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 Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120

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killerofchicken
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A light-heavyweight bout between Cyrille Diabate (17-6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Alexander Gustafsson (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will be part of October's UFC 120 event.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed with a source close to the event that bout agreements are being finalized for the matchup, which was first reported by MMAFighting.com.

UFC 120 takes place Oct. 16 at The O2 in London. The night's main card airs via same-day delay on Spike TV.

Diabate vs. Gustafsson is likely to be part of the night's preliminary card.

Diabate, a French kickboxer who made his pro MMA debut more than a decade ago, recently picked up his sixth consecutive win with a TKO of Luiz Cane. That UFC 114 bout marked the PRIDE and EliteXC's UFC debut.

Nicknamed "Snake," Diabate continues to round out his game. Earlier in his career, the 36-year-old relied heavily on his hands, and he was often stopped by submission fighters. But lately, he's submitted as many opponents as he's knocked out.

His upcoming opponent, Gustafsson, is a Swiss striker who opened his career with nine straight victories. Seven of them, including his octagon debut against Jared Hamman at UFC 105, came via knockout.

However, in his most recent bout, the 23-year-old suffered a submission loss to highly touted Phil Davis at UFC 112.

The latest UFC 120 card now includes:
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Michael Bisping*
Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy*
John Hathaway vs. Dong Hyun Kim*
Travis Browne vs. Cheick Kongo*
Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton*
Tom Blackledge vs. James McSweeney*
Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson*
Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz*
Paul Sass vs. TBA*
For the latest on UFC 120, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.


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PostSubject: Re: Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120   Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120 EmptyMon Jul 12, 2010 9:17 am

This ought to be a slugfest
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PostSubject: Re: Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120   Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120 EmptyMon Jul 12, 2010 10:35 am

After Diabate's high profile win, I kind of thought he would be a good tune-up for Machida before he faces a contender again. It would also be a good test to see how Machida handles someone with great kick-boxing after struggling with another great kick-boxer in Shogun.
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PostSubject: Re: Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120   Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120 EmptyMon Jul 12, 2010 11:42 am

Dana White says to a Korean reporter, "The thing about us going to Korea is we don't have to pack the card with Korean fighters, just like in the UK or Austrailia!"

That was last week and this card has all the British names on it. I don't mind t all, but don't just lie DW.
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