Alexander Gustafsson Makes LHW Return, Meets Nikita Krylov at UFC London

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After a brief foray at heavyweight, Alexander
Gustafsson
will return to 205 pounds for a matchup against
Nikita
Krylov
at
UFC London
on July 23.

The Las Vegas-based promotion officially announced the pairing on
Wednesday. UFC Fight Night takes place at the O2 Arena in London
and is headlined by a heavyweight duel between Curtis
Blaydes
and Tom
Aspinall
.

Gustafsson hasn’t fought since July 2020, when he was submitted by
Fabricio
Werdum
in the opening round of his heavyweight debut at UFC on
ESPN 14. The Swede was initially slated to face Ben Rothwell
on May 21, but that fight was scrapped after Rothwell was granted
his UFC release. The three-time 205-pound title challenger has lost
three straight bouts dating back to a third-round KO defeat in a
rematch with Jon Jones at
UFC 232.

Krylov has lost three of his last four Octagon appearances. Most
recently, the 30-year-old Ukraine native suffered a first-round
submission defeat to Paul Craig
at UFC Fight Night 204 on March 19. His last victory came via
unanimous decision over Johnny
Walker
at UFC Fight Night 170 in March 2020.

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