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There were solid pro female performers in 2017 with the undefeated Sunna Davidsdottir racking up two more wins in Invicta, Maiju Suotama‘s two victories after six years away from MMA, and Lina Länsberg getting Nordic’s first UFC win, but it was the active Minna Grusander who secured her third win in the year earning her the 2017 […] The post 2017 Female Fighter of the Year : Minna Grusander appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. In a normal year, Maiju Suotama who came back to MMA action with two wins after six year absence or even Matteus Lahdesmaki fighting after three years away would be the comeback fighter of the year, but a secret battle with cancer and chemotherapy treatments followed by a comeback win in Cage Warriors by Frantz […] The post 2017 Comeback Fighter of the Year : Frantz Slioa appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. 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. |
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