J. Jones (photo) meets Gustafsson again on September 27th. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
In recent weeks, the light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was the target of strong pressure from fans to accept the rematch against the Swede Alexander Gustafson – although he had declared several times that he preferred to face Daniel Cormier. For Jones himself, the demonstrations were encouraged by the UFC, which, according to the athlete, used “bullying” techniques to force him to accept the duel.
“I kind of identified it as an arm wrestling technique on their part, trying to get the fans to push for the fight and announcing it prematurely. It's not that I didn't sign a contract, I hadn't heard that date before. I thought it was unprofessional, that they used bullying techniques,” said Jones, in an interview with “The MMA Hour” podcast.
In September of last year, Alexander Gustafson imposed the Jon Jones the toughest fight of his career, but he ended up defeated by the judges' decision. The confrontation was voted “Fight of the Year 2013” at the World MMA Awards, considered the “Oscar of MMA”. The UFC organization has already confirmed that the long-awaited rematch between the athletes will take place on September 27th, practically a year after the first meeting between the athletes, in a location yet to be defined.
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