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One of the years best fights took place this past weekend at UFC 165 in Toronto, as Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson (15-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and\u00a0Jon “Bones” Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) went to war in the evenings main event.<\/p>\n

After a grueling 25-minutes of intense\u00a0back and forth action,\u00a0the attention turned from the fighters, to the judges scorecards, for\u00a0the much anticipated decision.<\/p>\n

In the end, the judges scored the fight narrowly in favor of the champion, Jon Jones, which marked “Bones” sixth-consecutive defense, setting a new record for light heavyweight title defenses.<\/p>\n

During the UFC 165 post-show on Fox Sports 2, Gustafsson was the epitome of respect:<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned a lot from this fight,”\u00a0<\/em>said Gustafsson.‘ “He’s the champ for a reason. To take the belt from the champ you need to finish him. That’s how it is and I didn’t do it. The biggest lesson is I have to push the pace harder. I just did what I thought I could do and it wasn\u2019t enough. I will come back stronger and better. I\u2019m disappointed, but I\u2019m very proud of what I did and my team.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/em>“The Mauler” was enthusiastic about the prospect of a remacth with Jones:<\/p>\n

“Absolutely, I’m down whenever,” <\/em>said Gustafsson. “I want a rematch right away, if I can. It’s up to the UFC. I’m just blessed to be fighting in the UFC. I believe it’s an honor to fight Jones and I’ll be ready whenever they call me.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/em>After such an epic brawl, which resulted in a very close judges decision, chances are good that we could be treated to a rematch between “Bones” and “The Mauler.” Is a rematch between Jones and Gustafsson a fight you would like to see put together by the UFC? Or is Jones vs. Teixeira the fight to make?\u00a0Let’s hear it Penn Nation!<\/p>\n

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