Alan Nascimento, the jiu-jitsu coach at Allstars Training Center in Sweden, has had the opportunity to see the likes of Alexander Gustafsson and Khamzat Chimaev in the gym on a daily basis.
According to the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, fans input played a key role in Gustafsson’s decision to return to his original weight class following a loss to Fabricio Werdum at heavyweight in July 2020.
"Wherever we went, the local fans asked him to return to his original weight,” Nascimento told Sherdog.com.
With that, Gustafsson is scheduled to return to action at 205 pounds against Nikita Krylov at UFC London on July 23.