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Aleksi Savolainen (8-6, 1NC) used kicks to stop Markus Mäki-Ventelä (1-3) at 18 seconds into the second round in a featured pro MMA bout at CAGE 51. MMAViking’s Jarno Juutinen (also shooting for CAGE promotion) was at the House of Culture to capture action. Check out photos here. The post Fight Photos: Savolainen vs Mäki-Ventelä at Cage 51 appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Guram Kutateladze (12-2) beat Mateusz Gamrot (17-1-1) in his UFC debut. The Swede got the win by split decision at the Flash Forum in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, but was surprised to get the nod. “I’m an honest man. Me and this guy worked hard, but the result, it wasn’t my fight. The guy did how many takedowns?” says […] The post Guram Kutateladze Wins Debut, but Says ‘I’m Not Happy’ appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Ole-Jørgen Mandt Johnsen (3-1) suffered the first loss of his career against Andrej Kalasnik (7-1) at Oktagon 17 in Brno, Czech Republic. Thomas Robertsen (8-4) also lost, getting submitted by UFC veteran Karel “Karlos” Vemola (28-6) from Czech Republic in the 3rd round. “OJ” out of Frontline Academy Drammen jumped in on short notice to face Kalasnik, but it did […] The post Norwegians Johnsen and Robertsen Lose at Oktagon 17 appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Guram Kutateladze (11-2) will face Mateusz Gamrot (17-0-1) in his UFC debut. The Sweden basked fighter hit the scales at 156 lbs as did his lightweight opponent. The fight goes down tomorrow at the Flash Forum in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Weigh-in Video Face-Off Video The post Video : Guram Kutateladze on Weight for UFC Debut appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Ole-Jørgen Mandt Johnsen (3-0). Sounds viking doesn’t it? For sure he is… OJ is a proud “Drammenser” (Norway 6th biggest city) and is a big talent coming out of Frontline Academy Drammen where he train under Nic Ruben Nikolaisen and alongside Kenneth Evensen among others. After a start in boxing he went full into BJJ for some […] The post Ole-Jorgen Johnsen: “My ambition is to do as much damage as possible in every fight,” appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Makwan Amirkhani (16-5) lost to Brazilian striker Edson Barboza (21-9) at UFC Fight Island. 30-26, 30-27, 29-28 read the score cards after 15 minutes of action. Makwan came out calm, waiting for Barboza to make a move to start the bout. Barboza is also cautious, throwing light kicks at the front leg. A body attack from Edson, and […] The post Makwan Amirkhani Comes Up Short Against Edson Barboza appeared first on Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. |
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