| 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[1] | |||
| Total gate | $2,230,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva (also known asUFC on Fuel TV 2 orUFC: Sweden) was amixed martial arts event held by theUltimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2012, at theEricsson Globe Arena inStockholm,Sweden.[2]
This was the firstUFC event held inSweden,[3] and was the fastest selling European event inUFC history, selling out in three hours.[4]
The preliminary card for this event streamed live onFacebook.[5]
A rematch betweenRoss Pearson andDennis Siver atfeatherweight was briefly linked to this event.[6] However, Siver instead facedDiego Nunes.[7]
Mike Goldberg did play by play for this event in place ofJon Anik due to scheduling issues.[8]
Akira Corassani was expected to faceJason Young at the event, but Corassani pulled out of the bout with an undisclosed injury and was replaced byEric Wisely.[9]
Antônio Rogério Nogueira was expected to faceAlexander Gustafsson at this event but pulled out due to injury. His replacement wasThiago Silva.[10]
Jorgen Kruth was expected to faceCyrille Diabate at the event but pulled out of the bout with an injury,Tom DeBlass stepped in for Kruth and fought Diabate.[11]
| Main Card | |||||||
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| 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 | [a] |
| 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 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
