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USA Today
11-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Andreas Gustafsson took back-to-back weight cuts in stride at UFC 316: ‘That's life'
Andreas Gustafsson took back-to-back weight cuts in stride at UFC 316: 'That's life' Show Caption Hide Caption UFC 316: Andreas Gustafsson post-fight interview UFC 316 winner Andreas Gustafsson spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his unanimous decision victory over Khaos Williams. NEWARK, N.J. – Andreas Gustafsson met the media Saturday after his win over Khaos Williams at UFC 316. Gustafsson (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) took a unanimous decision from Williams (15-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) on the preliminary card at Prudential Center. He was an underdog in the fight, but also took the matchup on a week's notice. Gustafsson was set to fight a week prior against Jeremiah Wells, but had an opponent switch to Trevin Giles on short notice. Then Giles suffered an injury on weigh-in day that canceled the fight. Gustafsson got pushed to a bigger event at UFC 316, but had to endure the drama of changing matchups and the annoyance of back-to-back weight cuts. 'It's a long and never-ending fight week – the first week when you have weight, and then you have to start over,' Gustafsson said at his post-fight news conference. 'That's life. It feels great (to win).' Check out Gustafsson's post-fight news conference in the video above.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ministers to unveil revamped Whitehall investment hub
Ministers will this week unveil a revamp of the Whitehall investment hub that they hope will secure hundreds of billions of capital flows into the UK in the coming years. Sky News understands that Baroness Gustafsson, the investment minister, will address a private event on Thursday designed to relaunch the Office for Investment (OfI). Government sources said the revamp - in which Sir Keir Starmer's top officials and the Treasury have been closely involved - would align the UK's 'investment resources' under a single brand. The new OfI has absorbed teams from other Whitehall directorates with the objective of reducing confusion among international investors in Britain, according to the sources. Greg Jackson, the Octopus Energy chief, and Baroness Lane Fox, who chairs the British Chambers of Commerce, are expected to speak at the event in central London alongside senior government officials, according to people familiar with the agenda. Thursday's summit will come days before ministers launch the new industrial strategy, with the OfI charged with targeting investors in priority sectors such as clean energy, advanced manufacturing and life sciences. A beefed-up investment hub was among the key recommendations of the former business minister Lord Harrington's review - commissioned by then-chancellor Jeremy Hunt - in 2023. One insider said last year's International Investment Summit, at which ministers claimed to have drawn £63bn of new investment for the UK, provided a solid foundation for the revamped OfI. A further event designed to attract inward investment will be held in Birmingham later this year, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced on Wednesday. The Department for Business and Trade declined to comment on Wednesday afternoon.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
UFC 316 makes two new fights official days prior to event
UFC 316 is days away and the lineup is still being tinkered with. After independent reports in recent days, the promotion made official two new fights for Saturday's card at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Advertisement Khaos Williams, who needed an opponent after withdrawals from Uros Medic and Albert Tadevosyan. He will now fight Andreas Gustafsson, who was expected to fight this past Saturday, but who had his bout canceled when opponent Trevin Giles fell and hit his head on weigh-ins day. Front Kick Online first reported the bout. Williams (15-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Gustafsson (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) are bout strike-heavy fighters, which could make for an appealing matchup for violence seekers. Williams aims to bounce back from a submission loss to Gabriel Bonfim. Gustafsson looks to make the most out of his UFC debut after an impressive TKO win over Pat Pytlik on Dana White's Contender Series. Eurosport NL first reported the bout. Additionally, a lightweight bout between promotional newcomer Mark Choinski and MarQuel Mederos has been added to the card. Choinski (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) enters the promotion as the Anthony Pettis FC lightweight champion. Factory X's Mederos (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) aims to maintain his perfect career record after consecutive UFC victories over Landon Quinones and Austin Hubbard. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 316 makes two new fights official days prior to event
USA Today
02-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 316 makes two new fights official days prior to event
UFC 316 makes two new fights official days prior to event UFC 316 is days away and the lineup is still being tinkered with. After independent reports in recent days, the promotion made official two new fights for Saturday's card at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Khaos Williams, who needed an opponent after withdrawals from Uros Medic and Albert Tadevosyan. He will now fight Andreas Gustafsson, who was expected to fight this past Saturday, but who had his bout canceled when opponent Trevin Giles fell and hit his head on weigh-ins day. Front Kick Online first reported the bout. Williams (15-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Gustafsson (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) are bout strike-heavy fighters, which could make for an appealing matchup for violence seekers. Williams aims to bounce back from a submission loss to Gabriel Bonfim. Gustafsson looks to make the most out of his UFC debut after an impressive TKO win over Pat Pytlik on Dana White's Contender Series. Eurosport NL first reported the bout. Additionally, a lightweight bout between promotional newcomer Mark Choinski and MarQuel Mederos has been added to the card. Choinski (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) enters the promotion as the Anthony Pettis FC lightweight champion. Factory X's Mederos (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) aims to maintain his perfect career record after consecutive UFC victories over Landon Quinones and Austin Hubbard.
USA Today
30-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
'Injury on the Trevin Giles side' scraps UFC on ESPN 68 short-notice save vs. Gustafsson
'Injury on the Trevin Giles side' scraps UFC on ESPN 68 short-notice save vs. Gustafsson Giles saved Gustafsson's fight on short notice, but suffered an injury leading into Friday's official weigh-ins Andreas Gustafsson had about a week to enjoy the fact his fight had been saved by Trevin Giles. But that's out the window. Gustafsson (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Giles (16-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) had been set to meet Saturday in an 180-pound fight at UFC on ESPN 68 May 31 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight was set at that weight instead of 170 because Giles stepped in on short notice for Jeremiah Wells, who pulled out. But Friday at the official weigh-ins for UFC on ESPN 68, it was announced the fight is off. Weigh-ins emcee Brendan Fitzgerald gave the official reason for the fight's cancellation as "an injury on the Trevin Giles side." Gustafsson, 34, was set to make his UFC debut after an impressive showing on DWCS in 2024. He sliced and diced Pat Pytlik en route to a second-round TKO and extended his winning streak to three. Giles, 32, may have had his back against the wall in the fight no matter what, but now he'll have the specter of this cancellation hanging over him. He has three straight losses, but in his seven total UFC setbacks, three came against current middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and top contenders Carlos Prates and Michael Morales. With the cancellation, the UFC on ESPN 68 lineup, now with 10 fights, includes: MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET) Erin Blanchfield vs. Maycee Barber Mateusz Gamrot vs. Ludovit Klein Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Billy Ray Goff Dustin Jacoby vs. Bruno Lopes Macy Chiasson vs. Ketlen Vieira – 145-pound adjusted contract weight Dusko Todorovic vs. Zachary Reese PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
