{"id":261608,"date":"2017-10-13T21:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T04:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=261608"},"modified":"2022-04-22T13:09:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:09:59","slug":"alexander-gustafsson-plans-wait-winner-daniel-cormier-vs-volkan-oezdemir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/alexander-gustafsson\/alexander-gustafsson-plans-wait-winner-daniel-cormier-vs-volkan-oezdemir\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Gustafsson plans to wait for the winner of Daniel Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson plans to sit out and wait for the winner of Daniel Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Volkan Oezdemir is expected to challenge Daniel Cormier for his UFC light heavyweight title in early 2018.<\/p>\n

“The Mauler” revealed his willingness to remain on the sidelines while waiting for the “DC” vs. “No Time” title fight winner in a recent discussion with Viaplay Fighting.<\/p>\n

“Daniel (Cormier) knows I\u2019m here to stay, that I\u2019m waiting for my rematch against him,\u201d<\/em> Gustafsson told Viaplay Fighting. \u201cI\u2019m not in a hurry. I\u2019ve had longer stretches between fights than this. I\u2019ll be fine.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Although the Cormier vs. Oezdemir fight has not been made official, Gustafsson is pretty sure which man will emerge victorious when the two top light heavyweights collide.<\/p>\n

“I want the belt,\u201d he said. \u201cI want a title fight. We\u2019ll see if Volkan vs. Cormier gets confirmed. Then I\u2019ll fight the winner and \u2026 I\u2019m pretty sure I\u2019ll fight \u2018DC.'”<\/em><\/p>\n

The Swedish superstar continued by praising his former opponent (Cormier) as the better all around fighter when compared to Volkan:<\/p>\n

“Volkan does have a puncher\u2019s chance,” Gustafsson stated. “He\u2019s not someone you want to underestimate. He\u2019s a power puncher. But \u2018DC\u2019 is the better fighter. Cormier can take a punch. He has the cardio. He is a better mixed martial artist than Volkan. So I see \u2018DC\u2019 winning the fight.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“He\u2019s going to put (Volkan) on his ass! He\u2019ll take him down and dominate on the ground. Volkan is sort of like Anthony Johnson \u2013 a power puncher. We haven\u2019t seen much of his ground game. And I think \u2018DC\u2019 will take him down.”<\/em><\/p>\n

What do you think of Alexander Gustafsson’s decision to sit out and wait for the winner of Daniel Cormier vs. Volkan Oezdemir which is a title fight expected to occur in early 2018? Sound off PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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