Alexander Gustafsson said he’s received assurance from the UFC that he’ll fight the winner of January’s UFC 182 headliner between light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and challenger Daniel Cormier . In fact, he said, it could come in his native Sweden, possibly as a major stadium show. Gustafsson (16-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who was supposed to rematch Jones (20-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) earlier this year before his knee injury opened the door for Cormier (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC), today posted the update on Facebook . According to the Swede, he had a call with UFC CEO and co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta and got the promise
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Alexander Gustafsson: I’ve been promised Jones-Cormier winner, possibly in Sweden – MMA Junkie