Alexander Gustafsson vilar upp sig efter en av karriärens höjdpunkter då han fullkomligen körde över topprankade Glover Teixeira på hemmaplan i helgen.
På presskonferensen efteråt luftade ”The Mauler” sina tankar kring matchen och passade dessutom på att kommentera en av sina största rivaler, den före detta lätt tungviktsmästaren Jon ”Bones” Jones som just nu förbereder sig inför en titelmatch mot Daniel Cormier.
Gustafsson kallade Jones för en av de bästa genom tiderna men sade att han inte tycker om ”Bones” som människa:
“I don’t like him. I give him that he’s the best fighter of all-time, the best pound-for-pound fighter of our division; of course, everybody knows that,” sade Gustafsson. “He hasn’t even lost a fight yet, he demolishes everyone he fights.”
“But as a person, as a champion … he’s not a champion, in my eyes. He’s not a good person, in my eyes,” fortsatte han.
“That’s why, I always tell the guys, ‘I hope that ‘DC’ wins, because I like the guy, he’s a worthy champion.”
Det tog sjävklart inte lång tid innan Gustafssons uttalanden nått Jones och ”Bones” tog till Twitter för att svara svensken.
Jones sade bland annat att det inte var Gustafssons kondition som gjorde att han inte vann mot honom eller Cormier, utan brist på hjärta.
Of course you are rooting for Daniel Gus, you might as well pray for him while you're at it.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 1, 2017
And here's a little FYI, you didn't lose against DC and I because of your cardio, it was because your lack of heart.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 1, 2017
I'm not a champion because you don't like my personality? Fuck you lol
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 1, 2017
"Jon Jones is a bad person" you sound like a fucking dork. Congrats on the engagement though, beautiful woman
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 1, 2017
Maybe good guys don't always finish last.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 1, 2017
I'm not a champion cuz I'm a bad person? 🤔 you're not a champion because you don't win championship fights. 💯
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 1, 2017
Haha you're right I'll stop. I would hate me too if I were him. https://t.co/ABDtirLsMh
— BONY (@JonnyBones) June 1, 2017
Tycker du Gustafsson borde ge Jones svar på tal?