UFC on Fuel TV 2: Brazilians lose in Ultimate's debut in Sweden

Siyar Bahadurzada knocks out Paulo thiago at UFC on Fuel TV 2. Photo: Josh Hedges

Ultimate arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, this Saturday (14), for the UFC on Fuel TV 2. And the fight program, which featured three Brazilians in action, was not good for the Brazilian athletes. In the main fight of the night, Thiago Silva stopped at the height of Alexander Gustafson, and was beaten by the Swede in a unanimous decision by the judges.

The other Brazilians on the fight program were also unlucky: Diego Nunes was defeated by Dennis Siver in a unanimous decision by the judges, while Paulo thiago ended up being knocked out by Afghan Siyar Bahadurzada.

Alexander Gustafson knock Thiago Silva
Called up to replace the injured Rogério Minotouro, Thiago Silva accepted the challenge of facing the Swede Alexander Gustafson at home and supported by almost 15 thousand fans. However, the Brazilian was unable to put his aggressive style into practice and stopped at the Swede's larger reach.

Right at the start of the fight, Gustafsson went on the attack and in the first few seconds managed a knockdown and took the Brazilian to the ground. Thiago managed to recover and continue the fight. But visibly out of pace, as he had been stopped for more than a year, Silva tried unsuccessfully to close the gap and stopped at Alexander's larger reach.

In the following rounds, Gustafsson continued to maintain a long distance and strike the Brazilian without much force. In the last round, knowing that he had the advantage, the Swede lowered his guard several times and rotated around the octagon to manage the advantage.

At the end of the 15 minutes of competition, Alexander Gustafson won the prize in the unanimous decision of the judges (29×28, 30×27, 30×27)

Paulo thiago is knocked out in just 42 seconds
Ready to put together a winning streak in the welterweight division, the Brazilian Paulo thiago stopped at debutant Siyar Bahadurzada. In the opening moments, the Brazilian, who is also a BOPE police officer in Brasília, released a right swing that went blank. In a quick response, in the counterattack, the Afghan applied a powerful upper that took Paulo thiago to the ground, already falling knocked out

Check out the complete results from UFC on Fuel TV 2 below:

main card:
Alexander Gustafson derrotou Thiago Silva by unanimous decision of the judges;
Brian Stann defeated Alessio Sakara by knockout in R2;
Siyar Bahadurzada defeated Paulo thiago by knockout in R1;
Dennis Siver defeated Diego Nunes by unanimous decision of the judges;
John Maguire submitted DaMarques Johnson with an armbar in R2;
Brad pickett submitted Damacio Page with a rear naked choke in R2;

Preliminary Card:
James Head finished Papy Abedi with a rear naked choke in R1;
Cyrille Diabate defeated Tom DeBlass by majority decision of the judges;
Francis Carmont submitted Magnus Cedenblad with a rear naked choke in R2;
Reza Madadi submitted Yoislandy Izquierdo with a guillotine choke in R2;
Simeon Thoresen submitted Besam Yousef with a rear naked choke in 2R;
Jason Young defeated Eric Wisely via unanimous decision.