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Gustafsson, Teixeira on weight; one fighter over by 5 pounds at UFC Fight Night in Sweden

Two of the best light heavyweights in the world will meet on Sunday in Sweden as Alexander Gustafsson faces Glover Teixeira in a pivotal matchup at 205 pounds.

A day ahead of the show, Gustafsson and Teixeira both hit the scale to weigh in for their fight that could have title fight implications for the winner.

Gustafsson came in at exactly 205 pounds while Teixeira took advantage of the one pound allowance for non-title fights as he tipped the scale at 206 pounds.

In the co-main event, highly touted prospects Volkan Oezdemir and Misha Cirkunov both came in at exactly 206 pounds to make their light heavyweight fight official.