Jon Jones unleashes on '(expletive) dork' Alexander Gustafsson: 'You don't win championship level fights'

Alexander Gustafsson had some strong words about longtime rival and former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones following his knockout victory over Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night 109 this past weekend.

It took a few days, but Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) fired back, and fired back hard.

Late Wednesday night, Jones, who is set to challenge Daniel Cormier (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in the UFC 214 headliner on July 29, posted a series of messages directed at Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who called Jones a “bad person” and said he was hoping for a Cormier victory when the pair meet later this summer.

UFC 214 takes place at Honda Center in Anaheim. Cormier vs. Jones headlines the pay-per-view main card following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Jones, No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light heavyweight rankings, defeated No. 5-ranked Gustafsson by unanimous decision at UFC 165 in September 2013 in what was one of the most competitive fights of an otherwise dominant career thus far.

The pair were scheduled to rematch at UFC 178 in September 2014, but Gustafsson withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Cormier, marking the start of a lengthy rivalry.

Gustafsson said he believes he should fight for the title next following his sensational win over Teixeira, and given Jones’ reply, it appears he’s interested, as well.

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