{"id":64087,"date":"2013-07-09T20:02:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T03:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=64087"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:57:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:57:30","slug":"alexander-gustafsson-calls-jon-jones-the-greatest-test-in-my-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/alexander-gustafsson-calls-jon-jones-the-greatest-test-in-my-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Gustafsson Calls Jon Jones: The &#8216;Greatest Test in My Career&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/gustafsson2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34804\" title=\"UFC On Fuel TV: Gustafsson v Silva\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/gustafsson2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/gustafsson2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/gustafsson2-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If fans think that UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones has his hands full with upcoming challenger, Alexander Gustafsson, try putting the shoe on the other foot.<\/p>\n<p>Gustafsson is well prepared, at least mentally, at this stage in the pre-fight festivities, calling Jones the toughest test of his career:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cI see the greatest test in my career,\u201d<\/em><\/strong><strong>said Gustafsson on Tuesday at a press conference for the upcoming UFC 165 main event.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The 26-year old #1 contender is 15-1 in his professional MMA career, 7-1 in the UFC. Now, Gustafsson looks to add the most important spade to his tattoo which depicts both his triumphs and single defeat in MMA. He comes off of a December victory over former champion, Mauricio Rua, a fight he won by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cI\u2019m so pumped for this fight,\u201d <\/em>he said of his opponent, Jones<em>.\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s a complete fighter.\u00a0 He\u2019s the champion.\u00a0 I have to be aware of everything he throws.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>UFC 165 takes place at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario, Canada on September 21st.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the latest MMA news, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPENN.com<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If fans think that UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones has his hands full with upcoming challenger, Alexander Gustafsson, try putting the shoe on the other foot. 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