson and Jones competed for the vacant Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight gold last night (Dec. 29). The bout served as UFC 232’s main event. While their first encounter back in Sept. 2013 was an instant classic, Jones pretty much […]

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Alexander Gustafsson Reveals He Suffered Injury Early In UFC 232 Fight

Alexander Gustafsson reveals he suffered an injury in his most recent fight. The former title contender was finished in the third round by strikes by Jon Jones in the UFC 232 main event. This light heavyweight title fight went down on Saturday night (December 29, 2018) at the Forum in Inglewood, California. After the fight, […]

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Alexander Gustafsson reveals he suffered an injury in his most recent fight. The former title contender was finished in the third round by strikes by Jon Jones in the UFC 232 main event. This light heavyweight title fight went down on Saturday night (December 29, 2018) at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

After the fight, Gustafsson made it known that he suffered a groin injury early in the fight that threw him off and set the bar for the fight.

“He got me very, very early in the first round,” Gustafsson told MMAjunkie. “Very early. After that I just shut down. I wasn’t tired, I had my conditioning. I felt good. We had our exchanges and everything. He just shut me down very early in the first round and I couldn’t move at all. I told my corner that too and all that. He did what he was supposed to do and made sure he won the fight.”

Despite all of the drama leading up to the fight and the outcome of it, he made it known that he doesn’t think he was fighting a different version of Jones. Instead, he just gave praise to Jones.

“Not really (any different),” Gustafsson said. “He just keeps a very high level of fighting. I was prepared for it. He just caught me this time. That’s it. I didn’t notice anything about if he was stronger or faster or anything. He went for his takedowns and his kicks and everything like that. I was prepared for it. He just had a really good move today and he shut me down.”

Still Looking For Gold

The former title contender also didn’t shoot down the possibility of moving up to heavyweight after UFC 232. In his mind, he’ll take any fight the UFC offers in order to get another shot at gold.

“It’s not over yet,” Gustafsson said. “Let’s see what’s next. Like always, you do this for a reason. That is to compete with the best guys out there. That’s what I’ll do. I’ll do it as long as it’s fun.”

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UFC 232 Bonuses, Attendance & Gate

Earlier tonight (Sat. December 29, 2018) UFC 232 went down on pay-per-view (PPV) from The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event was the final UFC event of 2018 and featured some amazing fights. The Inglewood crowd turned out for the event with a to…

Earlier tonight (Sat. December 29, 2018) UFC 232 went down on pay-per-view (PPV) from The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event was the final UFC event of 2018 and featured some amazing fights. The Inglewood crowd turned out for the event with a total attendance number of 15,862 – a sell-out. The gate was $2,066,604. […]

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Twitter Reacts To Jon Jones Stopping Alexander Gustafsson At UFC 232

In the main event of last night’s (Sat. December 29, 2018) UFC 232 pay-per-view (PPV), Jon Jones made his return to the Octagon in style. “Bones” faced Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of the California card. It was a rematch from one of the greatest title fights in UFC history back in 2013. However, […]

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In the main event of last night’s (Sat. December 29, 2018) UFC 232 pay-per-view (PPV), Jon Jones made his return to the Octagon in style.

“Bones” faced Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of the California card. It was a rematch from one of the greatest title fights in UFC history back in 2013. However, this time, things were a lot different. Jones dominated throughout the first few rounds before finally getting a takedown and managing to hold the Swede there.

After some hard ground-and-pound, Jones picked up the TKO victory in the third round. Check out how the mixed martial arts (MMA) community reacted to the victory here:

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