UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi
| UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Mousasi | ||||
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| File:UFC Sweden 2.jpg The poster for UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Mousasi | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 6, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Ericsson Globe Arena | |||
| City | Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Mousasi (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 9 or UFC Sweden 2) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on April 6, 2013 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] The event will be broadcast live on Fuel TV.
Background
This event will be the second event that the UFC has hosted in Sweden, following UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva which took place in 2012, and was the fastest selling European event in UFC history, selling out in just three hours, partly due to alledged involvement from ticket re-sellers.[2][3]
The event is expected to be headlined by top light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson and former Dream Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, and promotional newcomer Gegard Mousasi.[4][5]
A bout between Robbie Peralta and Akira Corassani, previously linked to UFC 156,[6] was moved to this event after an illness sidelined Corassani for a short period of time.[7]
Official fight card
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Wanderlei Silva | vs. | Gegard Mousasi | ||||
| Lightweight | Ross Pearson | vs. | Ryan Couture | ||||
| Heavyweight | Matt Mitrione | vs. | Phil De Fries | ||||
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | vs. | Mike Easton | ||||
| Featherweight | Diego Brandao | vs. | Pablo Garza | ||||
| Featherweight | Akira Corassani | vs. | Robbie Peralta | ||||
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Reza Madadi | vs. | Michael Johnson | ||||
| Middleweight | Tor Troéng | vs. | Adam Cella | ||||
| Welterweight | Chris Spång | vs. | Adlan Amagov | ||||
| Featherweight | Marcus Brimage | vs. | Conor McGregor | ||||
| Welterweight | Ben Alloway | vs. | Ryan LaFlare | ||||
| Middleweight | Michael Kuiper | vs. | Tom Lawlor | ||||
| Welterweight | Papy Abedi | vs. | Besam Yousef | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "UFC returns to Sweden on April 6". ufc.com. 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ "UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden sells out in three hours". mmajunkie.com. 2012-01-14.
- ^ http://www.mmafightbetting.com/ufc-sweden-swedish-mma-fans-discouraged-by-inflated-ticket-prices/
- ^ Ariel Helwani (2013-01-19). "Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi slated for April in Sweden". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ Franklin McNeil (2013-01-19). "Alexander Gustafsson set to fight". espn.go.com.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ Bohn, Mike (2013-01-04). "Robbie Peralta vs. Akira Corassani featherweight bout added to February's UFC 156". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
- ^ John Morgan and Steven Marrocco (2013-01-20). "Akira Corassani vs. Robbie Peralta targeted for UFC on FUEL TV 9 in Sweden". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
- ^ "UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Mousasi". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
