It seems like Alexander Gustafsson is psyched in claiming another shot at Jon Jones having the UFC light heavyweight title on the line.
Gustafsson was supposed to meet Jones on Sept. 27 in Las Vegas as they were due for a rematch following an impressive fight between two great fighters.
But unfortunately for Gustafsson he suffered a knee injury in the training camp in which he had to tap out of the event. Because of this, Jon Jones was then set to fight Daniel Cormier becoming one of the most anticipated fights of the year.
However, it looks like this fight will also not be completed as Jones then pulled out of the fight as he suffered a meniscus injury which pushed the fight date further to January 3.
Because of this Gustafson felt that he deserved the next fight against Jones. He said "I just heard the news that Jones is injured and the fight is rescheduled to January 3. Until then, I will be more than ready, it was my fight to begin with and I want the fight as the number 1 contender. End of story!"
But Gustafsson won't be able to pull a fast one on this based on combat rules which goes like this: If the challenger in a title fight is injured, you keep the date and find a new. If the champion gets hurt, the person who was slated to get the title shot at the time keeps the title shot when the champ can return.
UFC President Dana White stated that the possibility could be that Gustafsson might reclaim the title shot from Cormier.
According to White "Gustafsson is upset, but it's not like we took Gustafsson out of the fight. Gustafsson got hurt and he's out. Cormier stepped in and accepted the fight and this is the fight that is going to happen now."
He added "The reality is we had Gustafsson versus Jones, he was the No. 1 contender, that was the fight. He got hurt," White continued. "He fell out of the fight. Well, people can say, 'Now Jones is hurt.' Well yeah, but this is the fight that's happening now."