Mousasi (left) and Hendo (right) face each other in Sweden. Photo: Disclosure
The next event to be held by the UFC in Stockholm, Sweden, promises to deliver a great spectacle to MMA fans around the world. After confirming Alexander Gustafson e Anthony Johnson in the most important fight of the night, the North American organization announced Dan Henderson against Gegard Mousasi in the co-main fight of the attraction, which will be held at the Tele2 Arena football stadium on January 24th.
The fight will mark veteran Henderson's return to the middleweight division, a category in which he has not competed since 2010. Since then, the American, now 44 years old, has fought in light heavyweight and even heavyweight, although the retrospect recent is not good: in the last five fights, he suffered four defeats, and his last two victories were over Mauritius Shogun in 2011 and in March 2014. In his last appearance in the octagon, he was dominated by Daniel Cormier and ended the fight with a rear naked choke.
Mousasi has had an unstable career since arriving in the UFC, alternating between wins and losses. In his debut, in April 2013, he hit Ilir Latifi in a warm fight, also in Stockholm. Then he lost to Lyoto Machida in Jaraguá do Sul, at the beginning of 2014. Months later, he ran over Mark Muñoz in Berlin (Germany), but was then subdued by Ronaldo Jacare.
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