Two true veterans of Nordic MMA will clash as Denmark’s Morten Djursaa (12-5) will face Sweden’s Diego Gonzalez (19-11) at the Odense Congress Center (OCC) tonight for MMA GALLA’s first event ever. There are four pro fights on the card, and MMAViking.com is cageside for live reporting and pictures. Dane Mads Burnell is the co-headliner
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Swede Karl Albrektsson (5-0) will join legends Mirko Filipovic and Wanderlei Silva in the Rizin open-weight grand prix. “They will all stand before the King someday” says the Pancrase fighter to MMAViking.com. There are six fights announced for the first round, and the six winners will fight in the next round. Two more fighters, including
Cage 36 took place 3rd of September at the Helsinki House of Culture. It was the pro debut of Henri Lintula as he faced much more experienced Raimondas Sinica (4-10). Lintula did not hesitate as he took control of the fight and forced the referee to stop the action due to TKO in the first
Cage 36 took place 3rd of September at the Helsinki House of Culture. It was a tough night for Finnish power house Jussi Halonen (6-5) who was submitted by Spanish Javier Fuentes (7-3). MMAViking.com contributor Jarno Juutinen was there to capture action cageside. Check out pictures here.
Dane Christian Colombo was just one point on one score card away from capturing the first heavyweight win for the Nordics. Godzilla was the third big man to enter the Octagon behind Finn Tony Halme (0-1 UFC) and Norwegian John Olav Einemo (0-2 UFC), and the Dane nearly walked away with the win at UFC
The UFC will be headed to the Nordics in 2017 confirms the Vice President and General Manager for EMEA James Elliott. Sweden, Finland, and Denmark are currently all in the running for an upcoming event. “We will be in the Nordics next year” reveals the executive to MMAViking.com following the recent UFC in Hamburg card.
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