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Alexander Gustafsson Back Training After Minor Injury, Wants Spot on UFC 229 Card

Alexander Gustafsson seems to have recovered from the “minor injury” that forced him out of UFC 227, and now the Swede is ready to make a swift return to action.

“I’ve been having some issues with my back thigh. Small stuff,” Gustafsson recently told MMAViking.com. “I’m staying busy, I can train. I feel good. I had some problems before my fight. I was scheduled to fight in August and I got injured. S—t happens. I’m here and I”m training.

“It was a s—t injury. It’s not worth mentioning. But it’s going good now.