Alexander Gustafsson on training with Khamzat Chimaev, his own UFC future | ESPN MMA
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2024
- ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto speaks with Alexander Gustafsson about his time training with welterweight Khamzat Chimaev,
0:00 How Gustafsson spent New Year's
2:34 When Khamzat first came to the gym in 2017
5:01 Becoming one of his sparring partners
8:52 The hype around Khamzat
10:12 How would Chimaev do against Kamaru Usman?
13:40 Gustafsson’s plans for 2022
16:20 Is he happy about his career?
17:50 Thoughts on Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira’s title wins.
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Imagine fighting in the same era as prime Jones and DC, then once they're both out of the picture you're sitting on the sidelines with injury while guys you have wins over go ahead and win the title that you never held. I would have loved to see Gus as champ, he deserved it as much as anybody.
Very true, I think everyone was rooting for that. Either way he will always be a legend for being such a huge part of that whole saga
I would like the guy to become a champion but you don't deserve the belt you win it. If your not a champ material your not
@@zararcheema8806 looks like you clearly don’t understand the comment lol
I gave the decision to gus in both those title fights. But it is what it is. They were close fights
all to be interviewed about ur sparring partner lmao
What a massive lack of respect spending the entire interview talking about Khmazat. Gustafson is one of the great ffs.
exactly
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True,. Fuckamoto
@@ikhan2181 lol
@Ultimate Ko haha stfuy salty loser, khamzat gonna smash everyone dont worry
Can't wait for Brett's interview with Khamzat about Gustafsson's skills in the gym.
..😁👏
No one is talking about it… but I will never forget Gustaffson when Khamzat had signed the contract he said "he will become a UFC champion" when still no one was talking about Chimaev.
Everyone was talking about Khamzat before he came to the UFC
@@puyearprod.929 lol liar 🤥
So inspirational, that’s a memory that’ll be with you forever brutha
@@bigboss2011 ppl were tho
@@corygonzales5369 like 50 people world wide perhaps, that does not constitute as “Everyone” I doubt anyone here knew who he was before his UFC debut
Imagine interviewing a guy and 75 % of the Interview is about someone else. You know better Brat Komodo
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@@ikhan2181 illah illah adbool_$_$$_%//÷^$$/
He emailed him telling him he's gonna interview about khamzat I'm sure he accepted
@@ikhan2181 how to spot autism in the internet
That’s how a lot of interview work… you don’t think there’s a chance Brett reached out to him about khamzat?
Wow I’m the biggest Khamzat fanatic but this was messed up. Dude interview Gustafson, he’s a star in this sport!
He’s been out for a long time, I’d imagine he’s happy to interview putting on his boy Chimaev
@@critiquemytechnique1135 he seemed happy enough, they're mates. But it was very disrespectful.
The interview is on Khamzat .. it was agreed I guess before the interview so stop bitching
Gustafsson being the captain of that team has both evolved the team as well as been sort of a brake in his own progress. Hopefully he finds a way to reach his full potential again. Without injuries this man would have worn gold already.
He's too old now and been in to many wars
@THERE WAS NO CHECK!!! nah
@THERE WAS NO CHECK!!! he beat jon the first time. lol TRUE
its nice to hear about khamzat but you have to show respect to alex and interweiw him
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I agree. He talked more about Khamzat than Alexander. Felt like he was disrespected.
@@ikhan2181 he's not being a hater you celebrity worshiper. He's talking about human decency. No hate to Chimaev.
Nineteen-minute interview with Gustafsson. Five of those minutes talking about Gustafsson :D
and they even start with chimaev. i mean i know the guy is hot rn but its rly disrespectful to gus
Right and this is one of the many reasons why so many people dislike Brett Okamoto as journalist.
Plz, read the video title first
Gustafson knew it was an interview about Khamzat. Not sure why so many cry babies.
*Alexander Gustafsson Was The First To Take Jon Jones Down In UFC* 💪💪💪
False, the Binghamton P.D. was the first to take him down in the ufc.
no Alexander Gustafsson Was The First To Take Jon Jones Down In UFC
@@GoodStuff1992 lol stahhp!
First to beat Jones.
He changed Jon's face in the 1st fight. But I think his cardio gave in
Wow Brett went straight to talking about Khamzat, very disrespectful!
and kept asking about him for like 80% of the interview smh
Gustafsson is one of the LHW goats.
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You know they usually go over what they are going to discuss beforehand right? Especially in this kind of interview. This clip is from "ufc's prospects for 2022" or whatever it was called on espn... the whole point of the show was to talk about the years hottest prospects.
He's a toolbag.
Bro 80% of this interview was Brett talking about Chimaev.
Goooood
Apparently chimaev does good numbers, thats all they care about.
Cause his the main man rn are u braindead
Everyone is trying to get information on khamzat especially sparring information … facts tho gus gotta be annoyed
Brett is coming out off closet, in love now...
The whole interview is about Khamzat LOL mad disrespectful to Alex
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He alrddy knew it was gonna be about khamzat
Agree 100%. Disrespectful af.
That was the intention bro because khamzat everytinesaying gus is his sparring partnet who better then him to ask??
Gustafsson and Khamzat are both from Sweden. They are mates, and Alex enjoyed talking about him. Chill guys
I thought it was an appropriate interview
Zhmzat is DEFINITELY not from Sweden. That's like saying Francis is from the usa
@@Brandon-tk2rw lives in sweden since a kid
@@Brandon-tk2rw Francis fights out of france, and khamzat fights out of sweden
people saying that Khamzat is "from Sweden" is just a sign that we are post national. what're you gonna do.
Thank you Gus for doing the interview. You will always be a champ to me and many others. You won that first fight. InshaAllah much success moving forward 👊☝
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Seeing him hold that 205 strap would be amazing
you mean the 2 seconds they let him talk about something other than khamzat
He is my favorite fighter in history. I really hope he gets a chance for a title again
Same. Gus is my all time most fav fighter.
Alexander Gustafson interview and this 40 + year old interview asking questions about some guy he trains with.
Khamzat is awesome. Don’t get me wrong but the disrespect and agenda by the ufc is unbelievable
Bret Okamoto is with ESPN. He isn't employed by the UFC
I think Alexander knew what he was getting into beforehand
Gustafson knows hes past his fighting prime. Did u listen to him about his gyms? And he has khamzat in the mix? Now.. do the math
Gustafsson got briefed beforehand what they're gonna talk about and he knew it would be 80% about Khamzat because he got hype and actually has first hand training insights. Gus looked happy to talk about Khamzat. The questions asked bei Brat were terrible tho
Gustafson cuts back to 205, he could win the strap
I dont think he can stop glovers td assuming glover wins against jiri👀
@@d-ishm3561 he already did that
@@d-ishm3561 he beat glover before and glover is very hittable. If alex fights jiri, alex could win that fight. Alex doesnt have to worry about takedowns vs him
@@d-ishm3561 he has already destroyed Glover once. No idea how that fight would go now, but I don’t think Texeira just takes him down and submits him and striking with Gus will always be a problem for him because of how they match up.
Never
It blows my mind that covington fans think colby can stop khazmat when khamzat beats up guys like Gustafson and just recently beat hermanson a Greco-Roman champ.
Anyone can be beat
Cant deny anything you said but you know anything is possible in MMA. And lets not forget Colby is the second best welterweight in the world
Usman KOs him
Fake train Khamzat will soon get exposed once he fights a top 5 fighter 🙏
@@SportsFlowpodcast colby is NOT the second best welterweight because colby has not beaten anyone currently ranked. Usman beat him clear in just stand up alone. Khamzat is much bigger , stronger and hits WAY harder than usman.
Brett: Hey Alex can we interview you? Have tons of questions to ask you!
Alex: yeah sure, great.
Brett: 1st question. So, tell me all about Khamzat.
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Literally thought the same thing and went right to the comment section. How shitty of an interviewer can you be? Save those questions till the end
I mean there's a lot of hype around the guy so he's going get more clicks I think
How annoying it must be to spend 13 mins talking about someone else
yip
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Gustafsson’s first interview EVER and all he was asked about was Khamzat 😂
Hype is real bring $$$
@@smsun1030 weight bully with skill but if Usman have same size he could beat him
Alex,,, you are the man!! You trained Khamzat like your little bro....Much respect Bro!!
Always respected gus' warrior mentality. Nothing left to prove. Thank you for the great fights.
True, I dont think he will prove much by coming back, so he might win the title, he might not but its probably the latter, 😎
Dude he was goin back and forth with Jon Jones. Gustaffson is one of the greatest imo
Would love to see Gus make another run for that title. That light heavyweight division is wide open at the moment and he has knocked out the current champion in Glover Teixeira.
Really love gus! So humble and really good cant wait to see him back
19 min interview and more than half of it is about khamzat. But Gus will probably not take it disrespectfully, being as humble as he is.
WhT does the title say . Foo
First Jones Fight Was my Fav of All Time
Same bro
Gus won that nobody can tell me otherwise
@@hischam0698 which rounds?
@@hischam0698 Google can tell you otherwise.
Anyone notice he said khamzat has knocked out guys with a jab before 🤯
equally important, he said that "he out trains everyone" and "this guy he doesn't get tired"..well that answers the gas tank questions
Burns is in danger
@@justinlassiter7671 peds
@@BilboB no more Peds than Kamaru Usman lol
@@texmexspm yeah I can see him getting put to sleep because what won usman the fight was the jab he kept hitting burns with it over and over again ,now I know mma Math dosnt work out well most of the time but I truly think he’s going to catch him with a jab and rock him then will finish it
Gustafsson is a legend and amazing guy ❤️
Why not just interview Khamzat? Pretty much all the questions were about him. 😒
Much props to Gus 💯
Gustafsson is one of my favourite fights man. Guy should’ve been champ. I’m my eyes he definitely won that night in Toronto. Gotta be tough for him seeing Glover and even Jan as champ. Hope he comes back and wins it. Love this guy
Gustafsson is such an inspiration!
That smirk at 10:23 says it all ladies and gentlemen 😁
He said Khamzat would sleep Kamaru so confidently you can tell he really believes that.
Im sure he can really come back!! hope so!! miss him
One thing first; read the headlines boys! And second; very nice to see and hear from u Gus, both about u and Kamzat and that u want to fight early this year. Cant wait to see u again in the octagon!
Jag håller tummarna 🤘🏻👊🏻✊🏻🤗
Would be awesome if Gustafsson made a comeback !!!
khamzat speaks swedish too🙂
that beard is impressive ngl
I believe you, why would you lie about his beard?
Got them Viking genes
Something about the way he said it, but I think Gus was telling the truth when he predicted that Khamzat wold KO the Kamaru! There was a split second twinkle in his eye before he said that the champ would get KO’ed or there was a good chance of him geting KO’ed!
Brett and Gus! Always enjoy your interviews Thank You
Hands down the best interviewer in all of MMA. No one matches the class and relaxed charisma of Brett Okamoto.
Gus is a great fighter. Hope his return is successful. 👍🏾👍🏾
How can you not like this guy ?! I wish him nothing but the best this year!!
One of my favorite fighters and some of the best performances in his weight class.
Imagine having one of the greatest LHW on and only ask question about his teammate for the first half of the interview.
Khamzat vs Adesanya sounds like a dream matchup
The problem is if he takes Adesanya to the ground it's game over
Look, style make fights.
Usman is harder than Adesanya, because of both styles. Khamzat beats Adesanya easy, I see the styles and will be embarrassing for Adesanya. Khamzat is a nightmare for Adesanya.
He beat Glover and Jan. The 2 last LHW champions. He can come back and bring gold to Sweden!!
Never understood how this dude became one of the main reporters. Dude asks terrible questions, makes the convo awkward and just comes off as fake
It's his great looks that got him the gig
@@eternallogic6394 I’m sure some bicurious higher up gave him the gig
He's awful I've been saying it for years.
Just when you thought he can’t get any worse at interviewing fighters 🤦🏽♂️ this guy is a dead beat..
Gus needs one more title shot!!!! My god would I love for him to get the belt before retiring.
2 min in, and Gustafson is made Khamzat’s spokesperson
Khamzat is a killer!
Example 27191 of why I rarely watch Brett’s interviews
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Can't wait to see him back in the octagon.
*Brett Okasnooze really spent the entire interview asking questions about Khamzat...*
Hi is Dana's cousins son
To hear what he said about khamzat from ALEXANDER the man who gave Jon Jones some of his hardest fights you just can’t deny the potential of khamzat. I’m so excited to see his journey to greatness.
I really hope we see more of him, favourite fighter to ever watch
If there was a way to change font size on RUclips video titles, the "his own UFC future" should have been put in a tiny font..
Alex looking good hope to see you soon in the octagon!!
This is a very interesting conversation 👀. I can’t wait to see him fight again, personally.
I want to see Usman vs khamzat.
Usman retires so he doesn’t have to fight him
I think Usman retires his next fight
@@keenankbarnes9607 I don't think he does because he hasn't made enough money to retire. He's not a box.offfice draw like a McGregor, Gsp, or Khabib. He might be better than all those guys but he didn't get laid like them. So he needs to keep fighting.
@@mr.policeman6129 we shall see but I want to see that fight as well
I respect you, Brett. But at least 3 times in this interview you seemed to unintentionally cut him off. Please wait until they pause for longer before you respond.
We need more interviews with Gus ❤️
You got my respect ✊
Gustafsson class act great fighter
Вау, мощные заявления) И Бретт точно подметил, несмотря на возможную предвзятость, услышать такое от человека с опытом Алекса - многое значит
Каждый покрывает своего братишку
Kak dela
13 min over 19 talking about teammate....To Gus....super respectful :(
Gus is just a great guy. Good hearted man .
Go get it!
Has his teammates back for sure
Gustafsson is the man!!
Brett you lost some interview skills here. 80% of the interview was about Khamzat. Put some respect on Alex’s name
He never had any skills to begin with. He needs to be fired.
I hate how non champions get zero respect. This guy has done some legendary things that most individuals could never do! Show the legend alex some respect. I met him at UFC232 presser at mariot hotel, CA. He was passing by he saw me and my friends I’m like alex! He legit came and greeted us! Such a lovable legendary giant. Don’t ever forget what he did to JBJ 1st fight, Glover, DC. Cmon a legend.
Loyal guy, talking more than half the interview about someone else.
Sweden is such a cool country, people from there seem slightly happier than anywhere else.
Okamoto is like a kid in a candy store when talking about Khamzat.
Next guy to interview Brett feel free to ask about Megan Olivi the whole time.
Disrespect to one of the best light heavyweights of all time talking about khamzat for 2/3 of the interview... like i get why you bring him up. and if it was a hour interview it would be ok... but this is crazy
Some may see his questions at the end as a lack of respect but they are certainly not. These are tough but necessary questions someone has to ask. I think we are all kidding ourselves if we deny wondering the same thing or perhaps even talking about these same things with others. Much respect to both of these gentlemen and wish them the best in their career(s).
I search khamzat and it comes up thats why i am watching . No disrespect to gustafsen . I respect him alot . I wish all the best for both of them
Don’t listen to these haters Brett Alex enjoyed talking about it and had no problem putting over his m8s
Yeah he should come back..He's got some of the Nastiest Uppercuts in the Game!!!
The biggest casual reporter in all of MMA!
Darren gave us some good insight into Gus in a recent interview.
Ok this is a problem.. Gus basically said the scariest thing about Borz is his striking... let that sink in
Gus vs Reyes !! Make it happen!
Brett is the type of interviewer to stay in the game for a long tym and never improve his skills
Brett missed the fireworks? Yeah, sounds about right.
True Vicking
Imagine accepting an interview with ESPN just to have to answer khamzat's questions for 80% of it 🤣. The simpin is real
Healthy gus is a force. Would love to see him back at lhw.
Looks like a really good guy👍
Arguably beat DC and Jones . Glad to hear from the Mauler 🔥
Not dc…
Not dc but he also got slept by rumble
It's sad to think Guss would have been lightweight UFC champ if Jones hadn't cheated. Jones cheated him of that and then questioned Guss's character. Guss should get him for that.
Don't know why he is not in NMF conversation.
Introducing Brett "The Turtle" Okimooootoooooo!!
Gustafson has got to be thinking, I’ve been out for 3 years and you ask me a question about my career after 90% of the whole Espn interview 😂
You should answer 'well Ariel thanks for the interview i think you're the best.'
Gustafsson dominated both Jan and Glover.
I think gus problem when he was fighting was like wonderboy, just a bit to nice sometimes, so many times i feelt if he had that extra mean style he would have had the belt, also I think with a better grappling game would have helped, as soon as somebody get his back like jones or that other dude it was over, that was his weak spot, 🥴
Imagine getting the chance of interviewing an amazing fighter in Gustafsson and chose to make almost the entire interview about Khamzat. I like Khamzat alot, but this is kind of disrespectful no matter how willing Gustafsson is in answering the questions.