Gustafsson didn't give Glover a chance (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)
the dream of Glover Teixeira competing for the UFC belt again became more distant. The Brazilian was no match for the game Alexander Gustafson and was severely punished by the Swede, who ended the fight with a technical knockout in the fifth round of the main fight of UFC Stockholm, held this Sunday (28), in Sweden.
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With the victory, Gustafsson places himself, for the third time, close to the position of challenger for the light heavyweight belt. He has already challenged for the title on two occasions, but was defeated by Jon Jones, in 2013, and for Daniel Cormier, in 2015. In the post-fight interview, the Swede praised the Brazilian, but highlighted his performance.
“Glover is a great fighter and it’s an honor to welcome him here. He hits very hard, has great combinations, but my uppercut worked. Today was my day”, declared the winner.
Still in the octagon, Gustafsson took advantage of the favorable opportunity and proposed to his fiancée, to the delight of the audience present in the arena.
Glover, in turn, suffered his second knockout in three fights. At 37 years old, the Brazilian suffered his fourth defeat in 13 fights in Ultimate.
The fight
The duel started off lively, with both fighters taking the initiative. Glover grabs his rival and delivers a beautiful takedown, but Gustafsson gets up afterwards. The Brazilian connects with a strong right punch on the Swede, who runs across the octagon. Teixeira tries to close the distance, but Gustafsson hits an illegal finger on Glover's left eye, forcing the referee to stop the fight for a few moments. The fight returned in the center of the octagon, with Alexander connecting a beautiful hook to the Brazilian's chin, which shook. Glover continued hunting the Swede, who was literally running around the Octagon. In the final minute, the Minas Gerais native tried to take the fight to the ground, without success.
Glover returned to the second stage in a similar manner, controlling the actions, but was surprised with another accurate blow to the chin. Gustafsson, once again, started running around the cage, with the Brazilian hunting him. With the two in the middle of the octagon, Alexander landed a beautiful sequence of blows, leading to the Brazilian being knocked down. Glover, however, managed to survive the European's blitz. The two returned to the center, with Glover going up and betting on the heavy hand. Gustafsson continued to avoid open exchanges until the bell sounded.
In the first minute of the third stage, Gustafsson, once again, landed a powerful hook on Glover's chin, who fell. The Swede went into the Brazilian's guard and started throwing elbows, but Teixeira resisted the punishment, swept and managed to stay on his feet. But for a short time, as Alexander applied the takedown and took the fight back to the ground. Warrior, Glover managed to get up again. The two studied each other in the center of the octagon, with the Swede connecting good blows.
The fourth stage started more calmly, with the two taking little risks. Gustafsson took the fight to the cage and started to put pressure on the Brazilian, who didn't show the strength to react. The duel returned to the center of the octagon, with Glover trying to exchange from close range. Alexander, however, continued to frustrate his rival, who suffered from counterattacks.
In the first minute of the last round, Gustafsson ended the Brazilian's chances once and for all. After a beautiful sequence of blows, the Swede connected with a strong cross on the Brazilian, who fell already knocked out.
Oezdemir surprises and gives Cirkunov a lightning knockout
In the second most important duel of the show, Volkan oezdemir didn't give a chance Misha Cirkunov. Considered an underdog for the duel, the Swiss 'broke the bank' by knocking out the Canadian in just 38 seconds of the fight. This was only Oezdemir's second performance in the UFC, which he debuted by defeating Ovince St Preux, in February this year. Cirkunov, in turn, lost his first in the organization, having his four-win streak broken.
UFC Sweden results:
MAIN CARD
Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafson derrotou Glover Teixeira by technical knockout at 1m07s of R5
Light Heavyweight: Volkan oezdemir derrotou Misha Cirkunov by knockout at 38s of R1
Welterweight Weight: Peter sobotta defeated Ben Saunders via technical knockout at 2:29 R2
Welterweight Weight: Omari Akhmedov derrotou Abdul Razak Alhassan by split decision of the judges ((30×27, 28×29, 30×27)
Welterweight: Nordine Taleb defeated Oliver Enkamp via unanimous decision (30×27, 30×27, 29×28)
Average weight: Jack hermansson defeated Alex Nicholson by technical knockout at 2 minutes of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Bantamweight: Peter Munhoz defeated Damian Stasiak via unanimous decision (30×27, 29×28, 29×28)
Middleweight: Trevor Smith defeated Chris Camozzi via unanimous decision (30x27, 30x26, 30x26)
Lightweight: Netto BJJ defeated Reza Madadi by split decision (29×28, 28×29, (29×28)
Welterweight: Bojan Velickovic defeated Nico Musoke by TKO at 4:37 of R3
Welterweight Weight: Darren till defeated Jessin Ayari by unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×27, 29×27)
Lightweight: Damir Hadzović defeated Marcin Held by knockout at 7s of R3
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