| UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | April 14, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Ericsson Globe Arena | |||
| City | Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Attendance | 15,428 | |||
| Total gate | $2,230,000 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 2 or UFC: Sweden) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2012, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Background
This was the first UFC event held in Sweden, and was the fastest selling European event in UFC history, selling out in three hours.
The preliminary card for this event streamed live on Facebook.
A rematch between Ross Pearson and Dennis Siver at featherweight was briefly linked to this event. However, Siver instead faced Diego Nunes.
Mike Goldberg did play by play for this event in place of Jon Anik due to scheduling issues.
Akira Corassani was expected to face Jason Young at the event, but Corassani pulled out of the bout with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Eric Wisely.
Antônio Rogério Nogueira was expected to face Alexander Gustafsson at this event but pulled out due to injury. His replacement was Thiago Silva.
Jorgen Kruth was expected to face Cyrille Diabate at the event but pulled out of the bout with an injury, Tom DeBlass stepped in for Kruth and fought Diabate.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Alexander Gustafsson | def. | Thiago Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Brian Stann | def. | Alessio Sakara | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:26 | |
| Welterweight | Siyar Bahadurzada | def. | Paulo Thiago | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:42 | |
| Featherweight | Dennis Siver | def. | Diego Nunes | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | John Maguire | def. | DaMarques Johnson | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:40 | |
| Bantamweight | Brad Pickett | def. | Damacio Page | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:05 | |
| Preliminary card (Facebook) | |||||||
| Welterweight | James Head | def. | Papy Abedi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:33 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Cyrille Diabate | def. | Tom DeBlass | Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Francis Carmont | def. | Magnus Cedenblad | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:42 | |
| Lightweight | Reza Madadi | def. | Yoislandy Izquierdo | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 1:28 | |
| Welterweight | Simeon Thoresen | def. | Besam Yousef | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:36 | |
| Featherweight | Jason Young | def. | Eric Wisely | Decision (unanimous) (30–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- This bout aired on the broadcast following the Stann vs Sakara bout.
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
- Knockout of the Night: Siyar Bahadurzada
- Submission of the Night: John Maguire
See also
References
- ^ "UFC on FUEL TV 2 draws 15,428 attendance and record $2.23 million live gate". mmajunkie.com. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
- "UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva". ufc.com. January 11, 2012.
- "UFC on FUEL TV 2 confirmed for April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden". mmajunkie.com. January 4, 2012.
- "UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden sells out in three hours". mmajunkie.com. January 14, 2012. Archived from the original on January 16, 2012.
- "UFC on FUEL TV 2 prelims slated for Facebook with 12:30 p.m. ET start time". mmajunkie.com. April 5, 2012. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012.
- "Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver II not happening at UFC on FUEL TV 2". mmajunkie.com. January 12, 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012.
- "Diego Nunes vs. Dennis Siver added to UFC on FUEL TV 2". mmajunkie.com. January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012.
- "Mike Goldberg ersätter Jon Anik som kommentator på UFC: Sweden". mmanytt.se. January 29, 2012.
- "Young-Wisely completes Sweden's UFC on FUEL TV 2 lineup". mmajunkie.com. February 19, 2012. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012.
- "Silva replaces injured Nogueira, faces Gustafsson at UFC on FUEL TV 2". mmajunkie.com. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.
- "Tom DeBlass replaces injured Jorgen Kruth at UFC on FUEL TV 2". mmajunkie.com. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012.
- "UFC on FUEL TV 2 bonuses: Bahadurzada, Maguire, Pickett, Page earn $50K awards". mmajunkie.com. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.
