{"id":247208,"date":"2017-08-21T10:45:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T17:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=247208"},"modified":"2017-08-21T10:45:27","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T17:45:27","slug":"alexander-gustafsson-denies-rumors-jon-jones-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/alexander-gustafsson\/alexander-gustafsson-denies-rumors-jon-jones-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Gustafsson denies reports of Jon Jones fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier today, Swedish MMA publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmanytt.se\/senaste-nytt\/uppgifter-alexander-gustafsson-planeras-mota-jon-jones-pa-ufc-218\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMANytt<\/a> reported that a light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Alexander Gustafsson was in the works for UFC 218, which is scheduled for December 2 in Detroit, Michigan. Apparently, however, this report is inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kimura.se\/alexander-gustafsson-dementerar-uppgifterna-om-match-pa-ufc-218-deras-nyhet-ar-pahittad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimura.se<\/a>, another Swedish publication, Gustafsson revealed that he currently camping with his friends, and that he&#8217;s not a part of any discussions regarding a fight with Jones at the moment.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI have not talked about my next match with the UFC yet, so I completely deny MMAnytt\u2019s story,\u201d Gustafsson said (via <a href=\"http:\/\/mmauno.com\/alexander-gustafsson-vehemently-denies-hes-talks-fight-jon-jones-ufc-218\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAUno.com<\/a>). \u201cThey need to change their source. I am currently camping with some good friends, but as soon as something goes true, I will communicate through my channels or who knows, maybe directly to Kimura.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While Gustafsson denies any discussions of a bout with Jones, we know that this<em> is<\/em> something he wants. Shortly after Jones reclaimed the light heavyweight title with a third-round head kick induced knockout of Daniel Cormier at UFC 214, Gustafsson took to Twitter to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/alexander-gustaffason\/alexander-gustafsson-sent-jon-jones-message-following-ufc-214\/\">call him out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyBones\">@JonnyBones<\/a> congrats Champ. Stop asking for retired fighters, I&#8217;ve been waiting to put my hands on you and so have all the fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexander Gustafsson (@AlexTheMauler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexTheMauler\/status\/891528338241671168\">July 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In this tweet, Gustafsson is referencing Jones&#8217; repeated calls for a fight with former UFC heavyweight champ and current WWE star Brock Lesnar, which is <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/brock-lesnar\/summerslam-results-brock-lesnars-fate-determined\/\">now looking quite unlikely<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jones and Gustafsson first met back in 2013, in the main event of UFC 165 in Toronto. On that night, Jones escaped with a narrow decision win that is still debated to this day. The grounds for a rematch, then, undeniably exist. That rematch just doesn&#8217;t seem likely for UFC 218 in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to see Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson rematch? Who do you think wins the do-over?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/21\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier today, Swedish MMA publication MMANytt reported that a light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Alexander Gustafsson was in the works for UFC 218, which is scheduled for December 2 in Detroit, Michigan. Apparently, however, this report is inaccurate. 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