Gustafsson vs. Oezdemir announced for UFC 227

Alexander Gustafsson has his first fight of 2018.
On Thursday, the UFC announced that Gustafsson will fight fellow light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 227 on Aug. 4 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
ESPN was the first to report the news.
Oezdemir (15-1) had previously been scheduled to fight Mauricio Rua in the main event of UFC Hamburg on July 22, but the Switzerland native is currently dealing with an ongoing felony battery charge stemming from an incident in Florida, where