Fight Announcement: Stann vs. Sakara, Abedy vs. Head for UFC on Fuel 2

The UFC has announced via Twitter that middleweights Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara will take to the cage as part of the promotion's first Scandinavian event. Also on the card, James Head will make his welterweight debut against Papy Abedi.

This will be Stann's first fight since his second round submission to Chael Sonnen last October. Prior to that loss, Stann had been on a three-fight tear at middleweight, including TKOs of Chris Leben and Jorge Santiago. UFC on Fuel 2 represents the first time Stann will have fought overseas.

Alessio Sakara hasn't been in the cage since March of 2011, when he dropped a unanimous decision to the debuting Chris Weidman. Illness and injury kept him from competing since then. Like Stann, Sakara's recent loss interrupted a three-fight winning streak, including a victory over former title contender Thales Leites.

Abedi and Head, meanwhile, will each be making their sophomore efforts at UFC on Fuel 2. Abedi suffered the first loss of his career after submitting to a rear-naked choke from Thiago Alves. The Swedish-trained slugger has taken five of eight victories by TKO and two by submission.

James Head found himself in the UFC after a unanimous decision win over the traveling Gerald Harris. In his UFC debut, he took on Nick Ring for just over two and a half rounds before submitting to a rear-naked choke. Like Abedi, Head has an impressive knack for the finish, with four of his victories coming by way of TKO and two by submission.

UFC on Fuel 2 takes place April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Update:

The UFC has also announced the following matches:

Cyrill Diabate (17-8-1) vs. Jorgen Kruth (5-0-0)
Besam Yousef (6-0-0) vs. Simeon Thoresen (16-2-1)
Francis Carmont (17-7-0) vs. Magnus Cedenblad (10-3-0)

With the exceptions of Diabate and Carmont, all of these fighters will be making their UFC debuts.