Gustafsson: I’m ready to go toe-to-toe
Alexander Gustafsson: “He’ll probably take me down once or two times but I’ll get up. I’m ready to go toe-to-toe with Daniel Cormier. I’m ready.”
At UFC 192, Alexander Gustafsson gets his second change at the light heavyweight title and is prepared to go toe-to-toe with Daniel Cormier to get the gold:
Make every story count.
Join XP Passport to earn XP as you read and build your martial arts profile.
Gustafsson understands that he’ll be considered an underdog by many against Cormier. After all, DC just finished the last man Alexander lost to.
However, Gustafsson is confident that he’ll be effective anywhere the fight may go, even while wrestling the former two-time Olympic wrestler. “I absolutely feel very comfortable. I’m not afraid of DC’s wrestling,” he insisted.
“He is a high-caliber guy and I can’t compare myself to Jon Jones and other fighters, because we’re totally different fighters and different fighters make different fights. But
I’ve done my homework. If he wants to wrestle, I’ll be ready to wrestle. If he wants to strike, I’ll be ready to strike. I’ll have an answer for whatever happens. He’ll probably take me down once or two times but I’ll get up. I’m ready to go toe-to-toe with Daniel Cormier. I’m ready.”
