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UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
The poster for UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJanuary 24, 2015 (2015-01-24)
VenueTele2 Arena
CityStockholm, Sweden
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz

UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson (also known as UFC on Fox 14) is an ongoing mixed martial arts event held on January 24, 2015 at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.[1]

Background

This is the fourth event that the UFC has held in Sweden and the first to take place in a different arena as the previous events were held at Ericsson Globe Arena. It is also the second stadium venue to host a UFC event after UFC 129, which took place at the Rogers Centre in Canada.[2]

The event is expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson.[2] The UFC subsequently announced that the winner of the main event will receive a title shot against UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.[3] Initially, the UFC was preparing a main event between Gustafsson and Rashad Evans.[4] On November 5, Evans announced he would not be ready during that time frame as he was still rehabilitating from a lingering knee injury.[5]

For the event to be broadcast live during Prime time hours on the east coast of North America, the main card is expected to begin at 2:00am local time in Stockholm (CET), with a full preliminary card slated to begin at approximately 11:00pm local time.[2]

Yan Cabral was expected to face Mairbek Taisumov at the event. On December 30, Cabral was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and replaced by promotional newcomer Anthony Christodoulou.[6]

Alan Omer was expected to face Mirsad Bektic at the event. On January 12, Omer pulled out of the fight with an undisclosed injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Paul Redmond.[7]

Paul Redmond missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh ins, coming in at 149 pounds. He was given additional time to make the featherweight limit, but made no attempt to cut further. Instead, he was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Mirsad Bektic.[8]

Official fight card

Main Card (Fox)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson [a]
Middleweight Dan Henderson vs. Gegard Mousasi
Light Heavyweight Phil Davis vs. Ryan Bader
Featherweight Akira Corassani vs. Sam Sicilia
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Welterweight Nico Musoke vs. Albert Tumenov
Welterweight Kenny Robertson vs. Sultan Aliev
Featherweight Andy Ogle vs. Makwan Amirkhani
Light Heavyweight Nikita Krylov vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Lightweight Mairbek Taisumov vs. Anthony Christodoulou
Catchweight (149 lbs) Mirsad Bektic vs. Paul Redmond
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Heavyweight Viktor Pešta def. Konstantin Erokhin Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Neil Seery def. Chris Beal Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title eliminator.

[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Staff (2014-11-12). "Gustafsson vs. Johnson headlines Stockholm event in January". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  2. ^ a b c Dann Stupp (2014-11-12). "Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson slated for UFC on FOX 14 in Sweden". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  3. ^ UFC on Fox (2015-01-04). "The winner of Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson will definitely get Jon Jones next". twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  4. ^ Holland, Jesse (October 20, 2014). "Alexander Gustafsson vs. Rashad Evans in the works for UFC main event on Jan. 24 in Sweden". mmamania.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Rashad Evans out of proposed fight with Alexander Gustafsson in January". foxsports.com. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  6. ^ Staff (December 30, 2014). "Mairbek Taisumov gets new opponent for UFC on FOX 14 in Sweden". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. ^ Staff (January 12, 2015). "Paul Redmond replaces Alan Omer at UFC on FOX 14 in Stockholm". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  8. ^ Staff (January 23, 2015). "UFC on FOX 14 weigh-in results: Gustafsson (205), 'Rumble' (204) on weight". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  9. ^ "UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
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