UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
| UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | March 8, 2014 | |||
| Venue | The O2 Arena | |||
| City | London, England | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on March 8, 2014 at the The O2 Arena in London, England.[1]
Background
A bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Jimi Manuwa is expected to headline event.[1]
Ross Pearson was expected to face Melvin Guillard in a rematch at the event. However, Pearson pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by Michael Johnson.[2]
Brad Pickett was expected to make his Flyweight debut against Ian McCall on this card.[3] However, on February 13, it was announced that McCall had pulled out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Neil Seery.[4]
Official fight card
| Fight card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alexander Gustafsson | def. | Jimi Manuwa | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:18 | |
| Lightweight | Melvin Guillard | def. | Michael Johnson | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| Flyweight | Brad Pickett | def. | Neil Seery | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Gunnar Nelson | def. | Omari Akhmedov | TKO (jumping front kick and punches) | 2 | 1:17 | |
| Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Cyrille Diabaté | def. | Ilir Latifi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Luke Barnatt | def. | Mats Nilsson | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:38 | |
| Middleweight | Brad Scott | def. | Cláudio Henrique da Silva | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Davey Grant | def. | Roland Delorme | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:39 | |
| Welterweight | Igor Araújo | def. | Danny Mitchell | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 4:03 | |
| Flyweight | Phil Harris | def. | Louis Gaudinot | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b Staff. "Jimi Manuwa meets Alexander Gustafsson when UFC returns to London in March". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ Staff. "Michael Johnson replaces Ross Pearson, meets Melvin Guillard at UFC Fight Night 37". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ Adam Guillen Jr. (November 8, 2013). "Brad Pickett drops down to flyweight, wants fight at UFC London event in March of 2014". mmamania.com.
- ^ Staff (2014-02-20). "Irish newcomer Neil Seery meets Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night 37 in London". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Gustaffson vs. Manuwa". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
