Completed MMA Event

UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story

UFC Fight Night 53
  • Saturday 10.04.2014 at 12:15 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass | Prelims: UFC Fight Pass
  • Name: UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Stockholm
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Ericsson Globe Arena
  • Location: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Dan Hardy, John Gooden
  • Ring Announcer: Andy Friedlander
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Dan Hardy
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,100,000
  • Attendance: 10,026
  • MMA Bouts: 11
  • Promotion Links:
  • Event Links:

Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Honors & Awards

  • Performance of the Night
    Max Holloway vs. Akira Corassani   |   $50,000 bonus to Holloway
  • Performance of the Night
    Niklas Bäckström vs. Mike Wilkinson   |   $50,000 bonus to Wilkinson
  • Fight of the Night
    Dennis Siver vs. Charles Rosa   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter

Referees

  • Marc Goddard
    Nelson vs. Story (11)Askham vs. Cedenblad (7)Pendred vs. Umalatov (4)
  • Kristian Hacklou
    Holloway vs. Corassani (10)Siver vs. Rosa (5)Taisumov vs. Bandel (2)
  • Grant Waterman
    Latifi vs. Błachowicz (9)Musoke vs. Yakovlev (6)Jotko vs. Troéng (3)
  • Bobby Rehman
    Bäckström vs. Wilkinson (8)Chavez vs. Tukhugov (1)

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC Fight Night 53 is closed for new predictions. 1,226 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC Fight Night 53 Leaderboard

Videos & Highlights

  • MMA Mania : Midnight Mania! ‘Mentally Unwell’ Strickland Admits Struggles, Violent Thoughts
  • MMA Junkie : UFC Fight Night 239 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media
  • MMA Mania : ‘I Feel Like Makhachev Wants To Avoid Us’
  • MMA Junkie : Thiago Moises knows how to wreck a leg – and crush a Dan Hooker callout, too
  • MMA Junkie : Former UFC champion Sean Strickland vents mental health struggles: 'I feel like I'm a danger to people'
  • MMA Mania : ‘I Am Not Able To Get A Job’
  • Middle Easy : Colby Covington Is Worried About Mike Tyson’s Health In Jake Paul Boxing Match: ‘He Shouldn’t Be Fighting Anymore’
  • Middle Easy : Francis Ngannou Doesn’t Remember Round Two Against Anthony Joshua, Claims Boxing ‘Owes Him Something’
  • Bad Left Hook : Tszyu vs Fundora for WBO and WBC belts, PPV undercard adds another title fight
  • MMA Junkie : Alexandre Pantoja: Steve Erceg good name but 'so lucky' to get UFC 301 title shot
  • MMA Junkie : UFC's Mike Davis explains how 'Halo' video game helped overcome childhood bullying: 'That saved my life'
  • MMAFighting.com : Conor McGregor coach unsure why fighter remains un-booked, calls situation ‘weird’
  • MMA Mania : ‘Motherf—ker’s A Fakeass B—ch. Chito Sucks. F—k Him’
  • UFC.com : Fight-By-Fight Preview | UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas
  • MMA Junkie : Kamaru Usman: Belal Muhammad 'only thing that makes sense' for UFC champ Leon Edwards
  • Middle Easy : Robert Whittaker Lays Out ‘Picture Perfect’ Return Fight, Stance On Champ Dricus Du Plessis
  • MMAFighting.com : Francis Ngannou has ‘no regrets’ about Anthony Joshua fight: ‘I really don’t see a thing that I should have done different’
  • MMA Mania : ‘There’s No Denying’ Carmouche Is ‘Top Girl’ ... But ‘Don’t Underestimate’ Ditcheva
  • UFC.com : Main Event Spotlight | UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas
  • MMA Junkie : Chelsea Chandler: 'Week from Hell' led to UFC Fight Night 239 weight miss – complete with attempted home break-in