Review: 2014-10-04, some good single shots between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated black belt in Bjj and karate Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-0-1 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Omari Akhmedov (=Nelson vs Akhmedov) and Zak Cummings (=Nelson vs Cummings).
His opponent, Rick Story, has an official record of 17-8-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2014 as well but he lost the first bout, agaisnt Kelvin Gastelum, and then he beat Leonardo Mafra Texeira (=Story vs Mafra). Nelson vs Story is the main event of UFC Fight Night Stockholm – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs Story
Date: 2014-10-04
Where: Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Division: welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg)
UFC FN 53 fight card (main card):
Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story
Max Holloway vs Akira Corassani
Ilir Latifi vs Jan Blachowicz
Niklas Backstrom vs Mike Wilkinson
Nelson’s previous fight: Gunnar Nelson vs Zak Cummings
Story’s previous fight: Rick Story vs Leonardo Mafra Texeira
Nelson’s next fight: Gunnar Nelson vs Brandon Thatch
Story’s next fight: Tarec Saffiedine vs Rick Story
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