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Swedes Pannie Kianzad (9-3) and Bea Malecki (2-0) have been casted for the 28th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” They will be part of the eight female featherweights cast that will also be on the show with eight male heavyweights. Kianzad was previously casted on TUF, but fell to illness and could not participate. This […] The post Pannie Kianzad and Bea Malecki Cast for TUF 28 appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Tina Lahdemaki (5-1) has decided to retire from mixed martial arts after years of battling against injuries. The 30-year-old Finn amassed an 8-0 amateur record and went 5-0 as a professional before joining the UFC in 2014. Lähdemäki (5-1) made history by becoming the first Nordic female fighter to step into the Octagon in 2014. The RNC […] The post Tina Lähdemäki Announces Retirement from MMA ‘It’s just time to move on’ appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Dane Joachim Christensen (14-7) will face Isa Umarov (5-3) at ACB 92 in Malmo on August 25. “I’m back” says the Arte Suave fighter to MMA Viking. “Damn, I am ready… and close to home.” The light heavyweight bout is currently on a tough run, losing his last 3 fights. He will be pushing to get back in […] The post Joachim Christensen Booked for ACB Malmö ‘I’m Back’ appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. We are now over halfway through the calendar year, and 10 Nordic fighters have competed in the UFC in 2018 so far with plenty more to come. Now that we have the first major PPV of the second half of the year in the books and Nordic fighters are getting ready for UFC Hamburg, I’m […] The post 2018 Nordic Fighter UFC Stats… So Far appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Glenn “Teddy Bear” Sparv (18-5) lost by decision to Jun Yong Park (9-3) at RFC Way of the Dragon 2’s main event in Taipei City, Taiwan. 30-27, 30-27, and 30-26 read the lopsided score cards at the end of a 15 minute battle that saw the Korean land the heavier punches, with Sparv getting take-downs throughout. […] The post Glenn Sparv’s Takedowns Not Enough in RFC Main Event appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Undefeated Norwegian Kenneth Bergh (6-0) is trying to replace the recently injured Ilir Latifi (14-5) that has withdrawn from his co-main event against Glover Teixeira (27-6) at UFC Fight Night 134 on July 22. “Since Ilir is Swedish, should they put me in they hopefully might be able to garner more interest from the Scandinavian crowd.” says Bergh […] The post Bergh Targets Opponentless Teixeira ‘The UFC Should Put Me In’ appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. |
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