Reports: Alexander Gustafsson pulls out of UFC 282

35-year-old Swedish MMA fighter Alexander Gustafsson is reported to have pulled out of his upcoming bout at UFC 282 in Las Vegas. Photo: Troy Taormina – USA TODAY Sports

According to Ovince Saint Preux, Alexander Gustafsson has pulled out of their fight at UFC 282 on December 10. Saint Preux revealed the news himself on his OnlyFans account. The news has been confirmed by MMAJunkie.

Neither Gustafsson’s team or the UFC has not yet made any announcements, and so far no reason for Gustafsson’s reported withdrawal is given.

According to Saint Preux, he will now face former PFL champion Philipe Lins at UFC 282.

The Brazilian 37-year-old made his promotional debut in 2020, and has a professional record of 15-5, with 1-2 UFC. In April, Lins returned after a two-year layoff to win his first UFC fight, defeating Marcin Prachnio via unanimous decision.

Before that, he lost twice in heavyweight to Andrei Arlovski and Tanner Boser.

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35-year-old Alexander Gustafsson is a UFC Hall of Famer

The 35-year-old Alexander Gustafsson is a three time UFC light heavyweight title challenger and Hall of famer.

However, “Mauler” is now on a four-fight losing streak and hasn’t gotten his hand raised since 2017 when he knocked out current champion Glover Teixeira in one of his career-best performances.

In July at UFC London, Gustafsson returned to action after a two-year layoff, but lost to Nikita Krylov in the first round.

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