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Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120 in October | MMAjunkie.com

A light-heavyweight bout between Cyrille Diabate (17-6-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Alexander Gustafsson (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will be part of October's UFC 120 event.

MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) confirmed with a source close to the event that bout agreements are being finalized for the matchup, which was first reported by MMAFighting.com.

UFC 120 takes place Oct. 16 at The O2 in London. The night's main card airs via same-day delay on Spike TV.

Diabate vs. Gustafsson is likely to be part of the night's preliminary card.

Diabate, a French kickboxer who made his pro MMA debut more than a decade ago, recently picked up his sixth consecutive win with a TKO of Luiz Cane. That UFC 114 bout marked the PRIDE and EliteXC's UFC debut.

Nicknamed "Snake," Diabate continues to round out his game. Earlier in his career, the 36-year-old relied heavily on his hands, and he was often stopped by submission fighters. But lately, he's submitted as many opponents as he's knocked out.

His upcoming opponent, Gustafsson, is a Swedish striker who opened his career with nine straight victories. Seven of them, including his octagon debut against Jared Hamman at UFC 105, came via knockout.

However, in his most recent bout, the 23-year-old suffered a submission loss to highly touted Phil Davis at UFC 112.

The latest UFC 120 card now includes:

Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Michael Bisping*
Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy*
John Hathaway vs. Dong Hyun Kim*
Travis Browne vs. Cheick Kongo*
Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton*
Tom Blackledge vs. James McSweeney*
Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson*
Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz*
Paul Sass vs. TBA*

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

Diabate is a freaking danger and was a terrific addition to the LHW division. He's an insightful striker with some really articulate footwork that wasn't really showcased vs. Cane since it kinda devolved fast, however at his size and with his striking pedigree, he could really do some damage given his experience and training. Then again, I have been saying the same thing about Brandon Vera for freaking EVA, so whaddo I know!!

Also, keep an eye out for Nedkov, he's debuting at 205 too and is kind of a very well kept secret acquisition who may really start gaining some momentum in the coming year.....

[KevoOnTheRadio]

For a free card, it's shaping up rather nicely.

[Yefyr]

I think this fight has the potential of being a great, technical stand-up war. Both fighters impressed me in their last fights even though Gustafsson lost he displayed nice takedown defence against a good wrestler in Phil Davis.