Having a cut above Alexander Gustafsson’s eyebrow setting the major event of the Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 9 event into query, it appears like a veteran fighter is going to step up and fill the emptiness if Gustafsson’s scheduled struggle against Gegard Mousasi can’t move on. Wanderlei Silva, who conquered Brian Stann via knockout at UFC on FUEL TV 9 last month, tweeted now that the UFC called him about taking the fight against Mousasi last weekend, and that he has accepted and will be departing for Sweden early Tuesday morning. TATAME.com affirmed with Silva that what he tweeted was not an April Fool’s joke, and that he’s packed his bags for Sweden and will probably be taking Rafael Cordeiro and Fabricio Werdum together with him to be in his corner that weekend. However, as demonstrated by a tweet from UFC president Dana White, the struggle with Gustafsson and Mousasi is still happening, even though it’s been reported by multiple Swedish news outlets that the struggle is 99 percent going to be cancelled because the cut above Gustafsson’s eyebrow is bad enough the Swedish MMA Federation has threatened to pull the plug in the fight. In the event the Gustafsson vs. Mousasi fight does not occur, then the scheduled co-main event is a lightweight battle involving Ross Pearson and Ryan Couture which struggle definitely is not main event standard. But a struggle between Mousasi and Silva — while not incorporating a Swedish fighter in it — remains an superb bout and the lovers that have paid for their tickets to the event should be happy if this is indeed the switch. In case Mousasi vs. Silva becomes the newest main event of UFC on FUEL TV 9, anticipate Mousasi to open as a healthy -250 favorite, together with all the comeback on Silva being in the +200 range. Camozzi Fills In For Dollaway Against Mutante In UFC About FX 8 An accident to CB Dollaway has forced him from his forthcoming UFC on FX 8 struggle against TUF Brazil winner Cezar Mutante, and in his position steps Chris Camozzi, who defeated Nick Ring via split decision at UFC 158 only over two weeks ago. The battle, which takes place May 18 in Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, will take place on the evening’s main card. Camozzi (19-5) has appeared great as of late, picking up four-straight successes over Ring, Luiz Cane, Nick Catone, and Dustin Jacoby to emerge as a darkhorse contender in the UFC middleweight division. The 28-year-old has made constant improvements to his game because his time “The Ultimate Fighter” and yet another win, which could be five in row, could push up him the middleweight ranks. Mutante (5-2) won TUF Brazil last June in UFC 147 when he defeated Sergio Moraes. However, he has been out with injuries ever since. Mutante will soon be coming off a long layoff going to this bout with Camozzi, that has 30 minutes of cage period since Mutante’s last look, and that will probably prove to be a big drawback. Expect this struggle to be rather close in the betting odds, but it would not be surprising at all to watch Camozzi as the preferred for after, even though he will be battling at Mutante’s backyard in Brazil and even thought Mutante has much more hype surrounding him.
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