Reminder: 'Countdown to UFC Fight Night 109: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira' debuts today on FS1

As a reminder, the UFC’s traditional pre-event show returns today with the debut of “Countdown to UFC Fight Night 109: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira” on FS1.

The half-hour special previews the card’s headlining bout between former light heavyweight title challengers Alexander Gustafsson (17-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who’s No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light-heavyweight rankings, and No. 5 Glover Teixeira (26-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC).

Gustafsson, from Stockholm, fought former champ Jon Jones for the belt at UFC 165 and lost a narrow decision. He fought current champ Daniel Cormier for the title at UFC 192 in October 2015 and lost a split call. Teixeira fought Jones for the belt at UFC 172 and dropped a unanimous decision.

Now each fighter needs to go through the other if he wants to get back into title contention for a potential shot at the winner of the rematch between Cormier and Jones, which takes place at UFC 214 in July.

“Countdown” airs at 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PT) on FS1, and replays air throughout the week.

UFC Fight Night 109 takes place next Sunday, May 28, at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

The full UFC Fight Night 109 card includes:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 1 p.m. ET)

• Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira
• Misha Cirkunov vs. Volkan Oezdemir
• Ben Saunders vs. Peter Sobotta
• Omari Akhmedov vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
• Oliver Enkamp vs. Nordine Taleb
• Jack Hermansson vs. Alex Nicholson

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 11 a.m. ET )

• Pedro Munhoz vs. Damian Stasiak
• Chris Camozzi vs. Trevor Smith
• Reza Madadi vs. Joaquim Silva
• Nico Musoke vs. Bojan Velickovic

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 9:30 a.m. ET )

• Jessin Ayari vs. Darren Till
• Damir Hadzovic vs. Marcin Held

For more on UFC Fight Night 109, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.