The Ultimate Fighting Championship are rumored to putting together a mouthwatering light heavyweight showdown between Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson (16-2) and “Sugar” Rashad Evans (24-3-1) according to mmamania.com.
The fight, which is believed to be the main event for the UFC next Stockholm card, which is rumored to take place on January 25th, 2015.
After an injury setback and the emergence of Daniel Cormier put pay to a scheduled second crack at the UFC light heavyweight title, Swedish sensation Gustafsson will look to build upon his recent scintillating form which saw him defeated UK fan favorite Jimi Manuwa via TKO in London this past March and set up a fight with the winner of the Jon Jones and former Olympian Daniel Cormier.
But standing in his way is the former TUF winner and light heavyweight champion Evans who would be making his first appearance inside the octagon after being injured shortly after destroying3-time UFC title contender Chael Sonnen almost a year ago.
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