Jani Salmi vs. Sean Carter was the co-main event for saturday night’s fight card. Carter had previously fought in Finland just a few months ago at Cage 30 versus Anton Kuivanen in a fight which he lost via unanimous decision. Salmi is a long time training partner of Kuivanen and he executed a similar grinding
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Another finnish veteran stepped into the cage in Turku, Finland on saturday night. Jerry Kvarnström was looking to return to winning ways against a tough prospect in Rasul Khataev. Khataev who spent a couple of weeks at Stockholm’s All Stars Training Center looked much improved and eventually it was Khataev who picked up the unanimous
One of Finland’s MMA pioneers Markus Halkosaari announced that his bout against Arunas Vilius will be his last fight. What a way it was to say goodbye to the cage as he knocked out Vilius early on the second round. Visibly emotional Halkosaari was embraced by his longtime training partners and coaches after the bout. “Thank
Patrik Pietilä faced Sebastian Fournier at FNF in Turku, Finland. Fournier had previously fought in Turku last year and he came back in hopes to brush off the loss. Unfortunately for Fournier, Pietilä was a man possessed as he outstruck and outgrappled Fournier. Pietilä almost dropped Fournier with a nasty front kick to the body,
Primus Fight Team’s Patrik Kapanen faced tough Russian Egor Oleksii at Fight Night Finland’s 10th event. Kapanen seemed to be in control for majority of the fight, but a small error in the final minutes of the third round cost Kapanen the W. Oleksii locked in an armbar from the bottom and Kapanen wasn’t quick
Finnish BJJ superstar Aleksi Toivonen also made his professional debut at FNF 10. Toivonen quickly showcased his grappling prowess as he shot for a takedown on the first exchange of the fight. Petr Pomortsev impressed many with his defensive skills as he was defending against submissions for a round and a half, until Toivonen locked
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