The Swede Alexander Gustafson He achieved the biggest victory of his career last Saturday night (08), when in a great performance he defeated former champion Shogun and placed himself as the next challenger for the organization's light heavyweight belt. However, the 25-year-old fighter revealed at the press conference after the show that he felt afraid of losing the duel at the beginning of the first round, when the Brazilian got a kneebar in the ground fight.
“I was afraid of losing right at the beginning of the fight, when he managed to take me down, but luckily I managed to get back in time”, declared the Swede during the post-event press conference.
Despite still generating distrust due to his performances, Gustafsson said he believes he deserves the chance to face the winner of the fight between Jon Jones e Chael Sonnen for the light heavyweight belt.
“I feel very good, I beat Shogun, a legend of the sport. Today was my day. I will fight and I will win the belt, regardless of who has the title”, he concluded.
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