{"id":356951,"date":"2020-07-24T09:29:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T16:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=356951"},"modified":"2020-07-24T09:29:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T16:29:44","slug":"photo-alexander-gustafsson-debuts-240-lb-heavyweight-physique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/photo-alexander-gustafsson-debuts-240-lb-heavyweight-physique\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo | Alexander Gustafsson debuts 240 lb heavyweight physique"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alexander Gustafsson looks big, strong and healthy ahead of his heavyweight debut, which goes down this Saturday night on Fight Island.<\/p>\n

Gustafsson, who competed three times for the UFC light heavyweight title, will be making his heavyweight debut against the division’s former champion Fabricio Werdum. The bout will be his first back from a short-lived retirement, which followed a submission loss to Anthony Smith in his final light heavyweight fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be active, I\u2019m here to stay,\u201d Gustafsson said recently of ending his retirement \u201cI\u2019m not going anywhere so let\u2019s see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Friday morning, Gustafsson stepped onto the scale to weigh in as a heavyweight for the first time. At 240lbs, he came in heavier<\/a> than UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic did for his last fight, but he looked healthy and in-shape nonetheless.<\/p>\n

See the heavyweight version of Alexander Gustafsson below:<\/p>\n

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Introducing heavyweight @AlexTheMauler 🇸🇪 #InAbuDhabi @VisitAbuDhabi #UFCFightIsland3<\/a><\/p>\n

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