Former light heavyweight challenger, Gustafsson is knocked out at UFC London and suffers fourth defeat in a row

N. Krylov celebrates in front of fallen A. Gustafsson (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)

the return of Alexander Gustafson to the octagon after almost two years was melancholic. On Saturday afternoon, the former light heavyweight (up to 93kg) challenger was largely dominated by Nikita Krylov No. UFC London and ended up being knocked out in the first round. The show took place at the traditional O2 Arena.

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Alexander Gustafson now suffers his fourth consecutive defeat and shows that the fighter who once gave trouble to Jon Jones, is far from appearing again. The Swede now has a record of 18 wins and seven setbacks and leaves his future, once again, undefined. His last victory was over Glover Teixeira, by knockout, in May 2017.

Nikita Krylov recovers from the sad sequence of two defeats suffered and wins again in the most famous octagon in the world. The Ukrainian now has a record of 28 triumphs and nine setbacks as a professional.

The fight

From the first seconds, Krylov landed good punch combinations on Alex, who had no resistance. Before the middle of the first round, the Swede went to the ground after receiving another sequence of blows and during the 'blows of mercy' applied by the Ukrainian, it was up to referee Herb Dean to just interrupt the fight and preserve the former challenger's health.