Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , MMA Rumors , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos Tagged: Alexander Gustafsson , Jon Jones , UFC 172 A winner from this month’s light-heavyweight title fight can’t come fast enough for Alexander Gustafsson . The standout 205-pounder then gets another shot at the title that eluded him this past fall when he met current kingpin Jon Jones and was outpointed despite pushing the champ further than ever before. Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) headlines UFC 172 opposite Glover Teixeira (22-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in a fight the champ chose over an immediate rematch with Gustafsson, a fact that isn’t lost on the No. 1 contender. Gustafsson (16-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) initially hesitated when asked whether Jones was picking favorable matchups, but in an interview with MMAjunkie Radio, he said, “To fight me, it’s a really bad matchup for him.
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Gustafsson on champ Jones: He’s ‘trying to avoid’ rematch as long as possible – MMA Junkie