Gustafsson (left) and Glover (right) were already defeated by J. Jones. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Production (UFC/Josh Hedges)
After getting injured and being cut from the fight against Rashad evans in Porto Alegre (RS), the Brazilian Glover Teixeira He already has a date, location and opponents defined for his return to the Octagon. Glover will have a duel between former light heavyweight category challengers against the Swede Alexander Gustafson, on June 20th, at UFC Berlin.
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The information was released by the Swedish website “Kimura”. Glover Teixeira, 35 years old, has a record of 22 wins and four losses. After going undefeated for more than nine years, Glover was defeated by the champion Jon Jones in April last year. The second consecutive setback came months later, at UFC Rio 5, against Phil Davis.
Yes, Alexander Gustafson, 28, has a professional record of 16 wins and three losses. Gustafsson was responsible for what is still considered the toughest fight of Gustafsson's career. Jon Jones, but ended up defeated by the judges' decision after five rounds of intense action. In his last fight, in January this year, the Swede ended up surprised at home by Anthony Johnson, who qualified in his place for the light heavyweight title fight.
UFC Fight Night 69 takes place on June 20th at the 02 World Arena in Berlin. This will be the fourth time that the most famous octagon on the planet arrives in Germany, the second in the country's capital. The other two times, the cities of Cologne and Oberhausen were chosen as the headquarters.
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