''UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC on Fuel TV 2'' or ''UFC: Sweden'') was a

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event held by the

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on April 14, 2012 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in

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Background

This was the first

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event held in

, and was the fastest selling European event in

history, selling out in three hours. The preliminary card for this event streamed live on

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. A rematch between

Ross Pearson Ross Pearson (born 26 September 1984) is a retired English mixed martial artist who last competed in 2019. A 26-fight veteran of the UFC, he was a three-time "Fight of the Night" winner and was the lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 9. ...

and

Dennis Siver Dennis D. Siver (Russian: Дмитрий Сивер, tr. Dmitriy Siver, born January 13, 1979) is a Russian-born German mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight, lightweight, and featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champio ...

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was briefly linked to this event. However, Siver instead faced Diego Nunes.

Mike Goldberg Mike Goldberg (born November 24, 1964) is an American play-by-play commentator, mainly known for his work with the Ultimate Fighting Championship from 1997 until his departure in 2017. He also worked for Bellator MMA from June 2017 until April 2 ...

did play by play for this event in place of

Jon Anik Jon Anik (born July 3, 1978) is an American mixed martial arts commentator who currently works for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was an anchor with ESPN for more than 5 years before moving to the UFC as a play-by-play commentator i ...

due to scheduling issues.

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was expected to face Jason Young at the event, but Corassani pulled out of the bout with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by

Eric Wisely Eric Wisely (born July 25, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor since 2006, Wisely has also fought for the Bellator and Strikeforce. Mix ...

Antônio Rogério Nogueira Antônio Rogério Nogueira (; born 2 June 1976), also known as Minotouro or Lil Nog, is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, the "Minotauro" ...

was expected to face

Alexander Gustafsson Alexander Gustafsson (born 15 January 1987) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist. Gustafsson currently competes in the light heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gustafsson spent a major part of his MMA ...

at this event but pulled out due to injury. His replacement was

Thiago Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Chelsea and captains the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known f ...

Jorgen Kruth Jorgen may refer to: * Jørgen, a Scandinavian masculine given name * Jörgen, an Austrian village * Jörgen (name), a Scandinavian masculine given name {{disambig ...

was expected to face

Cyrille Diabate Cyrille is both a French masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name * Cyrille Adoula (1921–1978), Congolese politician who served as Premier of the Republic of the Congo (1961– ...

at the event but pulled out of the bout with an injury,

Tom DeBlass Tom DeBlass (born May 14, 1982) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, submission grappler and mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship. He has competed in the middleweight division for Bellator and the Ultimate Fig ...

stepped in for Kruth and fought Diabate.

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses. *Fight of the Night: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page *Knockout of the Night: Siyar Bahadurzada *Submission of the Night: John Maguire

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References