Gustafsson skulle have mødt den tidligere [[Strikeforce]]-letsværvægt-mester [[Gegard Mousasi]] den 6. april 2013, på [[UFC on Fuel TV 9]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2013/1/19/3893586/alexander-gustafsson-vs-gegard-mousasi-slated-for-april-in-sweden|title=Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi slated for April in Sweden|publisher=MMAFighting.com|date=19. januar 2013}}</ref> og det blev meldt ud at en sejr ville sikre ham en titelchance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/02/alexander-gustafsson-gets-title-shot-if-victorious-in-ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-main-even|title=Alexander Gustafsson gets title shot if victorious in UFC on Fuel TV 9 main event|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=2013-02-13}}</ref> Den den 30. marts blev det afsløret at Gustafsson havde fået en flænge under en sparringskamp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/03/alexander-gustafsson-suffers-cut-ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-headliner-reportedly-in-doubt|title=Alexander Gustafsson suffers cut, UFC on Fuel TV 9 headliner reportedly in doubt|publisher=mmajunkie.com|date=2013-03-31}}</ref> Den 2. april, blev det offentliggjort af den svenske MMA-delegation at han ikke var i stand til at kæmpe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/04/swedish-mma-federation-alexander-gustafsson-not-cleared-to-fight-at-ufc-on-fuel |title=Swedish MMA Federation: Alexander Gustafsson not cleared for UFC on FUEL TV 9 |publisher=mmajunkie.com |author=Staff |date=2013-04-02 |access-date=2013-04-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404094758/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/04/swedish-mma-federation-alexander-gustafsson-not-cleared-to-fight-at-ufc-on-fuel |archive-date=2013-04-04 }}</ref> Gustafsson blev erstattet UFC-nykommeren, svenske [[Ilir Latifi]], en af hans hovedtræningspartnere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/04/gustafsson-teammate-ilir-latifi-meets-mousasi-in-ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-main-event |title=Gustafsson teammate Ilir Latifi meets Mousasi in UFC on FUEL TV 9 main event |publisher=mmajunkie.com |author=Staff |date=2013-04-02 |access-date=2013-04-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404094744/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/04/gustafsson-teammate-ilir-latifi-meets-mousasi-in-ufc-on-fuel-tv-9-main-event |archive-date=2013-04-04 }}</ref>
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