{"id":113993,"date":"2014-09-30T05:02:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T12:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=113993"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:23:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:23:41","slug":"niklas-backstrom-explains-why-he-doesnt-want-his-family-at-fight-night-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/niklas-backstrom-explains-why-he-doesnt-want-his-family-at-fight-night-53\/","title":{"rendered":"Niklas Backstrom Explains Why He Doesn&#8217;t Want His Family At Fight Night 53"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Niklas-Backstrom-WINS.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Niklas-Backstrom-WINS.png\" alt=\"Niklas Backstrom WINS\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-99277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Niklas-Backstrom-WINS.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Niklas-Backstrom-WINS-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Niklas-Backstrom-WINS-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Niklas Backstrom is set to return to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night Stockholm this Saturday in his home country of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Backstrom is teammates with Alexander Gustafsson, and was one of his teammates featured in the UFC&#8217;s mini documentary, which you can watch HERE.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/09\/niklas-backstrom-doesnt-want-family-at-ufc-fight-night-53-but-they-might-be-there-anyway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> about why he doesn&#8217;t like his family being at his fights.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t know, and I don\u2019t want to know.  If they\u2019re coming, I don\u2019t want them to tell me. I don\u2019t like having my family there. I prefer them to stay home and wait for my call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father thinks it\u2019s pretty cool, because he was kind of a hockey fighter, but my mom\u2019s like every other mom,\u201d he said. \u201cShe wouldn\u2019t want me getting beaten up. My brothers, I was the reason they started watching MMA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey probably will be too curious,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I\u2019m thinking about my mom. I don\u2019t want her feeling like she has to watch, because it\u2019s never fun seeing your child fighting. I can understand it\u2019s very stressful for her.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Backstrom is undefeated in his professional career, as well as his UFC career, going 8-0 as a pro, and 1-0 while with the UFC.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Niklas Backstrom is set to return to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night Stockholm this Saturday in his home country of Sweden. Backstrom is teammates with Alexander Gustafsson, and was one of his teammates featured in the UFC&#8217;s mini documentary, which you can watch HERE. 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