It seems Alexander Gustafsson has had about enough of sitting on the sidelines.
The former UFC light heavyweight title contender has been on the sidelines since an emphatic win over Glover Teixeira in May of last year. While he’d been targeting a fight with 205-pound champion Daniel Cormier, it seems the Swede is content with facing any number of names, so long as it gets him back in action today.
Hell, he’s even open to taking suggestions from Cormier himself.
Since @LukeRockhold can’t fight I know who @AlexTheMauler can fight. Win or lose I say get him in there with @YoelRomeroMMA let’s see this #1 contender fight.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) June 10, 2018
Earlier today, Gustafsson took to his social media to call out a number of names — in a number of divisions.
“In response to @dc_mma most recent tweet about me, I will fight anyone that is meaningful including @yoelromeromma If he can be ready on time,” he wrote. “Here is what I want if @lukerockhold won’t fight. I am prepared to rematch @shogunoficial or fight @volkan_oezdemir in Germany should someone not get his visa or get injured. Alternatively I will step in for @dc_mma or @stipemiocic should there be an injury for the HW Title.
“Either way @dc_mma defend your belt already or relinquish it by December 2018 and stop waisting everyone’s time. Oh and try not to miss weight as heavyweight!”
Cormier is set to meet UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in on July 7 in a hugely anticipated super-fight. Gustafsson had been rumoured to be facing Cormier’s teammate and friend Luke Rockhold in the near future,but an injury to Rockhold’s knee appears to have scuppered those plans.
