Gustafsson (photo) believes that the fight with Manuwa will not go beyond the second round. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
Alexander Gustafson He hopes he won't need the judges' sheets to win his next fight, against the undefeated Jimi Manuwa, at UFC Fight Night London.
In his last performance, against Jon Jones, at UFC 165, the Swede faced a five-round battle, but ended up defeated on the judges' scorecards. This time, Gustafsson believes the fight will last no more than ten minutes.
“It will be a five-round fight, but I won't let it last too long. If I were to make a prediction, I would say it will end in the second round. Either I'm going to submit him, or I'm going to knock him out. I have no preference”, he predicted, in an interview with the English magazine Fighters Only.
The former light heavyweight title challenger stated that he will not change his training because of Manuwa's style. “I'm going to do my normal training, working on my own things and my game. I don't look at my opponents much. Obviously people might expect me to take him down, but I don't have one focus. I will be happy regardless of where the fight unfolds,” he added.
Gustafsson and Manuwa will be in the main fight of the event to be held in England on March 8th. Also on the card are fights between Ross Pearson and Melvin Guillard and between Brad pickett and Ian McCall.
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