| Event: | UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story |
| Date: | Sat., Oct. 4, 2014 |
| Start time: | 8:10 AM ET (Main card) |
| Total Fights: | 11 |
| Main Event: | Rick Story vs. Gunnar Nelson |
| Venue: | Ericsson Globe Arena |
| Location: | Stockholm, Sweden |
The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Ericsson Globe Arena for UFC Fight Night 53 in Stockholm, Sweden. “Nelson vs. Story” happened on Saturday, October 4, 2014, 10 years ago. A match between Rick Story and Gunnar Nelson headlined the event.
That Saturday night, we saw Max Holloway battle Akira Corassani in a fun clash. A monumental clash between Mike Wilkinson and Niklas Backstrom also took place at UFC Fight Night 53. Other fights on the card included Magnus Cedenblad war with Scott Askham; and Nicholas Musoke vs. Alexander Yakovlev.
Here is a list of everyone who fought on UFC Fight Night 53 on October 4th:
UFC Fight Night 53 card
UFC Fight Night 53 fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card typically features four to five fights, ending with an exciting matchup just before the main card begins. The main card features the highly-anticipated fights, including the main event.
“Nelson vs. Story” was a Fight Night event. You can view the complete UFC Fight Night 53 results and bonuses.
Here were all the bouts that took place at UFC Fight Night 53:
Main event:
- Rick Story vs. Gunnar Nelson
Co-main event:
- Max Holloway vs. Akira Corassani
Rest of the card:
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Ilir Latifi
- Mike Wilkinson vs. Niklas Backstrom
- Magnus Cedenblad vs. Scott Askham
- Nicholas Musoke vs. Alexander Yakovlev
- Dennis Siver vs. Charles Rosa
- Cathal Pendred vs. Gasan Umalatov
- Krzysztof Jotko vs. Tor Troeng
- Mairbek Taisumov vs. Marcin Bandel
- Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Ernest Chavez
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