Gustafsson is out of UFC Sweden 2. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Now it's official. The light heavyweight Alexander Gustafson is out of UFC on FUEL 9, also called UFC Sweden 2, an event that takes place next Saturday (06), in Stockholm. The SMMAF (Swedish MMA Federation) examined the fighter's cut, close to his eye, and ruled that the athlete was unfit to fight.
Through an official statement, released this Tuesday (02), the Swedish federation stated that Gustafsson “will not be able to compete as planned and cannot be medically cleared on Friday”.
“The SMMAF Medical Committee today reviewed the circumstances surrounding Gustafsson and his injury. The SMMAF Medical Committee recognizes that a competitor cannot be medically cleared prior to the day before the fight. However, considering that a correct medical examination that met regulatory requirements was carried out, nothing in the SMMAF regulations prevents the medical committee from making the decision to bar Gustafsson from the competition. As it is clear that Alexander Gustafson will not be able to compete as planned and will not be able to be medically cleared on Friday, April 5th, the SMMAF Medical Committee decided today that no Alexander Gustafson in the fight planned for April 6th,” said an excerpt from the statement.
With Gustafsson's absence, the UFC has not yet defined who his opponent will be. Gegard Mousasi In the event. The Brazilian Wanderlei Silva he even joked, last Monday (01), that he would be the Iranian's opponent. However, this Tuesday morning (02), he revealed that it was nothing more than an “April Fools” joke.
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