Alexander Gustafson admits he’s not at UFC level anymore

Gustafsson will probably be trustworthy

“I contemplate myself an elite athlete, however I really feel it is time for a brand new era,” Gustafsson stated. “I really feel like I am not within the prime recreation anymore. That was some time again. In my view, fighters combating for the UFC should be at their prime degree. The most effective degree of fight within the UFC That is it. I am not there anymore.

“I am nonetheless coaching. I am nonetheless doing my finest in coaching and I’ve some fights left for me, however I am not at UFC degree anymore.

“That is how I really feel. I am actual to myself. My teammate, my group is actual to me. We have been speaking about this for a very long time. I am already ravenous actual hearth There isn’t any both.

“It is about making a choice, and I feel we made the appropriate resolution. And I be ok with it too. After all I may have had one other UFC combat. However I really feel a bit pressured as you’re combating for one of the best organizations on the planet.

“It’s good to ship. I am not competing to just accept losses. I really feel like I am unable to ship as a few years in the past. It’s good to take into consideration your self, and I am 25- Not 28. I am 38 years previous.

“I’ve a life. I’ve a household. I am not likely fearful in regards to the harm you have completed within the combat. It is the coaching camp you may have. I’ve numerous it in my profession. Now we have been doing coaching camps, however coaching camps main as much as the battle should be held on the highest degree.

“It is a bit of strain as a result of we have to recuperate between periods. There are numerous elements which can be concerned total. That is why we made the choice. There are additionally GFL contracts on the desk. There are different issues. There’s a proposal. I do not assume I have been making an attempt to do that for a very long time, so I am going to take advantage of it and squeeze it out as a lot as doable. Then I am completed.”

Quote through MMA Junkie