5 Things to Remember: Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165

#4. Title History:

Going into the fight, Gustafsson was the underdog for another reason.

Jon Jones had won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship from Mauricio Rua. He had since, defended the title on four different occasions, tying the then record for most consecutive title defences.

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A win against Gustafsson would see him break the record. For Gustafsson on the other hand, he was in his first UFC Title fight against Jones, and although he too, had defeated Mauricio Rua, he was thought to be too inexperienced.

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Anirban Banerjee is a journalist from Kolkata, India and has been a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section over the past 2 years. He has interviewed Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, 'Cowboy' Cerrone, Jorge Masvidal, Mandy Rose, Joe Hendry, Darren Till, and many others.

Anirban has worked in the field of wrestling and mixed martial arts journalism for several years. In addition to his work on Sportskeeda, Anirban is a fiction writer and has co-written over 20 biographies as well. He was also a columnist for 90 Minutes.

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