UFC light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson was not pleased with the announcement of the heavyweight super fight between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 on July 7th. As the current number one-ranked 205-pounder, “The Mauler” felt he was deprived of the chance to get the title fight that is due him.

From his end, Cormier is expecting to be back fight at light heavyweight by year’s end. With that in consideration, the champion says Gustafsson should also keep himself active and not wait around for their fight.

”If Alexander Gustafsson wants a fight like he’s saying, I’ll go back down and fight him. But he should fight again, because he barely fights,” Cormier said (via ESPN.com). “I’ve fought five times since he and I fought. He’s fought twice. He needs to fight again before we fight.”

”If I fight in July, I probably won’t be able to fight until the end of the year again. So, Alex should not have been sitting for a year-and-a-half and just waiting for a title shot. That doesn’t make any sense.”

Gustafsson last fought in May in his home country of Sweden, where he defeated Glover Teixeira via fifth round knockout. He recently underwent shoulder surgery and currently does not have a fight booked.