Alexander Gustafsson Credits Jon Jones Following UFC 232 Loss

Alexander Gustafsson spoke last night following his loss to Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 232. Highlights from Gustafsson’s comments are below per MMAjunkie:

On suffering a groin injury early in the fight: “He got me very, very early in the first round. Very early. After that I just shut down. I wasn’t tired, I had my conditioning. I felt good. We had our exchanges and everything. He just shut me down very early in the first round and I couldn’t move at all. I told my corner that too and all that. He did what he was supposed to do and made sure he won the fight.”

On whether Jones felt like a different fighter than their first bout: “Not really. He just keeps a very high level of fighting. I was prepared for it. He just caught me this time. That’s it. I didn’t notice anything about if he was stronger or faster or anything. He went for his takedowns and his kicks and everything like that. I was prepared for it. He just had a really good move today and he shut me down.”

On what the loss means for his title goals: “It’s not over yet. Let’s see what’s next. Like always, you do this for a reason. That is to compete with the best guys out there, and that’s what I’ll do. I’ll do it as long as it’s fun.”