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5 Things You Might Not Know About Alexander Gustafsson

UFC 232 is now available on Amazon Prime.

Alexander Gustafsson (18-4) is a Swedish mixed martial arts competitor and contender in the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division. In his next outing, “The Mauler” will clash with Jon Jones for the promotion’s vacant light-heavyweight belt in the main event at UFC 232 on Dec. 29. The bout is a rematch of their September 2013 UFC 165 encounter, which saw Jones emerge victorious from the closely-contested affair by unanimous decision.

As we approach the title fight, here are five things that you might not know about Sweden’s most famous MMA export:

He trains mostly in his home country.