It’s been nearly four years since Alexander Gustafsson and Jon Jones went toe-to-toe at UFC 165 in Toronto, and yet their rivalry has taken on an added edge over the last couple of weeks.
After stopping Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night 109 in Stockholm to get another step closer to a title shot, Jones’ name was brought up in the post-fight press conference. Holding nothing back, Gustafsson said what was on his mind about Jones.
“I don’t like [Jones],” he said. “I give him that he’s the best fighter of all time, the best pound-for-pound fighter of our division — of course, everybody knows that.