The entire UFC on FOX 14 main card was officially announced on Wednesday.
The event, which will be headlined by Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson, will take place at the 30,000-seat Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on Jan. 24. If all goes to plan, it will be the second-biggest event in UFC history behind 2011’s UFC 129, which drew 55,724 fans.
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Akira Corassani is going to be trying to find an improved result in his home country this time aroiund.
Corassani, a Sweden native, will meet Sam Sicilia at UFC on FOX 14 on Jan. 24 in Stockholm, the UFC declared Thursday. The card is expected to attract upwards of 30,000 individuals to Tele2 Arena. Corassani is coming off a knockout loss to Max Holloway in Sweden back in October.
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Another between two of the best light heavyweights in the planet was added to UFC on FOX 14.
Phil Davis vs. Ryan Bader will take place on the Jan. 24 card, establish for the 30,000-seat Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, the promotion declared Friday.
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UFC ‘cash weight’ Nick Diaz might be the most effective and worst portrayal of a martial artist in modern MMA.
The expletive hurling, nunchuck twirling Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt is not above breaking out the ole Stockton Salute on occasion, but Diaz says he had never critically target an adversary’s harm.
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See the UFC on FOX 14 press conference video here from Sweden. Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson talk about their critical light heavyweight matchup set for Jan. 24 at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, where 30,000 supporters are assumed to be in attendance.
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While much has changed in MMA over the past few years, at least we can take comfort in knowing that fewer things still liven up a Nick Diaz interview faster than the mention of Georges St-Pierre’s name.
In classic Diaz fashion, Stockton’s favorite son meandered through a myriad of topics during Monday’s appearance The MMA Hour, from his near two-year layoff to his upcoming return fight against Anderson Silva at UFC 183. But without a doubt, the subject that fired Diaz up the most was his old welterweight rival, St-Pierre, and the former champ’s comments that Diaz “made a mistake” by accepting the fight against Silva at 185 pounds rather than a catchweight.
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It didn’t take long for the UFC’s return to Sweden to get some fire power.
On Wednesday UFC president Dana White announced that light heavyweight contenders Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson would fight on Jan. 24, 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden, for UFC on FOX 14. Now the UFC has added a co-main event clash between longtime veterans Dan Henderson and Gegard Mousasi.
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Nick Diaz and pre-fight animosity aren’t exactly strangers. With his brazen style and tendency to speak his mind, Diaz has proven to be a master at provoking his opponents both inside and outside of the cage, even drawing the usually-reserved Georges St-Pierre into his now-infamous dark place before the pair fought at UFC 158.
And while Diaz has remained largely silent since his blockbuster return bout against former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was scheduled for early 2015, that didn’t happen to be the case when the fighting pride of Stockton was still angling for the fight earlier this summer while Silva was rehabilitating his badly broken left leg.
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Less than 10 months after his title bid against Chris Weidman ended in a ghastly scene, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva sat perched upon a stage on a Tuesday afternoon in Rio de Janeiro, his tortured screams and mangled leg replaced by a seemingly endless cascade of easy smiles and even a sampling of his best Whitney Houston falsetto.
The memories of that night at UFC 168 will always linger for Silva, when a checked leg kick led to the shattering of his left fibula and tibia — as gruesome an end to a celebrated dynasty as could be written — but for now Silva’s story continues. With surgery and rehabilitation nearly behind him, the 39-year-old intends to return in early 2015, fighting in a blockbuster fight against Stockton’s favorite son, Nick Diaz.
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Joe Schilling earned Nick Diaz’s respect and friendship in true 209 style.
The Glory kickboxing standout traveled to Stockton from his home in Los Angeles as a paid sparring partner, and to hear Schilling tell it, the battle the two waged in the gym was something fans would have paid good money to witness.
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UFC Fight Night 53 in Stockholm didn’t turn out to have any home-cage advantage for the Swedish fighters. And the country’s most iconic mixed martial artist, Alexander Gustafsson, is a little disappointed in the comments towards his countrymen in the aftermath.
After his Swedish teammates Niklas Bäckström, Ilir Latifi and Tor Troéng each lost their bouts on Saturday, Gustafsson took to Mikz and called fickle fans out for their comments.
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In a battle of two welterweights in the UFC Octagon on Saturday in Stockholm, Sweden – one experienced but needing to reclaim lost position and another on the rise – it’d be the veteran who would edge out his opponent as Rick Story defeated Gunnar Nelson via split decision in the main event at UFC Fight Night 53.
The event aired on UFC Fight Pass.
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It wasn’t a fight that grabbed a lot of headlines before the event, but it ended up being a talking point after the fact as UFC veteran Dennis Siver, 35, and Charles Rosa, 28, put on a highly-competitive, back-and-forth fight on the preliminary card for UFC Fight Night 53 on Saturday evening in Stockholm, Sweden.
The entire event aired on UFC Fight Pass.
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The second of two UFC events in one day takes over the evening on Saturday as the UFC makes its Halifax debut. The card is headlined by a clash of top welterweights while the co-main event features bantamweights on the short list for a future title shot. Canadian prospects of a variety of levels fill out much of the rest of the event.
What: UFC Fight Night 53 (UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story)
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MMA Fighting has UFC Fight Night 53 results for the Nelson vs. Story event at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
In the main event, Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story will square off in a welterweight contest. Akira Corassani and Max Holloway meet in the co-main event.
Check out the UFC Fight Night 53 results below.
Main card (UFC Fight Pass at 3 p.m. ET)
Gunnar Nelson vs. Rick Story
Akira Corassani vs. Max Holloway
Ilir Latifi vs. Jan Blachowicz
Niklas Backstrom vs. Mike Wilkinson
Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 12:10 p.m. ET)
Magnus Cedenblad vs. Scott Askham
Nico Musoke vs. Alexander Yakovlev
Dennis Siver vs. Charles Rosa
Cathal Pendred vs. Gasan Umalatov
Tor Troeng vs. Krzysztof Jotko
Mairbek Taisumov vs. Marcin Bandel
Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Ernest Chavez
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The UFC returns to Sweden with some of the country’s native talent and certainly a bevy of other European talent. The event is headlined by a welterweight clash of established veteran Rick Story and top prospect Gunnar Nelson. While title talk is premature, the winner of the bout establishes themselves as a certified welterweight contender.
What: UFC Fight Night 53 (UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story)
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Even though it appears as if a fight against Anthony Johnson is in serious jeopardy, don’t expect to see Alexander Gustafsson sit on the sidelines until he gets a title shot.
At Friday’s fan question-and-answer session in Stockholm, Sweden prior to the UFC Fight Night 53 weigh-ins, Gustafsson said he has no interest in waiting to fight the winner of Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier.
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Forrest Griffin is in Stockholm for UFC Fight Night 53, so on Wednesday he attempted to skate with Swedish hockey club AIK IF. It was marvelous.
Elsewhere, native son Alexander Gustafsson taught the hockey players how to strike, and then showed off his impressive skills on the ice.
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MMA Fighting gets the UFC Fight Night 53 fight card for the Nelson vs. Story fight card for the Oct. 4 event at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.In the main event, Gunnar Nelson will square off against Rick Story in a welterweight contest. Max Holloway confronts Akira Corassani in a featherweight fight in the co-main event. Check out the UFC Fight Night 53 fight card below. Chief card (UFC Fight Pass at 3 p.m. ET)Gunnar Nelson vs. Rick StoryAkira Corassani vs. Max HollowayIlir Latifi vs. Jan BlachowiczNiklas Backstrom vs. Mike WilkinsonUndercard (UFC Fight Pass at 12:10 p.m. ET)Magnus Cedenblad vs. Scott AskhamNico Musoke vs. Alexander YakovlevDennis Siver vs. Charles RosaCathal Pendred vs. Gasan UmalatovTor Troeng vs. Krzysztof JotkoMairbek Taisumov vs. Marcin BandelZubaira Tukhugov vs. Ernest Chavez
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only at that time, Dennis Siver is simply expecting that there is somebody standing across from him on Oct. 4 in Stockholm, Sweden.
That Is because once again there is been an adversary substitution. Siver was slated to fight 22-year old Parisian combatant Taylor Lapilus at UFC Fight Night 53, but the Swedish commission has deemed Lapulis an unsuitable competition to confront the skilled Siver (21-9-1), that has fought 17 times in the UFC against a number of the planet ‘s best sportsmen.
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