Alexander Gustafsson isn't happy about that Daniel Cormier-Stipe Miocic UFC super fight

Alexander Gustafsson isn’t a happy man after the UFC’s latest blockbuster announcement.

As officials announced on Friday, light-heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will return to heavyweight to fight that division’s reigning titleholder – Stipe Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) – in a champ-vs.-champ super fight.

The fight headlines UFC 226, which airs on pay-per-view on July 7 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The matchup, which features the No. 3 (Cormier) and No. 4 (Miocic) fighters in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA pound-for-pound rankings, was met with a lot of enthusiasm. Just not from Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who’s ranked No. 5 at light heavyweight and was hoping for the next shot at Cormier’s 205-pound title.

The 31-year-old Swede expressed his frustration this morning (via Instagram):

@dc_mma is fighting stipe?! Well stop run and fight me! Don’t even think about giving the fight to anyone else! I have been quite, had a tough time after my last fight (injury etc.) but I’m next in line and the dc fight is mine! Come on, let’s have a another dance for the fans! @ufc

A post shared by Alex The Mauler Gustafsson (@alexthemauler) on Jan 27, 2018 at 12:10am PST

“@dc_mma is fighting stipe?!
Well stop run and fight me!
Don’t even think about giving the fight to anyone else!
I have been quite, had a tough time after my last fight (injury etc.) but I’m next in line and the dc fight is mine!
Come on, let’s have a another dance for the fans! @ufc”

Gustafsson suffered a split-decision defeat to Cormier in 2015 – in a bout that earned “Fight of the Night” honors – before rebounding with a decision victory over Jan Blachowicz and a knockout win over an Blachowicz.

However, he’s been out of action since May 2017 due to injuries.

Cormier, who will also coach “The Ultimate Fighter 27” opposite Miocic.” previously competed at heavyweight but made the drop to light heavyweight in 2014. It’s not clear if his move back up a division for the UFC 226 super fight will be a permanent thing.

For more on UFC 226, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.