Alexander Gustafsson has made his opinion clear on the subject of light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier fighting at heavyweight in July - he’s not for it. He doesn’t want to see the division held up and feels that he deserves another shot at the 205-pound title. But with that being said, Gustafsson definitely respects Cormier’s accomplishments both at 205 and at heavyweight.
As a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience, Gus talked Cormier and lauded his cardio - even if he did make fun of him while giving the compliment (transcribed by MMA Mania):
“This fight against Stipe, if it was against another heavyweight I would probably say Stipe is going to win.