On Sunday, May 28, the UFC hostedĀ UFC Fight Night 109: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.
In the night’s main event,Ā former light heavyweight title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira locked horns. The towering SwedeĀ Gustafsson aimed to get back into title contention in front of his home crowd. The 30-year-old has dropped narrow decisions to both Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones in his quest for UFC gold, but most recently toppedĀ Jan Blachowicz by decision. Brazil’s Teixeira, meanwhile, was looking for one last title quest. The 37-year-old had won four of his last five inside the Octagon, bestingĀ Jared Cannonier in his last appearance.
The 12-fight event kicked off Sunday with two bouts streaming live on UFC Fight Pass at 10 a.m. ET. Four additional preliminary card bouts followed at 11 a.m. on Fox Sports 1. The six-fight main card aired live at 1 p.m. ET, also on Fox Sports 1.
Volkan Oezdemir def. Misha Cirkunov by knockout (punch). Round 1, 0:28
Peter Sobotta def. Ben Saunders by TKO (strikes). Round 2, 2:29
Omari Akhmedov def. Abdul Razak Alhassan by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Nordine Taleb def. Oliver Enkamp by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Jack Hermansson def. Alex Nicholson by TKO (strikes). Round 1, 2:00
Pedro Munhoz def. Damian Stasiak by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Trevor Smith def. Chris Camozzi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Joaquim Silva def. Reza Madadi by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Bojan VeliÄkoviÄ def. Nico Musoke by TKO (punches). Round 3, 4:37
Darren Till def. Jessin Ayari by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-27)
Damir Hadzovic def. Marcin Held by knockout (knee). Round 3, 0:07