UFC on FUEL TV 9 adds Mitrione-De Fries, Couture-Pearson, Alloway-LaFlare
A trio of bouts have been announced for April's UFC on FUEL TV 9 event in Sweden as the card continues to round itself out.
Matt Mitrione (5-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets Philip De Fries (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in a heavyweight bout; Ryan Couture (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his UFC debut against Ross Pearson (14-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) at lightweight; and Ben Alloway (13-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes on promotional newcomer Ryan LaFlare (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at welterweight. UFC officials on Saturday announced the matchups.
UFC on FUEL TV 9 takes place April 6 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. Headlining the event is a light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi. The event's main card airs on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.
Mitrione gets a relatively quick return to action after a December first-round TKO loss to Roy Nelson at the TUF 16 Finale in Las Vegas. That bout was the "TUF 10" vet's first fight in more than a year after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Cheick Kongo at UFC 137 – his first career MMA loss. Mitrione started his career 5-0 with four KO or TKO stoppages and was steadily creeping into talk of a potential title shot at heavyweight when Kongo beat him.
De Fries will be looking to rebound from a knockout loss of his own. The Brit was stopped in the first round by Todd Duffee at UFC 155 in December, dropping him to 2-2 in the UFC. He has alternated wins and losses in the UFC starting with a decision win over Rob Broughton at UFC 138 in his native England. Then he was stopped by Stipe Miocic just 43 seconds into their fight at UFC on FUEL TV 1 before submitting Oli Thompson at UFC on FOX 4 in August.
Couture went 6-1 in Strikeforce, including four straight wins to close out his career in that promotion. Just this past month at Strikeforce's finale in Oklahoma City, Couture won a hard-fought split decision against K.J. Noons – a bout that drew controversy over the decision, including from UFC President Dana White, who believed Noons won the fight. Couture, son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture, will fight outside the United States for the first time. And he also will apparently do it without corner help from his father, who just signed a deal with Spike TV, the UFC's former cable home. As part of the deal, Randy Couture will be part of a reality series with Bellator, the UFC's rival, news which recently riled up White enough to say the former two-division UFC champ wouldn't even be able to buy a ticket to a UFC event, let alone be allowed to corner his son. White did say, though, that Ryan Couture was offered a chance to leave the UFC if he wanted, given the promotion's bad relationship with his father, and that Couture wanted to stay.
Pearson returned to lightweight in December and scored a big third-round TKO against George Stoiropoulos at UFC on FX 6 in Australia. That fight came after the two coached opposite each other on "TUF: Smashes" and became fairly heated rivals. Pearson, the Season 9 winner of "The Ultimate Fighter," went 5-2 at lightweight in the UFC. But after a loss to Edson Barboza, he tested the waters at featherweight. He went 1-1 there, and a second-round TKO loss to Cub Swanson sent him back to 155 pounds.
Alloway made his UFC debut this past December after a run on the promotion's second international edition of "The Ultimate Fighter." The Aussie reached the quarterfinals on "TUF: Smashes," but in his fight against Manuel Rodriguez at UFC on FX 6 in Australia, he impressed with a first-round knockout, giving him six straight wins.
LaFlare remained unbeaten this past month with a submission of Andrew Osborne at Ring Of Combat 43 – his first fight in more than two and a half years. That was enough to get him booked for a bout in March with UFC vet Josh Burkman at World Series of Fighting 2, a fight that was announced earlier this week. But that fight is off the table. LaFlare was signed to Strikeforce in 2011 for an anticipated debut at Strikeforce Challengers 16. But he was injured and forced out of a fight with Travis Bush and never did get a fight with the promotion. With his contract reportedly carrying over to the UFC after Strikeforce closed up shop, the unbeaten New Yorker now gets a high-profile spring fight in the UFC instead of his debut with WSOF.
With the additions, the UFC on FUEL TV 9 card now includes:
- Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi
- Phil De Fries vs. Matt Mitrione
- Ryan Couture vs. Ross Pearson
- Mike Easton vs. Brad Pickett
- Akira Corassani vs. Robert Peralta
- Papy Abedi vs. Besam Yousef
- Marcus Brimage vs. Conor McGregor
- Benny Blanco vs. Ryan LaFlare
- Adlan Amagov vs. Chris Spang*
- Michael Johnson vs. Reza Madadi*
* - Not officially announced
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Ben benieuwd.Tickets in de ochtend gekocht. Mousasi supporten.
Michael Kuiper vs. Tom Lawlor added to UFC on FUEL TV 9
A middleweight matchup between Dutch prospect Michael Kuiper (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and eight-time UFC veteran Tom Lawlor (8-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) is the latest reported addition to April's UFC on FUEL TV 9 event.
Swedish website MMAnytt.se was the first outlet to report the new booking, though UFC officials have yet to confirm the contest.
The 23-year-old Kuiper fights for the third time in the octagon and looks to build on the strength of an impressive August 2012 TKO of Jared Hamman.
The judo black belt has struggled to return to action as he was expected to face Thiago Perpetuo at January's UFC on FX 7 event before the Brazilian was forced out and replaced by Caio Magalhaes. Unfortunately for Kuiper, Magalhaes also pulled out of the fight, and he was shifted into UFC on FOX 6 against Buddy Roberts. Shockingly, Roberts was also forced out and replaced by Josh Janousek. the promotional newcomer then subsequently withdrew from the fight, marking the fourth fighter to fall out of the matchup.
Meanwhile, Lawlor looks to rebound from a November split-decision loss to Francis Carmont at UFC 154. The always-colorful "Filthy Mauler" is now 2-4 over his past six appearances, though that stretch includes a 50-second "Knockout of the Night" win over Jason MacDonald.
With the reported addition, UFC on FUEL TV 9 now includes:
- Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi
- Philip De Fries vs. Matt Mitrione
- Ryan Couture vs. Ross Pearson
- Mike Easton vs. Brad Pickett
- Akira Corassani vs. Robert Peralta
- Papy Abedi vs. Besam Yousef
- Marcus Brimage vs. Conor McGregor
- Ben Alloway vs. Ryan LaFlare
- Adlan Amagov vs. Chris Spang*
- Michael Johnson vs. Reza Madadi*
- Michael Kuiper vs. Tom Lawlor*
* - Not officially announced
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Main event is top, maar voor de rest is het kut. Jammer dat Europa nog steeds teleurstellende fight cards krijgt, terwijl alle UFC events daar tot nu toe (snel) uitverkocht waren.
Dat zullen ze bij de UFC ook wel denken, waarom dan een betere card met duurdere vechters neerzetten wanneer het zo al uitverkoopt?
Mooi dat mousasi en kuiper op dezelfde card staan. Hoop voor kuiper dat ook deze niet geblesseerd raakt. Warrrrrr NL !!!!!
Het is niet gek dat het zo snel uitverkocht was op zaterdag, elke goed oplettend persoon had namelijk vrijdag zijn kaarten al kunnen kopen. komt nog eens bij dat een hoop kaarten opgekocht worden door bedrijven die ze met winst door verkopen.
Leuke publiciteit enzo maar ik prik er redelijk makkelijk doorheen.
Fedor - Mousasi - GSP - Aoki - Hellboy - Cigano - Alvarez - Wicky - Diaz - Kitaoka
Signature bet record: 2-0
Was ook van plan te gaan maar na de line-up gezien te hebben schrok ik me rot. Wat een verschrikkelijke line-up en een bevestiging dat de UFC geen enkele moeite neemt om ons Europeanen maar een goede event te geven. Gooi alle C-D klasse vechters maar naar europa terwijl US/Canada/Bra en Japan wel super gevechten krijgen. Vergelijk deze ON FUEL 9 maar eens met ON FUEL 8 in Japan waar je op zijn minst 3-4 keiharde partijen krijgt (Hunt-Struve, Okami-Lombard, Siyar-Kim)
Ik heb in de laatste 5 jaar nog geen UFC event gemist maar deze kaart is zo slecht dat ik hem waarschijnlijk niet eens ga downloaden (m.u.v. Mousasi-Gustaff uiteraard)
Dat is waar maar het is toch altijd fijn om te weten dat er "iets" (titel, titelshot, beef etc.) op het spel staat in een gevecht en dat is nu niet zo. Behalve de main event dan maar het gebeurt vaak genoeg dat iemand een blessure oid oploopt en dan ben je je geweldige main event ook nog kwijt. Dan blijft er helemaal niks over van deze kaart.
Als je dan kijkt naar de events hiervoor (GSP-Diaz/Condit-Waterboy) en hierna (Bendo-Melendez/Cormier-Mir) en vervolgens naar FUEL 9 dan vind ik het een naaistreek van de UFC. Net als de events in duitsland en engeland is het gewoon van een lager niveau dan gemiddeld.
En ik weet nog dat Dana jaren geleden zei dat ook wij vechters als Anderson Silva te zien zullen krijgen. Net als 99% van de andere zaken die uit zijn mond komen, complete horsesh*t.
Is het waar dat ticket prijzen dit jaar verdubbeld zijn vergeleken met vorig jaar (Gustaff-Silva) ?
nee, zijn niet verdubbeld, zijn wel wat duurder. Veel tickets worden gewoon opgekocht door bedrijven die ze vervolgens 2 keer over de kop laten gaan. Heb al kaartjes gezien op dezelfde rij waar ik zit, die verkocht worden voor het dubbele, moet je nagaan over anderhalve maand. Een erg slechte zaak.
Verder kan me het niet zo veel schelen wie er allemaal moeten vechten, Ik ga toch voor Mousasi! Of de gevechten leuk zijn of niet is vooraf weinig over te zeggen, maar wat je wel vaak hebt met onbekende namen is dat ze nog willen knokken in tegenstelling tot puntjes vechten.
De laatst echt goede (namen) kaart in Europa was imo UFC 93 Dublin, gelukkig was ik daar ook bij
Last edited by dirk5; 11-02-2013 at 15:58.
Fedor - Mousasi - GSP - Aoki - Hellboy - Cigano - Alvarez - Wicky - Diaz - Kitaoka
Signature bet record: 2-0
Last edited by dirk5; 11-02-2013 at 17:04.
Fedor - Mousasi - GSP - Aoki - Hellboy - Cigano - Alvarez - Wicky - Diaz - Kitaoka
Signature bet record: 2-0
Ik hoop echt dat Gegard Mousasi deze partij goed om zijn naam zet.
UFC on FUEL TV 9 adds Brandao-Garza; three other bouts official
A featherweight bout between Diego Brandao (15-8 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Pablo Garza (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) is now official for UFC on FUEL TV 9, and three other recently reported fights are now official for the April card.
Brandao vs. Garza, which MMAnytt.se and kimura.se today reported, is the 12th addition to the card.
UFC on FUEL TV 9 takes place April 6 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. The event's main card airs on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.
It's not clear where Brandao vs. Garza will land on the fight card.
Brandao, "The Ultimate Fighter 14" winner, submitted Dennis Bermudez to win the reality show before suffering a decision loss to Darren Elkins in his next outing. However, the Team Jackson-Winkeljohn fighter rebounded in October with a decision victory over Joey Gambino. The hard-hitting grappler has now won five of his past six pro fights.
He now meets the 6-foot-1 Garza, who recently ended a two-fight losing skid (to Dustin Poirier and Dennis Bermudez) with a hard-fought unanimous-decision victory over former title challenger Mark Hominick. Before the skid, the North Dakota-based WEC vet earned fight-night bonuses after knocking out Fredson Paixao and submitting Yves Jabouin in his first two UFC fights.
Other recently reported fights that are now official for the card include welterweights Chris Spang vs. Adlan Amagov, lightweights Reza Madadi (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Michael Johnson (12-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC), and middleweights Michael Kuiper (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Tom Lawlor (8-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC).
The latest UFC on FUEL TV 9 card now includes:
- Alexander Gustafsson vs. Gegard Mousasi
- Philip De Fries vs. Matt Mitrione
- Mike Easton vs. Brad Pickett
- Ryan Couture vs. Ross Pearson
- Diego Brandao vs. Pablo Garza
- Michael Kuiper vs. Tom Lawlor
- Marcus Brimage vs. Conor McGregor
- Michael Johnson vs. Reza Madadi
- Akira Corassani vs. Robert Peralta
- Papy Abedi vs. Besam Yousef
- Adlan Amagov vs. Chris Spang
- Ben Alloway vs. Ryan LaFlare
Be a Warrior, not a Worrier
Ik kan echt niet wachten op Mousasi, ben zo benieuwd hoe hij het gaat doen.
Als hij wint, dan zxet hij echt z'n naam neer en wie weet gaat hij dan richting titelkansen!
Gustafsson krijgt een titleshot als die wint heeft Dana al bevestigd, Dat betekent dat als Mousasi wint hij net als bigfoot ook die titleshot zou kunnen krijgen. De LHW divisie is qua contenders al bijna leeg en Mousasi heeft hoe je wendt of keert geen slechte streak, waarom niet. Dit is net als voor Alistair, de ultieme kansen voor onze 2 slopers om alsnog een UFC title in de wacht te slepen en wie had dat een paar jaar geleden nog verwacht en alleen de mogelijkheid al dat het mogelijk is, is iets om trots op te zijn en het wordt echt tijd om deze 2 jongens echt te gaan steunen, WAR MOUSASI!!.
Kan me niet voorstellen dat als Mousasi wint hij een titleshot krijgt. Zou oneerlijk zijn tegenover Machida/Henderson.
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