Gustafsson Meets Nogueira in Stockholm, UFC on Fuel II - MMA Combat

Gustafsson Meets Nogueira in Stockholm, UFC on Fuel II - MMA Combat

UFC officials announced Tuesday the scheduled main-event for UFC on Fuel II, which will take place April 15, 2012, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

Appeasing the home-crowd, as the promotion often does, rising star Alexander Gustafsson (13-1-0) will put his boxing prowess to the test against veteran top-ten talent, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5-0) who had been lobbying for a striking-based opponent in recent weeks.

Just twenty-four years of age, "The Mauler" has finished nine career opponents by [T]KO and is a winner in four straight outings, each culminating with a stoppage; the Stockholm native most recently appeared December 30, 2011, at UFC 141 - Lesnar vs. Overeem where he knocked out veteran contender Vladimir Matyushenko just 2:13 into round one.

"Minotoro" Nogueira has been a mainstay among the light heavyweight elites since his tenure with PRIDE Fighting Championships; the thirty-five year old Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black-belt boasts Pam Am level boxing ability with a powerful left hand that has ended several bouts. 3-2 inside the octagon, Lil Nog requested a striker as his next assignment after facing four consecutive grappling-based opponents. He most recently appeared at UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida where he TKO'd Tito Ortiz at 3:15 of round one.

Reports are this bout was made official only after top-contender Dan Henderson turned down the rematch with Nogueira.


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