Alexander Gustafsson plans return to UFC in 2022 to 'redeem himself from fight with Werdum'

A. Gustafsson wants to return to the octagon soon. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Once recognized as one of the main threats to the reign of Jon Jones in light heavyweights (up to 93 kg), Alexander Gustafson comes with a downward trend in his career. Without entering the Octagon since July 2020, the Swede has had just five fights in the last six years, has come from three consecutive defeats and hasn't won since May 2017, when he beat the current champion Glover Teixeira.

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In an interview with North American ESPN, the Swede revealed that he intends to return to the octagon at the beginning of 2022 and wants to erase the bad impression left in his recent performances, especially in the defeat to the Brazilian Fabricio Werdum.

"Let's see what happens. We are talking a lot with the UFC. I want to fight. I want to fight at the beginning of this year and basically start from there. I want to redeem myself from the fight against Werdum. I feel like I didn't really get into that fight. I feel like I need to do something, get a fight and take it one fight at a time. I want to fight this year, get in there and have fun. Get one win at a time,” said Gustafsson.

Alexander Gustafson was completed by Fabricio Werdum in the first round of the fight held in July 2020. The fight marked the Swede's debut in the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg).

With notable victories over names like the champion Glover Teixeira and former champions Mauricio Shogun e Jan Blachowicz and a narrow defeat in a hard-fought fight against Jon Jones, which many fans believe he won, Alexander Gustafson He made a name for himself among light heavyweights, but he guarantees that he hasn't finished writing his story yet.

“I'm probably in the middle, in between something. I'm very happy with my career, but I feel like I'm not done yet. I'm still writing the story. I need to keep getting in there and doing what I do. I really miss getting into the octagon and fighting. That's basically what I'm going to do; go back to doing what I do”, he concluded.