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Press Release : UFC ® SWEDEN KNOCKS OUT Ticket Office

The UFC today officially announced the sellout of UFC in Sweden. The event is now “the fastest selling European UFC event ever”!

Exclusive : UFC in Sweden Ticket Sales Information (Updated)

MMA Viking has been informed that ticket sales for the UFC in Sweden ”UFC on FUEL TV 2″ on April 14 will be on sale beginning tomorrow.  Below is information regarding ticket sales for the card at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

Tickets for UFC in Sweden on Sale This Week


Report : Swedes Besam Yousef and Jörgen Kruth Signed to UFC

MMA Nytt is breaking news this morning on two new Swede’s signing on to the UFC. First is The Zone FC veteran Besam Yousef will enter the Octogan, and will be facing neighboring Norwegian Simeon Thoresen.

Report : Papy Abedi Versus James Head at UFC in Sweden

MMAFighting.com announced the matchup between Stockholm’s Papy Abedi and American James Head. The bout will take place in Stockholm, Sweden on April 14. The event will held at the Ericsson Globe Arena on the fight card called UFC on Fuel TV 2.

Papy Makambo Abedi WeighIn6

Papy Makambo Abedi at the UFC 138 Weigh-ins

“We are working on it.” – Dana White Says About UFC in Sweden (Video)

Dana White talks with StudioMMA.com’ Marcus Kowal at the UFC 137 Press Conference. White talks about many topics including the shake-up in the main event, meeting with Showtime, looking at markets like France and Sweden, and prospects on TUF.

Specific to questions about a UFC in Sweden, White says “We are working on it.“, and “Sweden is a country we want to come to, too“.  Learning from past promises, like statements at the UFC 126 press conference when he told Bobby Cavian, from MMANytt.se, that “We’ll be there this year.“, it seems White is waiting until everything is finalized before making any promises for the debut of the UFC in Sweden.

Report : UFC to Stockholm, Sweden on March 28

Kimura.se, a leading Swedish MMA website, is reporting that the UFC will host its first event in Stockholm, Sweden on March 28, 2012.  Kimura reports confirmation from three different sources that the UFC has booked the Wednesday event, and in all likelihood the event would be an unnumbered UFC event or “Fight Night”.

UFC to Sweden in March

UFC Will Make it's Nordic Debut in 2012


This would be the first UFC event in Sweden or any Nordic country. While the UFC has looked at various Scandinavian destinations from Malmo to Helsinki, it looks like Stockholm will be the first to be selected.