Alexander Gustafsson has been triumphant eight times in the Octagon, but he remains most known for the fight he almost won -- and it’s starting to wear on him just a little bit.
The 6-foot-5 Swede gave Jon Jones the most difficult test of his title reign at UFC 165, taking the then light heavyweight champion to the brink of defeat in their September 2013 bout. While Jones rallied to pull out a hard-fought victory, more than a few observers had “The Mauler” winning on their scorecards. Regardless, Gustafsson’s stock went way up after the epic encounter.