Copenhagenโs Rumble Sports is the 2014 Nordic Gym of the Year. With a solid run of its veteran fighters capturing titles and younger fighters consistently progressing in their pro careers, the Danish gym follows in the footsteps of Stockholmโs Allstars Training Center (2013) to capture the 2nd annual winner of MMAViking.com’s annual โGym of the Year’ award.
The most high profile 2014 achievements from Rumble underย head coachย Tue Trnka include 2014 crowned Cage Warriors champions in Swede Pannie Kianzad (7-0) and Dane Nicolas Dalby (13-0).
Kianzad has showed significant improvements in her game both on the ground and striking, capping off her year with capturing theย vacant CWFC womenโs bantamweight world title. ย The 23 year old won by unanimous decision as Finn Eeva Siiskonen (3-2) on the Cage Warriors 74 card in November in a five round bout.
Championย Dalbyย defended his welterweight belt against Norway’s Mohsen Bahari (8-2) in the final fight of the same London card to continue his impressive winning streak. ย Earlier in theย year, Sharpshooter captured the title with his Nordic KO of the Year overย Sergei Churilov.
Not to be overlooked are the runs of other fighters including Dane Anna Elmose (1-0) whoย kick off the Cage Warriors 74 card in her pro debut with a 19 second TKO. ย Damir Hadzovic (9-2) also won twiceย in 2014, including a beatdown ofย UFC vet John Maguire,ย to put himself justย a fight or two awayย from the Cage Warriors lightweight belt.
Mats Nilsson also showed impressive striking in his UFC debut after a short time with head coachย Tue Trnka. ย Look for another evolvement from Nilsson as he now drops to welterweight for his Octagon debut on January 3rd in Las Vegas.
Undefeated Danesย Mads Burnellย andย Mathias Lodahlย are alsoย up and coming undefeated prospects that will also get attention in 2015.
For a complete list of 2014 awards so far and a history of the yearly winners.
