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UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on March 8, 2014 at the The O2 Arena in London, England.
Official fight card
Fight card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jimi Manuwa
Lightweight Michael Johnson vs. Melvin Guillard
Flyweight Brad Pickett vs. Neil Seery
Welterweight Gunnar Nelson vs. Omari Akhmedov
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight Cyrille Diabaté vs. Ilir Latifi
Middleweight Luke Barnatt vs. Mats Nilsson
Middleweight Brad Scott vs. Cláudio Henrique da Silva
Bantamweight Davey Grant vs. Roland Delorme
Welterweight Igor Araújo vs. Danny Mitchell
Flyweight Phil Harris vs. Louis Gaudinot
Background
A bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Jimi Manuwa is expected to headline event.
UFC President Dana White initially announced that a bout between Gustafsson and Antônio Rogério Nogueira would be headlining the event. However, just 5 days after the fight was announced news came that Nogueira had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. Later, reports came that said that Nogueira had never agreed to take the fight against Gustafsson at all.
Ross Pearson was expected to face Melvin Guillard in a rematch at the event. However, Pearson pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by Michael Johnson.
Brad Pickett was expected to make his Flyweight debut against Ian McCall on this card. However, on February 13, it was announced that McCall had pulled out of the bout and was replaced by promotional newcomer Neil Seery.
The event will be streamed exclusively on the UFC's Fight Pass service, requiring a $10/month membership to view the event.
Mar 05 - Updated fight card & background