{"id":453922,"date":"2022-07-23T14:36:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T21:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=453922"},"modified":"2022-07-23T14:36:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T21:36:49","slug":"alexander-gustafsson-issues-statement-following-tko-loss-to-nikita-krylov-at-ufc-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alexander-gustafsson-issues-statement-following-tko-loss-to-nikita-krylov-at-ufc-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Gustafsson issues statement following TKO loss to Nikita Krylov at UFC London"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s UFC London event featured the return of Alexander Gustafsson, who was ending a two-year layoff.<\/p>\n

‘The Mauler’ squared off with Nikita Krylov in a light heavyweight contest<\/a> which was featured on today’s main card lineup.<\/p>\n

Gustafsson (18-8 MMA) had enter the contest with hopes of snapping a three-fight losing skid. In his most previous effort in July of 2020, Alex suffered a submission loss<\/a> to former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.<\/p>\n

As for Nikita Krylov (28-9 MMA), ‘The Miner’ was looking to snap a two-fight losing skid this afternoon. The Moscow native was coming off a submission loss to Paul Craig<\/a> in his most previous effort.<\/p>\n

Today’s return to action did not go as planned for Alexander Gustafsson. ‘The Mauler’ was caught early on by a right hand from Nikita Krylov and shortly after recovering from that blow he was sat down again with a left hand. ‘The Miner’ quickly swarmed in and finished the fight.<\/p>\n

Shortly following the disappointing setback, Alexander Gustafsson took to social media where he issued the following statement to his fans while congratulating Nikita Krylov on his win.<\/p>\n

\n

I\u2019m ok. Disappointed. Congratulations to Nikita and thank u all for support \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n

— Alexander Gustafsson (@AlexTheMauler) July 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n