Gunnar Nelson will take on Albert 'Einstein' Tumenov at UFC Rotterdam on May 8th.
The Icelander, who trains at SBG with John Kavanagh, is 14-2-1 in his MMA career. Those losses came in two of his last three fights.
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In his last outing, Nelson was dominated by Demian Maia at UFC 194.
Russian Tumenov, who is 17-2, lost his first UFC fight two years ago but since has gone on a five-fight winning streak which sees him ranked 15 in the welterweight division.
BREAKING! Gunnar Nelson ?? vs. Albert Tumenov ?? announced for #UFCRotterdam! Tickets: https://t.co/ygOVwkatM9 pic.twitter.com/aypAGYpp0v
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