Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos Undefeated welterweight Gunnar Nelson meets what could be the toughest and most rewarding opponent of his career Saturday when he takes on Rick Story in UFC Fight Night 53’s headliner, if only he dwelled on the hype surrounding the matchup. Getting Nelson to get invested is a difficult proposition. The 26-year-old Iceland native is not much more talkative than he was when he first made his UFC debut two years ago. As a headliner, however, he’s been forced out of his quiet comfort zone in promoting a fight. “I think this fight is not going to be too long,” he told MMAjunkie Radio ahead of the fight, which takes place Saturday at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm and streams on UFC Fight Pass.
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UFN 53 headliner Gunnar Nelson: In my mind, I’m two fights away from title shot – MMA Junkie