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Swede Karl Albrektsson (6-2) lost to Czech Jiri Prochazka (20-3-1) at RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd in Saitama, Japan. It was however a fight dominated by “King Karl” until Jiri flurried late in the first round, in what many saw as an early stoppage. Here comes @karlalbrektsson !!! A post shared by Ryan O'Leary – […] The post Karl Albrektsson Stopped After Dominating Early at RIZIN appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Mikael Silander (17-5) is on a roll, winning three straight bouts and looking for a fourth with a M-1 interim title shot at M-1 Challenge 87 on February 9th. The event will go down at the M-1 Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia. The “Hulk” will take on Arman Ashimov (7-2-1) for the flyweight strap. The […] The post Mikael Silander Gets M-1 Interim Title Shot appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Heavyweight Irman Smajic captured his second consecutive IMMAF world championships this year. The Swede had a perfect 2017, winning all 7 of his fights, earning him the 2017 Nordic Male Amateur Fighter of the Year. Smajic captured gold at all three major IMMAF tournaments, winning the European Open in April, Asian Open in June, then […] The post 2017 Male Amateur Fighter of the Year : Irman Smajic appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. M-1 Global returned to Finland on August 5th after a nine year absence. The second show for the Russian promotion M-1 Challenge 82 went down at the Hartwall Arena, the first MMA event ever at the huge arena. “We have many fighters from Finland and next year we are going to hold another event there.” […] The post M-1 Global Returning to Finland in 2018 appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. 2017 was a busy year for Finnish combat sport athletes and fans alike as such organizations as M-1 Global, ADCC, Cage MMA, Fight Night Finland, Nordic Fighting Championships and Total Fight Night organized events in Finland. I went to over 20 events and took thousands and thousands of pictures. As the year is now coming […] The post 10 Pictures to Capture 2017 Finnish Combat Sports appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Superior Challenge put on one of the best Nordic cards in recent memory, stacking local UFC veterans such as David Bielkheden and Papy “Makambo” Abedi in the main and co-main events, a high-level viking matchup of Juho Valamaa and Zebaztian Kadestam, pro debuts of Marthin Hamlet Nielsen and Rostem Akman, and a retirement fight from Thomas ‘Moon Lee’ Hytten earning the […] The post 2017 Event of the Year : Superior Challenge 15 appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. |
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