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UFC Fight Night 53 Results

Eric Kowal

UFC Fight Night 53 headlined by a five-round welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story was the first of two UFC fight cards to take place today, Oct. 4.  This event went live from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden at noon on the east coast of the U.S. on UFC Fight Pass.

UFC Fight Night 53 results below

Main Card (Live on UFC Fight Pass, 3:00 PM ET)
-Rick Story defeated Gunnar Nelson via Split Decision (47-48, 49-46, 50-44)
-Max Holloway defeated Akira Corassani via TKO (Punches, Round 1, 3:11)
-Jan Blachowicz defeated Ilir Latifi via TKO (Kick & Punches, Round 1, 1:58)
-Mike Wilkinson defeated Niklas Backstrom via KO (Punches, Round 1, 1:19)

Preliminary Bouts (Live on UFC Fight Pass, 12:10 PM ET)
-Magnus Cedenblad defeated Scott Askham via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
-Nico Musoke defeated Alexander Yakovlev viaUnanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Dennis Siver defeated Charles Rosa via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Cathal Pendred defeated Gasan Umalatov via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
-Krzysztof Jotko defeated Tor Troeng via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
-Mairbek Taisumov defeated Marcin Bandel via TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 1:01)
-Zubaira Tukhugov defeated Ernest Chavez via TKO (Punches, Round 1, 4:21)

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Founder of MyMMANews.com - After writing for Ultimate MMA magazine and serving as the editor for U.S. Combat Sports, both of which went on hiatus, I decided to venture out on my own and enlist a staff of writers and photographers that could help me achieve my goal of telling stories that would otherwise go untold. We pride ourselves in taking a deeper look into the fighter, and understanding what makes them click. - #1 Dad, Marine Corps Veteran, 80's and 90's Pro Wrestling Fan, MMA Commentator, Beer Lover, and avid movie watcher. Seriously..... I watch a lot of movies.

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