Mairbek Taisumov vs. Joaquim Silva added to UFC Fight Night 109 in Stockholm

The UFC’s return to Sweden in early summer continues to build with the addition of a new lightweight fight.

Brazil’s Joaquim Silva (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will take on Chechnya’s Mairbek Taisumov (26-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 109 in Stockholm, the promotion today announced.

UFC Fight Night 109 takes place May 28 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. Broadcast plans have not yet been announced; past Stockholm events have been FOX, FUEL TV and UFC Fight Pass offerings.

Taisumov will be going after his fifth straight win. He debuted in the UFC a little more than three years ago with a decision over Tae Hyun Bang in Singapore, but then dropped a decision to Michel Prazeres in hostile territory in Brazil.

But since then, he has gone on a four-fight tear with four knockout wins – the most recent two earning him “Performance of the Night” bonuses. He’ll also return to a city that has been friendly to him. The first two wins on his current run came in Stockholm with knockouts of Marcin Bandel and Anthony Christodoulou. Then he had the bonus-winning TKOs of Alan Patrick and Damir Hadzovic in June 2015 and April 2016, respectively. It will be more than a year since his most recent fight, though, thanks to visa issues keeping him from a UFC 203 bout against Nik Lentz.

Joaquim Silva

Silva signed with the UFC on a perfect 7-0 start to his career, then took a split call from Nazareno Malegarie at UFC 191 in September 2015. It was the first time in his career he had gone out of the first round. His next time out, he got back to his finishing ways with a 34-second knockout of Andrew Holbrook at the TUF 23 Finale this past July in Las Vegas.

With the addition, the latest UFC Fight Night 109 card includes:

• Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira
• Chris Camozzi vs. Magnus Cedenblad
• Christian Colombo vs. Damian Grabowski
• Jack Hermansson vs. Alex Nicholson
• Joaquim Silva vs. Mairbek Taisumov

For more on UFC Fight Night in Stockholm, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.