It should be close to a fight between Gustafsson and former world champion Fabricio Werdum, 42, on "Fight Island", secretly where it is, July 25.

If that does not work, the reserve plan should be a meeting with Ovince Saint Preux, 37, from Haiti.

It was almost exactly a year ago that 33-year-old Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson explained that his career was over. He had then lost to Anthony Smith in the Globe, saying:

"Thanks for the show, it's over now," said "The Mauler".

Declined no to two offers last summer

A couple of months later, Gustafsson told SVT that he was craving a comeback but declined two concrete offers to go for a match

After finishing last summer, it seems to be an encomeback in the UFC context - but then in the higher weight class heavyweight (-120), the site Combate writes. Swedish MMA news also cites sources that confirm the information.

- I do not comment on the rumors, says The Mauler to SVT Sport and use the usual term because the active players are not allowed to comment on upcoming matches. It is the UFC that is required by the regulations to communicate this information.