Alexander Gustafssons senaste match slutade med en förlust på teknisk knockout. Matchen skedde mitt på hemmaplan i januari. I en intervju med mmajunkie berättar Gustafsson att han ville sluta med sporten efter matchen.
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Alexander Gustafsson (16-3) senaste match skulle avgöra om vem som skulle bli nästa utmanare på titeln i lättungvikt. Matchen var som upplagd för att Gustafsson skulle vinna när matchen utspelade sig på en utsåld hemmaarena. Matchen slutade i en förlust då Gustafsson blev knockad i första ronden. I en intervju berättar han om hur han kände efter matchen:
“It was really bad. I lost fights before, but this fight was the fight I couldn’t lose.”
”I was supposed to win this fight, but I didn’t. I was thinking about that, to quit the sport. I was really depressed after the fight.”
Efter matchen hade Gustafsson ingen motivation att fortsätta:
“My motivation was gone, basically, so that was the toughest part, to keep on training with no motivation. I just wanted to escape from everything, escape from Stockholm, from the media, from everything. I didn’t want to see the gym. It was tough.”
Gustafsson nästa match är om titeln vilket gett honom motivationen att fortsätta med sporten:
“My motivation is on top. I feel great. I feel great to be back in training, and everything is so much fun.”
“I’m just a happy guy right now. Everything is fun. Training is fun. Doing everything that comes with MMA is fun right now. So I’m just enjoying my time.”
“I just see this as a second chance, as an opportunity for me. I won’t even go into why it happened or why I should fight him. I’m just enjoying my time.
“I just know that I got a second chance, and I will do the best that I can and show everybody that I can be the best guy in the world.”
Intervjun går att se i sin helhet här.
Foto: Micha Forssberg
