Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos Niklas Backstrom is so confident heading into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 53 event that he offers a blunt assessment for opponent Mike Wilkinson: “I just need a normal day. He needs a superhero day.” Backstrom (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and fellow featherweight Wilkinson (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) kick off the day’s main card, which streams on UFC Fight Pass from Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. It’s Backstrom’s first fight since a dazzling UFC-debut upset of Tom Niinimaki in May, and he’s clearly confident heading into sophomore effort. To learn more about the undefeated Swedish fighter, check out the “On the Fly: Niklas Backstrom” feature above.
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