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Alexander Gustafsson says Jon Jones shut him down ‘very early’ in UFC 232 rematch: ‘I couldn’t move at all’

Alexander Gustafsson waited five years for the chance to avenge his controversial loss to Jon Jones, but ultimately the song remained the same.

Gustafsson suffered a resounding defeat to Jones on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 232, which took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California. While the first meeting between the two light heavyweight titans in 2013 is remembered as a legendary battle of attrition that ended in a razor-thin decision for the American, the second iteration was little more than a blowout, as Jones dominated Gustafsson en route to reclaiming his UFC light heavyweight title with a lopsided third-round TKO victory.