Jones vs Teixeira set, making Gustafsson wait…
source | MMAFighting.com
According to UFC President Dana White, if Gustafsson defeats his next opponent, a grudge match against Jones will be the Swede’s follow-up assignment.
“Obviously he’s got to win, but yeah, he’s fighting (Jones) next. 100 percent, that’s the next fight,” White told MMAFighing.com on Monday.
“Jones said, ‘Listen, I fought that fight. I won that fight. I want to fight Glover Teixeira now. And then we’ll do the rematch with Gustafsson,'” White said.
“As awesome as that fight was, now people will flip it to, ‘Oh, now he’s ducking Gustafsson. That’s who he should be fighting.’ He’s not ducking Gustafsson. He’s going to fight Gustafsson. But before that, he’s going to fight another killer in Glover Teixeira. The guy’s on a 20-something-fight win streak and he’s knocking everybody out. It’s another seriously dangerous fight for Jones. Then after he fights this dangerous guy, he’s going to go back and fight Gustafsson again.”