Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has assembled a welterweight main event pitting Gunnar Nelson against Rick Story for its upcoming UFC Fight Night 53 mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Fight Pass, which takes place on Oct. 4, 2014 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.
As expected, they take front and center of the event poster.
"Gunni" (13-0) is fresh off a submission win over Zak Cummings last month in Ireland, while "The Horror" (17-8) also scored a tap his last time out, forcing Leonardo Mafra Texeira to quit a few weeks back in New Jersey. The winner could find themselves "in the mix" by year's end.
In addition to "Nelson vs. Story," UFC Fight Night 53 will also feature a featherweight bout between Akira Corassani and the returning Chan Sung Jung, while Niklas Backstrom and Mike Wilkinson hook 'em up in featherweight action. In addition, Dennis Siver returns from suspension to battle 145-pound stalwart Robert Whiteford.
See the finalized UFC Fight Night 53 fight card and line up here.