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Alexander Gustafsson’s return UFC bout will be at heavyweight but he may not stay at that weight class. Gustafsson is set to collide with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum on July 25. The bout will be featured on a UFC Fight Night c…
Alexander Gustafsson’s return UFC bout will be at heavyweight but he may not stay at that weight class. Gustafsson is set to collide with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum on July 25. The bout will be featured on a UFC Fight Night card on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. This will be Gustafsson’s first […]
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The veteran referee turned popular podcaster John McCarthy claims UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones would have lost against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 if he wasn’t the man in the middle. Jones and Gustafsson went to war in 2013 for five rounds. ‘Bones’ emerged victorious via unanimous decision on the night but things could have […]
The veteran referee turned popular podcaster John McCarthy claims UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones would have lost against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 if he wasn’t the man in the middle.
Jones and Gustafsson went to war in 2013 for five rounds. ‘Bones’ emerged victorious via unanimous decision on the night but things could have been different if another referee was in charge, McCarthy explained on the Weighing In podcast.
“Let’s talk about it this way, Jon Jones thinks I hate him. He actually at one point you know he wanted to, it was before the Daniel Cormier fight I think, but he came out in the media and said he didn’t want me doing his fight. And it was because of the fight that he had with Vitor Belfort in Toronto, Canada. Where you know, there was kick thrown and stuff. But it’s ok that Jon feels like ok you know he doesn’t like me. Is it that I didn’t like Jon? No! I really did like Jon Jones. And I’ll be flat out honest. Jon would have lost his world title if I wasn’t doing his fight at UFC 165 when he fought Alexander Gustafsson. There is not another referee that would have told the doctor ‘No I am not stopping the fight’ and let him go out for the fifth round. And let that fight continue. Because referees are not going to put their career on the line for a fighter. So there going to say ‘you want it stopped?’ and then do this with there hands (motioning to stop the contest) and the fight is going to be over. Alexander Gustafsson is going to be the winner.”
Co-host on the podcast Josh Thomson asked the referee for more details, he said.
“When Jon Jones fought Alexander Gustafsson he got hit with a, I think it was a right hand that was on the right eye, in the first round and split his eye open. And he went through the fight, second round, third round, and then the cut got a little bit worse at the end of the third round. At the end of the fourth round the doctor came in and looked at me and he says ‘you know what I don’t like the way his eye is looking, I think we should stop the fight’. And I looked at it, and Jon had just won the fourth round. You know, came back because Alexander was winning it but then Jon came back and won and almost finished Alexander in that fourth round. He was the champion and he had been fighting with the eye the way it was for the entire fight. And never was he dabbing at it or anything. So I looked at him and I said ‘He just won that last round I don’t think we need to stop this fight’. He goes ‘I don’t like it’. So I said ‘I tell you what, we’re going to let the fight go on and if I see that cut change at all, I’ll stop the fight and bring you in’. Right. So he said ok and he (Jon Jones) goes out and I am thinking to myself I am never stopping this fight. Ok, because I am not going to take someone’s title based on a cut that.. you know, I know what bad cuts are and that wasn’t… I am not saying I am smarter than the doctor but when it comes to injuries in fights I am smarter than the doctor. Especially when it comes to cuts. So that’s how much I hated Jon Jones.”
Do you think John McCarthy should’ve stopped Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson?
Gustafsson, Werdum Had Hard Sparring Session Alexander Gustafsson will collide with Fabricio Werdum next month — but not for the first time. Gustafsson makes his heavyweight debut when he fights Werdum on the main card of the Fight Island event taking place July 25. However, the Swede has already had a taste of what it […]
Alexander Gustafsson will collide with Fabricio Werdum next month — but not for the first time.
Gustafsson makes his heavyweight debut when he fights Werdum on the main card of the Fight Island event taking place July 25. However, the Swede has already had a taste of what it was like to face the former UFC heavyweight champion.
That’s because of a sparring session the pair had 10 years ago which the “Mauler” claims to have won.
“I’ve sparred with Werdum, actually, ten years ago,” Gustafsson told MMANytt. “It was at Mark Muñoz’ gym in Los Angeles. He was champion then, and he was fit. It was a strong version of Werdum then.
“I’d had a fight two weeks before, and we went at it hard. I’d say that I won that sparring. So we have a bit of a past.”
What happens in sparring doesn’t stay in sparring, apparently.
But it wasn’t a regular sparring session either. In fact, a “gym fight” is a more appropriate term for what went down according to MMANytt’s sources.
Gustafsson would more or less confirm that was the case.
“Yeah he came in with knees to the head. But we both went all in. It was good sparring. I won that sparring. It was kind of fun,” he added with a smile.
Both Gustafsson and Werdum are on two-fight losing streaks and will be looking to change that next month. The July 25 event will be headlined by a middleweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Darren Till.
Who do you have winning on Fight Island?
Gustafsson Wants To Keep His Speed At Heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson doesn’t plan on putting on the weight for his move up. It was recently announced that Gustaffson would be making his heavyweight debut when he returns to action against Fabricio Werdum on July 25 in Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island. It’s a new challenge for “The […]
Alexander Gustafsson doesn’t plan on putting on the weight for his move up.
It was recently announced that Gustaffson would be making his heavyweight debut when he returns to action against Fabricio Werdum on July 25 in Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island.
It’s a new challenge for “The Mauler” who will not only face new and bigger opponents, but also no longer has to cut a lot of weight before he competes. That said, he still plans on competing at his usual in-fight weight that he competed at during his 205 days.
“I’ve always seen myself as a big light heavyweight fighter, I have a big frame and walk around quite heavy,” Gustafsson told MaulerBet. “So I’ve always had to cut around 33lbs to make weight. And since the fight got finalized just now, with 6-7 weeks to go I wouldn’t have been able to make LHW anyway. But regardless I would’ve made to move to HW to try it out, it’s a new challenge to put it simply. For me to be able to down a chicken pasta in fight week hasn’t happened in 15 years.
“My walk around weight is at about 236-238lbs and at the time of the fight I think I’ll be around 231-233lbs. Even though I’m moving up a weight class I don’t want to add any unnecessary mass. I want to stay at the weight I perform the best at in training and that is around 227-231lbs. It’s right at the sweet spot, I feel strong there while also retaining speed and keeping myself injury free. In the past when I’d made my 33lbs weight cut there would always be some small injury, my back, my knee or something else. It takes a toll on you to make that cut during all these years. This is a whole new division with its own set of challenges and a whole different beast I’ll be facing at that weight.”
Gustafsson last competed in June last year when he suffered a submission defeat to Anthony Smith. He announced his retirement soon after before having a change of heart a few months later.
How do you think Gustafsson will perform in his heavyweight debut?
Alexander Gustafsson has a violent prediction for his bout with Fabricio Werdum. Gustafsson is set to end his retirement on July 25. He’s scheduled to make the move to heavyweight to take on former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum. While “The M…
Alexander Gustafsson has a violent prediction for his bout with Fabricio Werdum. Gustafsson is set to end his retirement on July 25. He’s scheduled to make the move to heavyweight to take on former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum. While “The Mauler” lacked motivation just before announcing his retirement, he says it’s a different story as […]
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Fight Island has a new resident ready to move in as soon as UFC President Dana White announces the location…
Fight Island has a new resident ready to move in as soon as UFC President Dana White announces the location…