UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story

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UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story.
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateOctober 4, 2014 (2014-10-04)
Venue Ericsson Globe Arena
City Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance10,026 [1]
Total gate$1.1 million [1]
Event chronology
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story (also known as UFC Fight Night 53) was a mixed martial arts event held on October 4, 2014, at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. [2]

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from various combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The term gained popularity when newfullcontact.com, then one of the largest websites covering the sport, hosted and republished the article. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate.

Stockholm Capital city in Södermanland and Uppland, Sweden

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous urban area in the Nordic countries; 960,031 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.5 million in the urban area, and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Just outside the city and along the coast is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the capital of Stockholm County.

Sweden constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund, a strait at the Swedish-Danish border. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. Sweden has a total population of 10.2 million of which 2.4 million has a foreign background. It has a low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometre (57/sq mi). The highest concentration is in the southern half of the country.

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Background

This event was the third event that the UFC hosted in Stockholm, Sweden, following UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva which took place in 2012 and UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi in 2013.

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UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi UFC mixed martial arts event in 2013

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The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story. [3]

Gunnar Nelson (fighter) Icelander mixed martial arts fighter

Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson is an Icelandic mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was awarded by Renzo Gracie after impressive results at the 2009 IBJJF Pan-Ams and the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. Gunnar is a teammate of UFC fighter and former Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor, and is a member of Mjölnir gym in Iceland, and SBG Ireland. As of March 19, 2019, he is #14 in the official UFC welterweight rankings.

Rick Thomas Story is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007-2018, he last competed for the Professional Fighters League, but is better-known for his 19-fight tenure with the UFC.

Amir Sadollah was briefly scheduled to face Nico Musoke at the event. [4] However, Sadollah was pulled from the pairing with Musoke in favor of a bout with Yoshihiro Akiyama on September 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 52. Musoke faced Alexander Yakovlev [5]

Amir Sadollah American mixed martial arts fighter

Amir Ali Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist, formerly with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7. He has fought exclusively within the confines of the UFC Octagon since the beginning of his MMA career, making him one of the few fighters who have done so.

Nicholas "Nico" Musoke is a Swedish mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of Swedish promotion Superior Challenge. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Musoke has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Yoshihiro Akiyama Japanese judoka and mixed martial arts fighter

Yoshihiro Akiyama, also known as Sung Hoon Choo (추성훈), is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka. Akiyama won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea, and for Japan at the 2002 Asian Games. A fourth-generation Japanese of Korean descent, he acquired Japanese nationality in 2001. He is the former K-1 HERO's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion.

Chan Sung Jung was expected to face Akira Corassani at the event. However, Jung pulled out of the bout citing a strained shoulder and was replaced by Max Holloway. [6] [7]

Chan Sung Jung South Korean mixed martial artist

Jung Chan-sung is a South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently competing in the UFC's male Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Jung has also formerly competed for the WEC, Pancrase, World Victory Road, and DEEP. His nickname, "(The) Korean Zombie" comes from his zombie-like ability to continue to move forward and fight aggressively, even after taking heavy blows. As of March 4, 2019, he is ranked #13 in the official UFC featherweight rankings.

Hamid Khorassani, professionally known as Akira Corassani, is a retired Swedish-Iranian mixed martial artist who most recently competed as a Featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Corassani has made a name for himself fighting mainly in Western Europe. He was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller as a member of Team Bisping.

Max Holloway Hawaiian MMA fighter

Max Holloway is an American mixed martial artist competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he is the undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion. As of December 12, 2018, he is #4 in official UFC pound-for-pound rankings.

Robert Whiteford was expected to face Dennis Siver at the event. However, Whiteford pulled out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Taylor Lapilus. [8] [9] In turn, the Swedish Mixed Martial Arts Federation deemed Lapilus an unsuitable opponent and Charles Rosa was chosen to face Siver. [10]

Dennis Siver German martial artist

Dennis D. Siver is a Russian-born German mixed martial artist who competed in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Taylor Lapilus is a French mixed martial artist and boxer who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the TKO MMA Organisation.

Charles Rosa is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Results

Fight card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Rick Story def. Gunnar Nelson Decision (split) (47–48, 49–46, 50–44)55:00
Featherweight Max Holloway def. Akira Corassani TKO (punches)13:11
Light Heavyweight Jan Błachowicz def. Ilir Latifi TKO (body kick and punches)11:58
Featherweight Mike Wilkinson def. Niklas Bäckström KO (punches)11:19
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight Magnus Cedenblad def. Scott Askham Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Welterweight Nico Musoke def. Alexander Yakovlev Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Featherweight Dennis Siver def. Charles Rosa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Welterweight Cathal Pendred def. Gasan Umalatov Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Middleweight Krzysztof Jotko def. Tor Troéng Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Mairbek Taisumov def.Marcin BandelTKO (punches)11:01
Featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov def. Ernest Chavez TKO (punches)14:21

    [11]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [12]

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    References

    1. 1 2 "UFC Fight Night 53 draws reported 10,026 attendance for $1.1 million live gate". MMAjunkie.com. October 4, 2014.
    2. ↑ Staff (2014-07-24). "Musoke vs. Sadollah at UFC Stockholm". UFC.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
    3. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2014-08-07). "Nelson meets Story in Stockholm main event". UFC.com. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
    4. ↑ Jesse Holland (2014-07-24). "Amir Sadollah returns, fights Nico Musoke at UFC Fight Night 53 in Stockholm, Sweden". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
    5. ↑ Staff (2014-08-08). "Alexander Yakovlev replaces Amir Sadollah at UFC Fight Night 53 in Sweden". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
    6. ↑ LeeLi (2014-08-26). "Korean Zombie Chan Sung Jung out of Oct. 4th match with Akira Corassani due to injury". mma-in-asia.com. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
    7. ↑ Jason Floyd (2014-08-28). "Max Holloway replaces Chan Sung Jung, meets Akira Corassani at UFC Fight Night 53". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
    8. ↑ Staff (2014-09-17). "UFC seeks replacement for Robert Whiteford at UFC Fight Night 53". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
    9. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2014-09-24). "France's Lapilus to debut against Siver on Oct. 4". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
    10. ↑ Staff (2014-09-29). "As SMMAF rules out Taylor Lapilus, Charles Rosa joins Saturday's UFC Fight Night 53 card". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
    11. ↑ Staff (2014-07-25). "UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story". ufc.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
    12. ↑ Geno Mrosko (2014-10-04). "UFC Fight Night 53 bonuses: Max Holloway knockout earns $50K". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
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