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Northernmost
30-12-2011, 17:12
Dana White finally announced the UFC is coming to Sweden. Yesterday, a day before UFC 141 featuring Alexander Gustafsson, White gave the official word to the mainstream Swedish news outlet Aftonbladet. White talks to Patrik Syk and confirms the date and location for the much anticipated event as April 14 at Globe Arenas.
Please read more about this at MMAViking.com (http://www.mmaviking.com/ufc-to-stockholm-sweden-april-14-finally-official/#more-6017)
UFC Heads to Sweden on April 14
The Octagon will be in Scandinavia for the first time this spring.
On Wednesday the UFC confirmed the previously rumored date of April 14 for its Scandinavian debut, with a show set for the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. That event is expected to air on Fuel TV in the United States.
There's no word yet on who the headliners will be for that fight, but it will be shocking if Alexander Gustafsson isn't on the card. The Swedish Gustafsson is one of the best young light heavyweights in the world, and he's coming off the best performance of his career, a first-round TKO victory over Vladimir Matyushenko.
Showcasing Gustafsson for the local fans will be a no-brainer, and the only question is who Gustafsson will face: He's ready for a step up in quality of competition, although a Top 10 opponent might be a little more than he's ready for yet.
The Danish Martin Kampmann would also seem to be a good fit for a card in Scandinavia, although he currently has a fight scheduled with Thiago Alves in March.
Sweden has a growing local MMA scene, and the UFC has been eager to capitalize on that. Sweden will become the 10th country to host a UFC event, following the United States, Japan, Brazil, England, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
Leuk, maar als de card net zo is als de laatste keer in Duitsland dan ga ik er niet heen
Lionheart
05-01-2012, 00:37
Top!
Hoop dat Dana ook interesse in NL krijgt om hier een gala neer te zetten, aangezien we een "bijna" HW champ hebben en ook nog 2 andere Nederlanders in de UFC hebben vechten en misschien nog een 4e (Spong) binnenkort.
Papy Abedi vs. James Head Slated for UFC's Debut in Sweden
Papy Abedi is scheduled to meet James Head in a welterweight bout at the UFC's debut in Sweden on April 14, MMAFighting.com has confirmed with sources close to the fight.
Abedi's involvement on the card is an obvious one, considering he currently fights out of Stockholm, Sweden. Abedi grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, France and Belgium before moving to Sweden in 1997. The 33-year-old lost his Octagon debut to Thiago Alves via first-round rear-naked choke at UFC 138 in November. The loss marked Abedi's first in nine professional MMA bouts (8-1).
The fight will mark Head's first at 170 pounds since signing with the UFC last year. The 7-2 Head dropped his Octagon debut to Nick Ring at UFC 131. He was supposed to fight John Maguire at UFC 138 but an injury forced him to pull out of the bout.
The card, which will air on FUEL TV, will take place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The rest of the card has yet to be announced, but Swedish fighter Alexander Gustafsson, who defeated Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 141, has publicly stated that he would love to fight in his home country.
Wellicht een kans om Siyar Bahadurzada z`n debuut voor UFC te laten maken??
XanaduNL
05-01-2012, 12:00
Een retourtje Stockholm kost ongeveer 175 euro.
+hotel+UFC ticket = ik blijf lekker thuis. :p
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara Slated for UFC on FUEL TV in Sweden
Brian Stann will look to get his career back on track when he meets heavy-handed Alessio Sakara at UFC on FUEL TV on April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden. News of the bout was first reported by MMANytt late Wednesday night, and later confirmed by Stann on Twitter.
Stann (11-4) had his three-fight winning streak snapped when he lost via second-round submission to Chael Sonnen at UFC 136. The loss marked Stann's first as a middleweight since dropping down from light heavyweight in 2010.
By the time Sakara (15-8, 1 NC) returns to action, it will be more than 13 months since he last fought inside the Octagon. The Italian-born Sakara lost a unanimous decision to Chris Weidman at UFC Live on Versus 3 last March and hasn't fought since. That loss also snapped a three-fight winning streak for the veteran "Legionarius."
Also expected for the event, which will take place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Sweden, is Papy Abedi vs. James Head, DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire, and according to MMAnytt, Magnus Cedenblad vs. Francis Carmont, Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth and Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen.
el bastardo
05-01-2012, 22:17
Ik denk wel dat ik erheen ga!
redmanbjj
05-01-2012, 23:06
Ben nog niet echt onder de indruk.....
UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and rumors for April 14 in Sweden
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Event: UFC on FUEL TV 2
Date: Sat., April 14, 2012, at 3 p.m. ET on FUEL TV
Location: Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden
Current fight card and rumors:
170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire (http://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/mma/fight/1534/ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-in-sweden-damarques-johnson-vs-john-maguire)
185 lbs.: Francis Carmont (http://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/mma/fighter/142715/francis-carmont) vs. Magnus Cedenblad
170 lbs.: Papy Abedi (http://www.mmamania.com/2012/mma/fighter/128773/papy-abedi) vs. James Head (http://www.mmamania.com/2012/mma/fighter/130881/james-head)
185 lbs.: Alessio Sakara (http://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/mma/fighter/122894/alessio-sakara) vs. Brian Stann (http://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/mma/fighter/128666/brian-stann)
205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate (http://www.mmamania.com/2012/mma/fighter/122609/cyrille-diabate) vs. Jorgen Kruth
170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen
*Fight card and line-up subject to change.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 2 click here (http://www.sbnation.com/mma/fight-card/95194/ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-in-sweden).
en wanneer Amsterdam Arena? :(
The Bulldog
05-01-2012, 23:57
in nederland...gebeurd in de eerste 5 jaar nog niet ben ik bang...
Slechte card zeg!
Het wordt tijd voor Nederland ja, we hebben toch laten zien dat we goede vechters hebben en interesse hebben in de UFC, laat ze maar lekker volgend jaar Overeem-Jones als mainevent neerzetten ;)
blackadder
06-01-2012, 21:32
Welterweight Siyar Bahadurzada (20-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets Paulo Thiago (14-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at April's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in Sweden.
MMAjunkie.com (http://mmajunkie.com/) (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com
(http://www.mmajunkie.com)) today confirmed the booking with event sources. UFC officials first confirmed the matchup with Swedish site mmanytt.se (http://mmanytt.se/ufc/exklusivt-paulo-thiago-vs-siyar-bahadurzada-pa-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2/).
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago added to UFC on FUEL TV 2 | MMAjunkie.com
(http://mmajunkie.com/news/26849/siyar-bahadurzada-vs-paulo-thiago-added-to-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2.mma)
Dat wordt een harde dobber voor Siyar denk ik..
Mooie pot hoor!
War Siyar!!
Misschien dat er nu meer mensen uit Nederland gaan kijken daar.. ;)
Leventdepevent
06-01-2012, 22:20
nou deze jongen niet iig....niks bijzonders die card
superstucie
06-01-2012, 23:16
Top!
Hoop dat Dana ook interesse in NL krijgt om hier een gala neer te zetten, aangezien we een "bijna" HW champ hebben en ook nog 2 andere Nederlanders in de UFC hebben vechten en misschien nog een 4e (Spong) binnenkort.
overeem,bahadurzada,struve,kuiper....en mischien spong = 5e
Ik denk dat Siyar een pak slaag krijgt van Thiago. Wel een leuke pot!
Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada, Others Official for UFC Sweden
UFC veteran Paulo Thiago will welcome striker Siyar Bahadurzada to the UFC on April 14 at the organization's first event in Sweden, UFC officials recently confirmed.
Both Thiago and Bahadurzada were originally scheduled to compete in separate bouts at UFC 142, until they both pulled out due to injuries. Thiago dislocated his elbow, while Bahadurzada broke his right hand in training.
Thiago (14-3) snapped a two-fight losing streak when he defeated David Mitchell via unanimous decision at UFC 134 in August.
Bahadurzada (20-4-1), the Team Golden Glory standout from Afghanistan, enters the UFC riding a six-fight winning streak. He holds wins over the likes of Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos, Derrick Noble and John Alessio.
Also officially announced for the card was DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire, Cyrille Diabate vs. Jörgen Kruth and Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad.
UFC Sweden will air live in North America on Fuel TV. The event will take place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Rogerio Nogueira Set for UFC Sweden Main Event
Stockholm's own light heavyweight Alexander Gustfasson will take on Brazilian veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the main event of UFC Sweden, the UFC announced Tuesday.
"UFC Sweden" (also known as UFC on FUEL TV 2), the promotion's debut in Sweden, takes place Saturday, April 14 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.
"Sweden has been on our radar for a long time and on April 14, we're excited to finally bring the UFC to Stockholm," UFC President Dana White stated Tuesday. "We're putting together a great card for the Swedish fans. I can't wait to get there in April!"
Gustafsson (13-1) has been on a tear, finishing all four of his opponents in his last four UFC fights. Last month at UFC 141, Gustafsson earned the biggest win of his career, a first-round TKO over veteran Vladimir Matyushenko. Nogueira (20-5) last month snapped a two-fight losing streak by stopping former champ Tito Ortiz at UFC 140 in Canada.
Since this is not a pay-per-view card, Gustafsson vs. Nogueira will be a three-round fight.
The current UFC Sweden matchups are below.
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago
DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Jörgen Kruth vs. Cyrille Diabate
Magnus Cedenblad vs. Francis Carmont
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara
Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
James Head vs. Papy Abedi
WAr Siyar!!!! en ik hoop nog steeds op einemo
univers1l
11-01-2012, 11:18
Ongelooflijke slechte card, echt jammer, wou er echt naar toe.
Maar met zo'n card trek je echt geen nieuwe fans erbij.
Waarom zijn al die europese cards zo matig? Engeland, Duitsland en nu Zweden.
Deze card is geen ppv, maar een uitzending op een kabelzender. Gezien het tijdsverschil mischien niet eens live in de VS te zien. Daar zullen ze niet zoveel op verdienen.
En om de kaartverkoop hoeven ze zich waarschijnlijk toch niet druk te maken, het is immer de eerste keer dat alle fans in Zweden er naartoe kunnen.
Zo slecht de card niet.
Bovendien zijn toppers op de kaart geen garantie voor goede gevechten.
Oef, erg sterke tegenstander voor Siyar!
Mocht hij winnen, dan zet hij wel zijn naam voor zichzelf.
De mainevent vind ik ook een mooie.
MMAProfessor
14-01-2012, 22:13
Ongelooflijke slechte card, echt jammer, wou er echt naar toe.
Maar met zo'n card trek je echt geen nieuwe fans erbij.
Waarom zijn al die europese cards zo matig? Engeland, Duitsland en nu Zweden.
mwah binnen 3uurtjes uitverkocht dus blijkbaar niet iedereen met je eens en vergeet niet dit is een event in zweden dus gustaffson is het enige wat daar telt en daarbij dit is geen PPV!. de UFC cards in USA die geen PPV zijn ook altijd niet zo geweldig gevuld, kijk maar naar die UFC on versus cards. Wat wel heel interessant is dat in Zweden MMA blijkbaar heel populair is of anders verkoop je niet even 15000 kaartjes in 3uur en dat dit wel misschien een hele mooie stap is en ook voor ons Nederlanders want nu Dana ziet dat MMA zo populair daar is gaat die er denk ik wel nog een PPV event tegen aan gooien dit jaar in zweden. Het is sowieso de bedoeling om 4 Europese events te houden dit jaar las ik laatst op MMAjunkie waarvan zeker 1 in Engeland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XPctlqV0WOc
blackadder
20-01-2012, 21:05
Leuk interview.
verstandige jongen die siyar. Hoop dat ie het gaat maken.
superstucie
20-01-2012, 21:59
goeie gozer,houd dat goldenglory/alistair verhaal in het midden
Top gozer!!
leuk interview! gehaktdag wordt langzamerhand internationaal bekend
$haolin $hadowboxer
21-01-2012, 14:23
Top!
Hoop dat Dana ook interesse in NL krijgt om hier een gala neer te zetten, aangezien we een "bijna" HW champ hebben en ook nog 2 andere Nederlanders in de UFC hebben vechten en misschien nog een 4e (Spong) binnenkort.
Ja lijkt me echt mega vet stel je voor overeem,struve,kuipers.... michien spong en of andere zou echt chill zijn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=K30PXtIheKI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MbdS9xiHrx8
Jammer dat er niet een paar LW's of FW's bij staan die actie garanderen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=e9lhJ2cKZDw
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/UFC_on_FUEL_2.jpg/470px-UFC_on_FUEL_2.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtlDL3yzojk&feature=player_profilepage
rollermanskunk
05-03-2012, 14:03
Er zijn heel veel kaarten opgekocht door ticket-agencies waardoor er waarschijnlijk heel veel kaarten voor woekerprijzen verkocht gaan worden. In de Zweedse pers groeit de angst dat er heel veel lege plekken in het stadion te zien zullen zijn ondanks dat alle kaarten wel verkocht zijn...
ff wat anders, wie staat er eigenlijk bij siyar in de hoek ?
yamasaki
05-03-2012, 16:50
Top gozer!!
leuk interview! gehaktdag wordt langzamerhand internationaal bekend
Toen was hij nog een top gozer omdat hij nog bij GG was of niet dan ;)?
Toen was hij nog een top gozer omdat hij nog bij GG was of niet dan ;)?
tja nu komen de verhalen los...............
Wie weet hoe ik nog aan een kaartje kan komen voor dit evenement?
yamasaki
05-03-2012, 21:17
tja nu komen de verhalen los...............
Ze komen niet los maar dat zijn feiten ;)
Wie weet hoe ik nog aan een kaartje kan komen voor dit evenement?
die kaartjes waren binnen 3 uur uitverkocht.
Ik wilde er eerst ook heen gaan maar kan helaas niet die datum.
maar zoek en gij zult vinden,
http://www.worldticketshop.nl/ufc/ufc_sweden_kaarten/147865_ufc_sweden_stockholm
wow voor die prijs verwacht ik arianni het hele event op schoot
ff serieus, de goedkoopste kaarten zijn 200 euro? Als je dat betaald heb je of geld teveel of een steek los in je bovenkamer!
Zie op de site van de UFC nu staan: Alexander Gustafsson vs Thiago Silva
Nogueira er uit?
Intermec
07-03-2012, 09:22
Jup, geblesseerd.
Official fight card
Main card
Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Middleweight bout: Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara
Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
Featherweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes
Welterweight bout: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Bantamweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
Preliminary card
Welterweight bout: Papy Abedi vs. James Head
Light Heavyweight bout: Cyrille Diabate vs. Jörgen Kruth
Middleweight bout: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad
Welterweight bout: Simeon Thoresen vs. Besam Yousef
Featherweight bout: Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely
Announced bouts
The following fights have been confirmed by UFC.com, but not yet added to the Official Fight Card.
Lightweight bout: Reza Madadi vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo
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Antônio Rogério Nogueira was expected to face Alexander Gustafsson at this event but pulled out due to injury. His replacement will be Thiago Silva.
rollermanskunk
07-03-2012, 12:16
die kaartjes waren binnen 3 uur uitverkocht.
Ik wilde er eerst ook heen gaan maar kan helaas niet die datum.
maar zoek en gij zult vinden,
http://www.worldticketshop.nl/ufc/ufc_sweden_kaarten/147865_ufc_sweden_stockholm
En daar zijn de woekerprijzen als voorspeld... Stelletje boeven die kaartenboeren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KWsgl_CaLrI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jRLUIu3U6wY
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/UFC_on_FUEL_Sweden.jpg
http://s3.fuel.tv/jumbotron-photos/1331941692-605x360_GUSTAFSSONvsSILVA_LIVE_DATE.jpg
Alexander Gustafsson: MMA Is Going to Explode in Sweden
UFC light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson will be the headliner when the Octagon moves to Sweden for the first time on April 14, and Gustafsson says it's going to be huge.
In an interview on The MMA Hour, Gustafsson said the UFC is growing rapidly in popularity in his homeland, and that when he fights Thiago Silva in the main event of the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV card.
"It's just getting bigger and bigger," Gustafsson said. "After this show MMA is just going to explode. So it's great."
Gustafsson had an opponent change when Antonio Rogerio Nogueira dropped out with an injury, and he said he'd rather fight Silva because he believes Silva is a striker who will guarantee a good show. And Gustafsson didn't hesitate to predict that he'll knock Silva out quickly.
"I will strike with him," Gustaffson said. "This will be an early stoppage."
Gustaffson, who was born and raised about an hour away from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, where the fight will take place, says he's expecting a large contingent of friends and family to be there within the sold-out crowd of Swedish fans who will be cheering him on against Silva. That crowd shows how MMA is growing in Sweden, although Gustafsson also noted one area where Sweden has a ways to go: There's not an elite MMA gym at home where he can train. That's why Gustaffson moved to the United States to train at Alliance MMA, which he said his coaches and training partners completely understood.
If leaving Sweden to train was what it took for Gustafsson to come back to Sweden as a UFC headliner, that was a good move for Gustafsson. And for the Swedish fans who are part of that upcoming MMA explosion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VGoMF1OM9b4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=58x3iFjGT-E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AHriqqJHSbE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvZLzRORHYc&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=I9Vb4r0jT5Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=arEqdwq9ec4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=d9b7nmz5RNw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=t3NJv8Ortd4
Iemand iets over siyar gehoord ? Is ie fit ? Wie staat er in de hoek ? etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=B2BzfW0bh8c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reGF6SYv9l8&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1ZJlLrO1qw&feature=player_detailpage
En toen zat ik per ongeluk in hetzelfde hotel als de UFC vechters! Ik zit voor mijn werk in Stockholm en blijkbaar in hetzelfde hotel! VET!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0GLJGByJmKk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=F8W9fmV1Y_o
arielhelwani
12-04-2012, 15:56
Titel geeft aan Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
Maar weinig info hierover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-5yogmWc8JE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vdnuVHXa924
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tFlAF2Uf0VI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU397nAyPEJPKr0OxcBQd_1g&feature=player _detailpage&v=E9ottLYAu6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJYJMbqglxs&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqIaXzzXHKU&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye9CfW8UYlU&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkPlJ0HjPso&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ-xpxOmF08&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b--WbWh-_1s&feature=player_detailpage
Alessio Sakara Looks Back at Tumultous Two-Year Stretch, Ahead to Brian Stann
Alessio Sakara could use a break.
Consider Sakara's last two years: he pulled out of his UFC 116 fight against Nate Marquardt after his mentor and coach, who he considered his father, passed away. He pulled out of a UFC 118 fight due to an injury. He was taken off UFC 122 on the morning of his fight against Jorge Rivera after suffering from flu-like symptoms. When he was ready to fight again last March, he was forced to fight little-known Chris Weidman on a couple weeks notice after his original opponent Rafael Natal pulled out of the fight. Weidman dominated Sakara on the ground en route to a unanimous decision. And then prior to UFC 133 last August, the Italian fighter tore his ACL, forcing him to be sidelined for several months.
So just like that, the 30-year-old Sakara hasn't won a fight in over two years and hasn't fought multiple times a year since 2008.
On Saturday afternoon in Sweden, he will try to get back on track against Brian Stann at UFC on FUEL TV 2. MMAFighting.com recently spoke to "Legionarius" about his recent troubles, fighting Brian Stann and his dream of fighting on a UFC card in his home country.
Ariel Helwani: You had to pull out of your UFC 133 fight against Jorge Rivera due to a knee injury. What exactly happened and how are you currently feeling?
Alessio Sakara: When I was sparring at American Top Team, I tore my ACL while attempting a single-leg. It was a very bad situation because I was supposed to fight Rivera three times. I came back to Italy and recovered with the best medical team in Italy and now my knee is 100 percent. I am very happy. Everything is good in my leg.
How frustrating have the last couple years been for you?
Every time I'm preparing for a fight, I have an injury or a bad situation in my home. My father died and every time I have bad luck. But I'm coming back 100 percent and I'll give the best fight for the UFC, my fans, my family.
How did you deal with your father's death?
Now, it's passed, but before it was a very bad situation because he was my trainer and father too. When I was young, I stayed in a home with this coach that was with me my whole career, so it was a very bad situation. But now he passed, it's life. Everything is good now.
How did he die?
He died because he was very old.
Do you feel like you must win this fight in order to remain in the UFC?
I never think about if the UFC lets me go because my job is to fight. I want to think only in the present. My present now is April 14. I don't want to see the future or the past. Sometimes a fighter loses, but if he gives 100 percent and people like his style, maybe the UFC doesn't let you go.
Why do you think your fight against Chris Weidman last year was so one-sided?
The opponent changed two weeks before the fight and I had a different strategy. He is a very good wrestler, an All-American, and I needed to train more in takedown defense. But it's no excuse. He won because he had a great strategy and I lost because my defense wasn't very good.
What did you think Stann's performance in his last fight against Chael Sonnen?
I watched every one of Brian's fights. Chael Sonnen had a very good strategy and Stann had an awful performance. Maybe because he's not very good at jiu-jitsu or wrestling, but every fight is different. I don't want to think on April 14 about the Stann that fought Sonnen. I want to think about my job and I want to strike with Brian Stann. If it goes to the floor, I'm very happy because I know I'm better than him in jiu-jitsu. I train a lot in jiu-jitsu. I never use my jiu-jitsu in the UFC because I like striking. I train jiu-jitsu a lot at American Top Team. I'm a black belt and I have trained for six years in Brazil and two years at American Top Team only with black belts.
Stann said recently that he expects to face a more elusive version of yourself on April 14. What do you make of that?
I want to strike with Brian Stann, but every fight is different. Maybe he wants to go to the floor or maybe I want to use my jiu-jitsu. But my style is striking, and I want to strike with Brian Stann.
Do you have a lot of friends and family attending the fight since your home country of Italy is so close to Sweden?
Only my uncle and my best friend. My wife and mom don't watch me live, only television.
Why not live?
(Laughs) Because I'm my mom's son and she's afraid. It's normal. Italian mothers are very protective. If you have a little injury or sick, she thinks you died. It's crazy.
Do you think you will suffer from cage rust on Saturday considering you haven't fought in over a year?
I haven't been very lucky over the years, so I am used to this. Every time I have a fight, there's always something happening, like the loss of my father or my knee injury, so I'm used to this.
Would you ever consider going back to boxing?
I'm done with boxing. I train boxing a lot because I love to box because it was my first sport, but I only focus on MMA training.
UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta told us recently that they are hoping to put on an event in Italy in the near future. How popular is the sport there right now?
The UFC is very, very popular now in Italy. Every time I walk on the street, people recognize me and talk about the next fight. I would be very happy if the UFC came to Italy. It would be very exciting.
Do you look at a situation like Alexander Gustafsson headlining this card in Sweden and think that if you go on a winning streak you could maybe headline an event in Italy?
Yes, that's my dream. It's possible; it depends on me. If I do a good job now for the UFC, I could maybe be in the main event.
Thiago Silva Looking for Forgiveness, or at Least a Little Understanding
STOCKHOLM -- From somewhere behind his dark sunglasses on Thursday afternoon, Thiago Silva allowed himself just enough vulnerability to own up to what he’d done and seek forgiveness. It has, after all, been a year and change since he was suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for submitting a drug test sample that was "not consistent with human urine." That’s a long time to think about his mistakes, and to come to terms with the fact that he made a few along the way to the one big one.
"What I learned from that is really hard to explain," Silva told MMA Fighting following Thursday’s pre-fight press conference to promote his main event bout with Alexander Gustafsson at the UFC on FUEL TV 2 event this Saturday night. "Everybody makes mistakes. I made my mistake, and I just tried to put everything away and move forward and train right. I just learned again how [to] train right...how to put my body to work."
The question is, has the Brazilian light heavyweight learned this lesson too late?The struggle with the back problems is at least something most people can sympathize with. The injury kept him out almost exactly a year after his decision loss to Rashad Evans, and he said he couldn’t bear to think that it might also knock him out of the UFC 125 tilt with Brandon Vera.
So Silva took a shortcut. He admitted to taking "injections in my back and spine" that would allow him to stay in the fight, and then attempting to hide that substances in his NSAC-mandated drug test. He paid the price with a year-long suspension. Now, a little over 16 months since his last time in the Octagon, he gets the unenviable task of taking on a hot young prospect in front of what is likely to be an unfriendly crowd at Sweden’s first UFC event.
Whether it’s a welcome back part or a set-up all depends on who you ask, but Silva remains unsurprisingly adamant that neither the layoff nor the location of the fight will play any role in its outcome.
"Everything is about your mentality," he said. "I think like, he can have the whole country behind him, screaming his name, but inside the cage it’s just me and you."
And his back problems? Those are all gone now, he insisted. Even in a 12-week camp, he claimed it never became an issue.
"Right now, I’m 100 percent healthy," Silva said.
Then again, what else is he supposed to say? Before the fight, everyone is healthy. No one thinks ring rust or a hometown crowd will be a factor. It’s only afterward that the tunes seem to change.
For Silva, however, there’s more at stake here than just a win or a loss. There’s the issue of image rehabilitation, of getting back to where he was before this rough stretch that started with a loss to future champ Lyoto Machida and eventually led to a victory overturned thanks to a faulty drug test. Whether fans are quite as eager as Silva is to put it behind him remains to be seen., but he knows it probably won’t happen overnight.
"It’s really hard, because it’s not my decision," he said. "It’s up to them. I’m here to do my job. I’m sure the fans, they’re going to understand."
And sure, sometimes that’s how it works. Just don’t count on it being these fans, in this city.
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UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-in results: Headliners on weight, Siver a pound heavy (http://mmajunkie.com/news/28219/ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-live-and-official-weigh-in-results.mma)
STOCKHOLM – MMAjunkie.com (http://mmajunkie.com/) (www.mmajunkie.com (http://www.mmajunkie.com)) was on scene and reporting live from today's official UFC on FUEL TV 2 fighter weigh-ins.
Today's festivities took place at Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena, which also hosts Saturday's event.
The weigh-ins went off without much of a hitch – aside from Dennis Siver, who's making his featherweight debut, coming in a pound heavy on his first attempt.
Light heavyweights Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva, who headline Saturday's event, each weighed 205 pounds. Their bout and the rest of the main card air on FUEL TV (3 p.m. ET/noon PT) following prelims on Facebook (12:30 p.m. ET).
Gustafsson and the rest of the night's Swedish fighters all received big ovations from today's packed crowd.
Siver has two hours to get from 147 pounds to 146 pounds.
The UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (FUEL TV)
Alexander Gustafsson (205) vs. Thiago Silva (205)
Alessio Sakara (186) vs. Brian Stann (185)
Siyar Bahadurzada (170) vs. Paulo Thiago (170)
Diego Nunes (146) vs. Dennis Siver (147)*
DaMarques Johnson (171) vs. John Maguire (170)
Damacio Page (135) vs. Brad Pickett (136)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Papy Abedi (171) vs. James Head (170)
Tom DeBlass (205) vs. Cyrille Diabate (206)
Francis Carmont (186) vs. Magnus Cedenblad (185)
Yoislandy Izquierdo (155) vs. Reza Madadi (155)
Simeon Thoresen (170) vs. Besam Yousef (170)
Jason Young (145) vs. Eric Wisely (145)
* - Has two hours to make weight
Dat wordt niet makkelijk voor Siver, die gast is echt groot voor FW :wacko:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-WmAyuvVzc&feature=player_detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-WmAyuvVzc&feature=player_detailpage
Thnx kemal
@ 36:00 Alexander Gustafsson vs Thiago Silva weigh in.
hoe laat begint dit event?
The Company
14-04-2012, 13:47
hoe laat begint dit event?
18:30 in Zweden dus bij ons ook 18:30.
18:30 in Zweden dus bij ons ook 18:30.
thanks. ik kon het niet vinden...
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