Gustafsson: I nearly quit MMA after loss to Johnson
Alexander Gustafsson: “If I had not wanted to do this anymore, I would have stopped. But I want to continue. There is no doubt about it. No one is forcing me. I’m not doing this for money…”
It was likely that with a win over Anthony Johnson, Swede Alexander Gustafsson would receive another shot at Jon Jones’ light heavyweight title. Unfortunately Gustafsson lost that fight by first round TKO and the title fight went to Johnson, something that made him consider leaving MMA all together:
“It has definitely been my most difficult period in life so far. I was completely serious about quitting MMA. I don’t care really about the title, it was that it happened in front of my home crowd. My cousins ??were in place. It just took it too hard. I didn’t have the will to continue. I was really close to quitting. But I have received so much love from fans, loved ones and my team. I had to bite the sour apple and now I have a new fight that made me very motivated. If I had not wanted to do this anymore, I would have stopped. But I want to continue. There is no doubt about it. No one is forcing me. I’m not doing this for money, but to be the best in the world.”
