Gustafsson (left) and Penn (right) tried to fool fans on April 1st. Photo: Produçaõ SUPER FIGHTS (Disclosure)
On April 2016st, the world of MMA is usually taken over by pranks, some that are clearly false and others that in the past have even made headlines in some publications around the planet. XNUMX is no different and the fighters have used different strategies to “deceive” the fans.
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The Swede Alexander Gustafson, twice challenging for the light heavyweight title, decided to “announce his retirement”. “It is with sadness that I announce my retirement from MMA and UFC. I had a difficult year in 2015, with bad results and I lost my motivation for training and sport. The main factor in my decision was my latest injury, which I looked at today and discovered that I will need surgery and will be away from training for over a year. It's very sad to leave the sport now that it seems so easy to get an interim belt, especially since I never had the chance to win the real belt. But life isn't over, I'll continue taking photos as a well-behaved boy for 'Carlings', which I like. The Bad Boy brand launched my line of personalized shirts and said that if I became a real bad boy like Jon Jones they will sign me for life, which, in my opinion, works for some people,” the fighter wrote.
On the opposite line, the former champion of two categories B.J. Penn decided to announce that he is returning from his retirement, and in style. Through his official website, BJ said he was confirmed against the former welterweight champion Georges St Pierre, against whom he has already fought twice in the past, on the historic UFC 200 card. Furthermore, Penn guaranteed that the fight would take place in the lightweight category (up to 70,3 kg), in which GSP has never played in his career.
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