''UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi'' (also known as ''UFC on Fuel TV 9'' or ''UFC Sweden 2'') was a mixed martial arts event held on April 6, 2013, at the
Ericsson Globe Arena in
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm () is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropoli ...
. The event was broadcast live on
Fuel TV
Fox Sports 2 (FS2) is an American sports-oriented pay television channel owned by the Fox Sports Media Group, a unit of Fox Corporation. The channel is based at the Fox Sports division's headquarters on the Fox Studio Lot in the Century C ...
.
Background
This event was the second event that the UFC has hosted in
Sweden
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, following
UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva which took place in 2012, and was the fastest selling European event in UFC history, selling out in just three hours, partly due to alleged involvement from
ticket re-sellers.
The event was expected to be headlined by top light heavyweight contender
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 ...
and former
Dream Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion and former
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, and promotional newcomer
Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi (born 1 August 1985), is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in Bellator MMA, where he is the former two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion. As of December 13, 2022, he is #10 in the Bellator MMA ...
.
However, on April 2 it was announced by the Swedish MMA Federation, that Gustafsson would not be cleared to participate at the event due to a cut he received during a sparring session on March 30.
Gustafsson was replaced by UFC newcomer
Ilir Latifi
Ilir Latifi (born July 28, 1983) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who previously fought in the Heavyweight division of the UFC. A two-time national wrestling champion and a professional MMA competitor since 2008, Latifi has also competed in S ...
, one of his main training partners.
The main event was also contested at three rounds, instead of the organization's customary five.
A bout between
Robbie Peralta
Roberto "Robbie" Andres Peralta (born March 14, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the UFC, the World Series of Fighting, ...
and
Akira Corassani, previously linked to
UFC 156
''UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar '' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 2, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada.
Background
A bout between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida was brie ...
, was moved to this event after an illness sidelined Corassani for a short period of time.
This card featured the UFC debut of
Conor McGregor
Conor Anthony McGregor ( ga, Conchúr Antóin Mac Gréagóir; born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion. He is the first ...
.
Results
Bonus awards
Fighters were awarded $60,000 bonuses.
* Fight of the Night: Brad Pickett vs. Mike Easton
* Knockout of the Night: Conor McGregor
* Submission of the Night: Reza Madadi
See also
*
List of UFC events
*
2013 in UFC
References
External links
Official UFC past events pageUFC events results at Sherdog.com
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Mixed martial arts in Sweden
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2010s in Stockholm