Alexander Gustafsson Calls Cormier vs. Lesnar Ridiculous, Considers Move to Heavyweight

(Courtesy of MMAnytt.se)

Alexander Gustafsson returns after more than a year on the sidelines to face Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 227 on Aug. 4 in Los Angeles. He’d much rather be challenging Daniel Cormier for the UFC light heavyweight title, but Gustafsson will simply bide his time.

Cormier recently added the UFC heavyweight belt to his collection, and then set up his first defense of that belt opposite WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. That bout won’t happen until sometime in 2019, however, as Lesnar has to finish serving out an anti-doping violation suspension that was frozen upon his retirement. He must also clear up a $250,000 fine that he still owes the state of Nevada.

Of course, Gustafsson is frustrated. While he understands the money involved, he characterized Cormier vs. Lesnar as “ridiculous” in a recent interview with Swedish news outlet MMAnytt.se.

This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com