The UFC kicked off a doubleheader Saturday with UFC Fight Night 53 from Stockholm, Sweden on Fight Pass. The main event featured a welterweight battle between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story, which “The Horror” came out on top in. <\/p>\n
Story, who previously bested current UFC champion Johny Hendricks, earned a split decision. He was given the fight on two scorecards, 50-44 and 49-48, while Nelson was awarded one, 48-47. It was the first pro loss for Nelson. <\/p>\n
In the co-main event, Max Holloway picked up his fourth consecutive finish since a loss to Conor McGregor, ending the night of Akira Corassani early in the first round. Three of the four main card bouts featured Swedish-born fighters, and all three were stopped.<\/p>\n
Holloway and Mike Wilkinson each picked up $50,000 for “Performance of the Night” honors, while Dennis Siver and Charles Rosa were the “Fight of the Night.” They also earned $50,000. <\/p>\n
Check out the complete results below:<\/p>\n
Rick Story def. Gunnar Nelson via split decision (47-48, 49-46, 50-44)<\/p>\n
Max Holloway def. Akira Corassani via TKO (strikes) at 3:11 of Round 1<\/p>\n
Jan Blachowicz def. Ilir Latifi via TKO (strikes) at 1:58 of Round 1<\/p>\n
Mike Wilkinson def. Niklas Backstrom via KO (strike) at 1:19 of Round 1<\/p>\n
Magnus Cedenblad def. Scott Askham via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)<\/p>\n
Nico Musoke def. Alexander Yakovlev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<\/p>\n
Dennis Siver def. Charles Rosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<\/p>\n
Cathal Pendred def. Gasan Umalatov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)<\/p>\n
Krzystof Jotko def. Tor Troeng via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)<\/p>\n
Mairbek Taisumov def. Marcin Bandel via TKO (strikes) at 1:01 of Round 1<\/p>\n
Zubaira Tukhugov def. Ernest Chavez via TKO (strikes) at 4:21 of Round 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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