Alexander Gustafsson Says Jon Jones Is A Little Brat In A Man’s Body

Alexander Gustafsson will have the chance to do what no man has done yet, and that is to defeat the champion Jon Jones at UFC 165. If Gus is successful at 165, he will likely be counted among the top three fighters on the planet.

With so much on the line, intensity must be brewing between the two top ranked fighters at 205 , right? Well Jon Jones thinks that it is a healthy and sportsman like rivalry, check out what he had to say to Rick J.Lee:

“Me and Alexander have no problem with each other to be honest with you. There’s intensity between me and him that I love; it’s nice, it’s refreshing to have, it’s a motivational field for us. But, no real problem with him, I actually respect him, he’s a cool kid. I’ve had beef with a lot of different opponents, but, the way I find my motivation with fighting a guy like Gus is, he wants what I have. I can’t allow that to happen. The sponsors that I’ve got aligned with myself, just the life that I’m trying to build for my family’s future; I can’t allow someone to crush that, so, I need to stay on the prowl.”

Jones is right about Gus wanting the title that he has but, according to Gus via Kimura.se, there is plenty of bad blood on Gustafsson’s part:

“He’s a little brat in an adult’s body. A very immature boy in a grown man’s body. It is Jones. It’s like you give a shit kid everything. Why do you not speak up, you just say ‘yes, yes,’ everything that a kid asks for. Since there are no limits, it is all haywire. No, his behavior then … No, I’m not a fan of it, if I may say so.”

Somebody better tell Jones that Gus won’t be looking to bro hug in the pre fight press conference, or things could get really awkward. Like Urijah Faber on TUF awkward. Much has also been said about Jones’ reach advantage, something that all of his former foes were unable to overcome.

Gus seems to be staying focused on the overall picture, probably a good move in the lead up to the biggest fight of his career to date.

“I am a professional and have great respect for Jones as a fighter. There are not many who can do what he has done and he deserves all the respect. But as a person, as a role model, I’m really not a fan, I try not to have feelings when I go off, whether good or bad. You should never fight with emotions, then you lose focus and then you lose. I will win. There’s nothing else for me. I will not go match against Jones with the attitude of ‘I’ll make a good match.’ I will win, it’s that simple.”

I have to say that I like Gus’ new trash talking ways, and his attitude towards the title shot itself is probably as good as anyone can expect. Jones is seeing this fight as business, whereas Gus feels like he needs to teach the young champion a lesson.

Who will prevail in the battle at UFC 165? Gustafsson is winning the war of words thus far.