Press Release : THE OCTAGON® LANDS IN SWEDEN FOR THE FIRST TIME ON APRIL 14


From Ericsson Globe Arena – Stockholm, Sweden
Saturday, April 14

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT THREE-ROUND MAIN EVENT
SWEDEN’S ALEXANDER GUSTAFSSON vs. ROGERIO NOGUEIRA

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 13


Stockholm, Sweden – For the first time in UFC® history, the Octagon® is headed to Stockholm. The Ultimate Fighting Championship®, the world’s premier organization for mixed martial arts, announced today that it is planning its Swedish debut on April 14, 2012. The first European UFC event of the year will be held in the prestigious Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, adding yet another highly- important market to UFC’s global expansion. The main event pits Stockholm’s rising star Alexander Gustafsson vs. former PRIDE® star Rogerio “Lil’ Nog” Nogueira in an exciting light heavyweight contest.


“Sweden has been on our radar for a long time and on April 14, we’re excited to finally bring the UFC to Stockholm,” UFC President Dana White said. “We’re putting together a great card for the Swedish fans. I can’t wait to get there in April!”

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, January 13. UFC®Fight Club™members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event at 9am on Wednesday, January 11 via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers at 9am Thursday, January 12. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.

Tickets for UFC Sweden are priced at SEK 450, SEK 665, SEK 885, SEK 1110, SEK 1330 and SEK 1990, and go on sale to the public at 9am on Friday, January 13. Tickets will be available at globearenas.se and at ticnet.se.

Additional bouts for this card include: Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago in welterweight action; DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire in a 170-pound contest; undefeated kickboxer Jörgen Kruth of Sweden vs. French striker Cyrille Diabate at light heavyweight; middleweight competitor Magnus “Jycken” Cedenblad of Sweden against highly-touted prospect Francis Carmont; middleweight standout Brian Stann vs. Italian striker Alessio Sakara; bantamweight action pitting British bomber Brad Pickett vs. free-swinging American Damacio Page; welterweight James Head vs. Papy Abedi, who was born in France, but now lives and trains in Stockholm.

Additional bouts will be announced at www.ufc.com in the weeks to come. All bouts live and subject to change.

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Ross Pearson and Dennis Siver are set to run it back on April 14, only this time 10 pounds lighter.

The two newly minted featherweights have agreed to square off at UFC on Fuel TV 2 in a rematch of their March 2010 lightweight meeting, Swedish website MMAnytt.se reported Wednesday. Pearson (Pictured) won the first bout in a three-round unanimous decision.

Also tabbed for the event at Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe Arena is a 145-pound affair between English “Shotgun” Jason Young and “The Ultimate Fighter 14” cast member Hamid “Akira” Corassani.

The winner of “TUF 9,” Pearson has compiled a 5-2 record inside the Octagon. He debuted as a featherweight at UFC 141 on Dec. 30, earning a sound unanimous nod against Junior Assuncao.

For German-based Siver, 32, the rematch with Pearson will mark his first time at 145 pounds. The move comes after an October submission defeat to Donald Cerrone at UFC 137, a rear-naked choke loss which snapped a four-fight winning streak.

Team Titan representative Young will be fighting for his UFC life, having dropped back-to-back decisions to Dustin Poirier and Michihiro Omigawa. Corassani, a highly regarded European prospect, will make his official UFC debut after 13 months away from professional competition.

UFC on Fuel TV 2 will air live on the Fox-owned cable channel, topped by a light heavyweight tilt between divisional stalwart Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and rising Swedish star Alexander Gustafsson.