UFC on Fuel TV 2 Sweden: Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago

[Northernmost]

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.

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[Kemal]

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.

[HUNTER]

Leuk, maar als de card net zo is als de laatste keer in Duitsland dan ga ik er niet heen

[Lionheart]

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.

[Kemal]

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.

[micha]

ik hoop op Einemo!

[reefer]

Wellicht een kans om Siyar Bahadurzada z`n debuut voor UFC te laten maken??

[XanaduNL]

Een retourtje Stockholm kost ongeveer 175 euro.
+hotel+UFC ticket = ik blijf lekker thuis.

[Kemal]

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]

Ik denk wel dat ik erheen ga!

[redmanbjj]

Ben nog niet echt onder de indruk.....

UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and rumors for April 14 in Sweden
by Jesse Holland on Jan 5, 2012 4:55 PM EST in UFC Fight Cards

The UFC is heading to Sweden on April 14. Here's who's fighting. Photo by MMA NYTT.

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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
185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad
170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head
185 lbs.: Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Stann
205 lbs.: 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.

[ZakKa!]

en wanneer Amsterdam Arena?

[The Bulldog]

in nederland...gebeurd in de eerste 5 jaar nog niet ben ik bang...

[smike]

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]

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 (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com
) today confirmed the booking with event sources. UFC officials first confirmed the matchup with Swedish site mmanytt.se.
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago added to UFC on FUEL TV 2 | MMAjunkie.com

[bryan]

Dat wordt een harde dobber voor Siyar denk ik..

[Kemal]

Mooie pot hoor!

War Siyar!!

[Kemal]

Misschien dat er nu meer mensen uit Nederland gaan kijken daar..

[Leventdepevent]

nou deze jongen niet iig....niks bijzonders die card

[superstucie]

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

[arne046]

Ik denk dat Siyar een pak slaag krijgt van Thiago. Wel een leuke pot!

[Kemal]

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.

[Kemal]

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

[micha]

WAr Siyar!!!! en ik hoop nog steeds op einemo

[univers1l]

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.