| UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | January 24, 2015 (2015-01-24) | |||
| Venue | Tele2 Arena | |||
| City | Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Attendance | 30,000[1] | |||
| Total gate | $3.1 million[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson (also known asUFC on Fox 14) was amixed martial arts event held on January 24, 2015, at theTele2 Arena inStockholm, Sweden.[2]
This was the fourth event that the UFC has held in Sweden and the first to take place in a different arena as the previous events were held atEricsson Globe Arena. It was also the secondstadium venue to host a UFC event afterUFC 129, which took place at theRogers Centre inCanada.[3]
The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout betweenAlexander Gustafsson andAnthony Johnson.[3] The UFC subsequently announced that the winner of the main event will receive a title shot againstUFC Light Heavyweight championJon Jones.[4] Initially, the UFC was preparing a main event between Gustafsson andRashad Evans.[5] On November 5, Evans announced he would not be ready during that time frame as he was still rehabilitating from a lingering knee injury.[6]
For the event to be broadcast live duringPrime time hours on theeast coast of North America, the main card began at 2:00 am (January 25) local time in Stockholm (CET), with a full preliminary card beginning at approximately 11:00 pm (January 24) local time.[3]
Yan Cabral was expected to faceMairbek Taisumov at the event. On December 30, Cabral was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Anthony Christodoulou.[7]
Alan Omer was expected to faceMirsad Bektić at the event. On January 12, Omer pulled out of the fight with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Paul Redmond.[8]
Paul Redmond missed weight on his first attempt at the weigh ins, coming in at 149 pounds. He was given additional time to make the featherweight limit, but made no attempt to cut further. Instead, he was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Mirsad Bektić.[9]
The event had the richest live gate in the company's history on the continent at $3.1 million. It also registered the UFC's second biggest attendance in history as 30,000 fans witnessed UFC's first visit to a European stadium.[1]
| Main Card (Fox) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Johnson | def. | Alexander Gustafsson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:15 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Dan Henderson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:10 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Ryan Bader | def. | Phil Davis | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Sam Sicilia | def. | Akira Corassani | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:26 | |
| Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Albert Tumenov | def. | Nico Musoke | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Kenny Robertson | def. | Sultan Aliev | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Featherweight | Makwan Amirkhani | def. | Andy Ogle | TKO (flying knee and punches)[10] | 1 | 0:08 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nikita Krylov | def. | Stanislav Nedkov | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:24 | |
| Lightweight | Mairbek Taisumov | def. | Anthony Christodoulou | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:38 | |
| Catchweight (149 lb) | Mirsad Bektić | def. | Paul Redmond | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–25) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Viktor Pešta | def. | Konstantin Erokhin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Neil Seery | def. | Chris Beal | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:[12]
