Thiago Silva Replaces Nogueira in UFC on Fuel TV 2 Headliner - MMA Combat

Thiago Silva Replaces Nogueira in UFC on Fuel TV 2 Headliner - MMA Combat

UFC officials announced Tuesday that Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has suffered a knee injury while training and will be forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC on Fuel TV 2 headliner against Alexander Gustafsson. It did not take long for the promotion to find a replacement however, as fellow Brazilian Thiago Silva has stepped into Nogueira's place to fill the void. The event will mark the UFC's first trip to Swedish soil as they'll go live from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, April 14, 2012.

Silva (14-2-0) has finished eleven bouts by [T]KO in his professional career and his posted a 5-2-1 record inside the octagon since 2007. His most recent appearance left a black-mark on the American Top Team product's resume, as the uber-aggressive light heavyweight beat down Brandon Vera over three rounds at UFC 125 - Resolution, January 1, 2011, before having his urine sample test positive for a banned substance, resutling in a fine and a twelve month suspension from commission officials.

A highly technical Gustafsson (13-1-0) utilizes a slightly different approach inside the cage, relying on crisp combinations with his above average boxing to break down his opposition from the outside. Equally efficient in finishing fights, "The Mauler" has stopped twelve opponents inside the distance with nine [T]KOs on record and most recently defeated Vladimir Matyushenko via first round TKO at UFC 141 - Lesnar vs. Overeem this past December.

The updated UFC on Fuel TV 2 card is below:

MAIN CARD (FUEL TV)

Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Stann
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago
DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)

Damacio Page vs. Brad Pickett
Diego Nunes vs. Dennis Siver
Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely
Papy Abedi vs. James Head
Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth
Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad
Simeon Thoresen vs. Besam Yousef


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