{"id":354156,"date":"2020-06-24T11:18:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T18:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=354156"},"modified":"2020-06-24T11:18:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T18:18:24","slug":"alexander-gustafsson-flaunts-new-heavyweight-physique-has-never-felt-so-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alexander-gustafsson-flaunts-new-heavyweight-physique-has-never-felt-so-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Gustafsson flaunts new heavyweight physique, has &#8220;never felt so strong&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson is looking healthy and happy as prepares for his debut in the heavyweight division. Apparently, he&#8217;s feeling great, too.<\/p>\n<p>Gustafsson will make his debut in the UFC heavyweight division on July 25 at a Fight Night event on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. He&#8217;ll be welcomed to the weight class by the former champion, Brazil&#8217;s Fabricio Werdum.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of this heavyweight fight, Gustafsson is looking noticeably bigger. He gave a preview of his new physique on Instagram recently.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBWY8fMDxAJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBWY8fMDxAJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m exited! Feeling confident! Feeling strong! Version 2.0 is coming.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexthemauler\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Alexander Gustafsson<\/a> (@alexthemauler) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2020-06-12T21:18:08+00:00\">Jun 12, 2020 at 2:18pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m exited! Feeling confident! Feeling strong! Version 2.0 is coming,&#8221; Gustafsson wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Gustafsson also recently did an interview with MMA Viking, in which his heavyweight physique is also on display.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alexander Gustafsson Talks Heavyweight Debut Versus Fabr\u00edcio Werdum\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JLoAHLEBrj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"DnMfvy\">\u201cI\u2019m pretty big at light heavyweight and I always have to cut 15-17 kilos every fight,\u201d Gustafsson told\u00a0MMA Viking (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/6\/24\/21301847\/ufc-abu-dhabi-alexander-gustafssons-jump-heavyweight-was-all-in-his-head-literally-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>). \u201cSo I just wanted to challenge myself a little bit. I\u2019m eating pasta now, I\u2019m feeling good, I weigh 107 kilos. I never felt so strong. I\u2019m still keeping my skills as a light heavyweight but I\u2019m just feeling stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Gustafsson last fought June of 2019, when he was submitted by Anthony Smith. After this submission loss, which occurred in his native Sweden, Gustafsson announced his decision to hang up the gloves. That being said, he quickly began to lay out plans for a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alexander-gustafsson-ending-retirement-for-heavyweight-move-targeting-fabricio-werdum\/\">return<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gustafsson is widely regarded as one of the best light heavyweights ever. While he never captured UFC gold in the division, he fought for the title three times. On two of those occasions, he lost the narrowest decisions, very nearly capturing the belt. Other highlights of his resume include wins over Glover Teixeira, Jan Blachowicz, Jimi Manuwa, Mauricio &#8220;Shogun&#8221; Rua, Thiago Silva, and Matt Hamill.<\/p>\n<p>His opponent Fabricio Werdum, on the other hand, last fought at UFC 249 in May, returning from a lengthy hiatus induced by a tie-up with the United States Anti-Doping Agency. He lost his comeback fight, against Alexey Oleinik, by unanimous decision. Werdum ruled over the UFC heavyweight division in 2015 and 2016, winning the title with a submission of Cain Velasquez, and losing it via knockout to Stipe Miocic in his first title defense.<\/p>\n<p>Time will tell how the dangerous Swede fairs against the behemoths of the heavyweight division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson is looking healthy and happy as prepares for his debut in the heavyweight division. Apparently, he&#8217;s feeling great, too. 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