Midnight Mania! Alexander Gustafsson confirms he’s preventing Fabricio Werdum, promises to ‘maul his face’

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Past week, a report emerged claiming that Alexander Gustafsson would be ending his retirement and transferring up to Heavyweight to face previous winner Fabricio Werdum on July 25. Discuss afterwards came that this was just a rumor, but now Gustafsson has unveiled his possess statement confirming the battle and conveying his return from retirement.

“I’ve missed it, I pass up competing and I really don’t experience like I’m just quite accomplished with it nevertheless,” Gustafsson informed MaulerBet. “Despite of what I felt just before. So, I in no way dropped the itch. And now in a new division and in opposition to new opponents, I have really interesting occasions ahead of me. I built the conclusion [to come back] in the previous couple of months. I have stayed energetic, in spite of the unusual times we’re in.”

In addition, Gustafsson talked about his go to Heavyweight, and why he feels like he’s prepared for the bigger athletes, “I’ve always observed myself as a large mild heavyweight fighter, I have a massive frame and wander close to really large. So, I’ve often had to cut all around 33 lbs. to make excess weight. And, because the fight got finalized just now, with 6-7 months to go I would not have been in a position to make LHW in any case. But no matter I would’ve created to shift to HW to attempt it out, it’s a new obstacle to set it simply just. For me to be capable to down a chicken pasta in fight week hasn’t occurred in 15 yrs… In the past when I’d manufactured my 33 lbs. excess weight slice there would often be some modest harm, my again, my knee or some thing else. It takes a toll on you to make that lower in the course of all these a long time.”

Last but not least, Gustafsson was complimentary to the former champion’s capabilities, but he still expects to dominate, “He’s skilled and a little bit of a legend in the activity when you look at his job. He’s obtained some pounds in latest years but he’s not to be underestimated, he’s got a good deal of methods up his sleeves and is a legit black belt. And he, like all people else in the HW division, hits difficult. So it will be an magnificent obstacle for me and it’s extremely motivating for me to combat him.”

I will go in there with comprehensive power, absolutely prepared to earn. This is not a sport and I will go in there to maul his confront, get my W and just take it from there.”

It is been just more than a calendar year because Gustafsson’s most recent bout, a submission decline to Anthony Smith. Unfortunately for Gustafsson, it is now been more than a few yrs due to the fact his most new victory, a dominant exhibiting against the resurgent Glover Teixeira.

Nonetheless, it is seriously Gustafsson’s the latest struggles that make for a persuasive match up with Werdum, as “Vai Cavalo” has demonstrated his age not too long ago as very well. Werdum has also shed his previous two bouts, wanting a little bit comfortable in his return from suspension reverse Aleksei Oleinik.

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Insomnia

We all understood that tomorrow night’s UFC on ESPN 10 was a mess nicely ahead of time, but the weigh-ins have been this sort of a sh*tshow that 50 percent of my collected content material tonight is a direct end result of these disastrous events …

Initial and foremost, Joanne Calderwood thinks Jessica Eye used the “towel trick” to trick the commission and get closer to her focus on bodyweight.

The official quantities …

… and some various fat-associated trash converse!

Rodtang demonstrates his brutal left hook to the system:

Apparently, Dana White seriously hates the lower fifty percent of Dominick Cruz’s physique.

Speaking of kicking apart Cruz’s legs, Henry Cejudo discovering inspiration in Justin Gaethje’s leg assault is very neat.

Slips, rips, and KO clips

The complete sequence is unorthodox, but that tiny change Southpaw into the leaping right hook was sweet.

This preschool instructor is not here to perform.

Example No. 32405 of a terrible small kick with no angle or set up having blasted:

Random Land

This is the mentality I aspire towards.

Midnight New music: I acquired my to start with vinyl document of 2020, a cut price bin Dusty Springfield compilation, mostly simply because it experienced 1 of my preferred Dusty tracks (technically a Supremes include!):

Slumber well Maniacs! Much more martial arts madness is normally on the way.