Below is an overview of professional mixed martial arts events upcoming in Sweden, Finland, Norway (it’s illegal now, so hopefully soon =), Denmark, and Iceland. We also try and include Nordic fighters that are traveling and fighting internationally.
January
January 28 – UFC on FOX 2, United Center in Chicago, Illinois USA
Norway’s Jon Olav Einemo Versus Mike Russow Exclusive Pre-Fight Video | Post Fight
February
February 4 – Casino Fight Night 1, Casino Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
February 11 – Cage Warriors Fight Night 3, Beirut, Lebanon
Finland’s Juha-Pekka Vainikainen & Matteus Lahdesmaki , Sweden’s Victor Cheng, Mats Nilsson vs. Tommy Speer
Event Report
February 23, Cage Warriors 46 – Ukraine
Swede Diego Gonzalez Versus Ivica Truscek
Fight Announcement | Gonzalez Submits
February 25, Cage Contender 12 – Dublin, Ireland
Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson (8-0-1) Verus Ukraine’s Alexander Butenko (12-4)
Exclusive Announcement | Gunnar Nelson Wins
March
March 2/3, UFC on FX 2 – Allphones in Sydney, Australia
Denmark’s Martin Kampmann (18-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) vs. Thiago Alves (19-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC)
Hitman’s Fight Results
March 3 – CAGE 18 – Barona Areena Espoo, Turku, Finland
Fight Announcement | Preview Part 1 | Part 2 | Live Report | Event Recap
March 3 – Fightergalla 24 – Odense, Denmark
March 3 – Strenght and Honour 6
Swede Simon Sköld
March 10 – Royal Arena – Brøndby-Hallen, Denmark
Preview | Results | Event Recap
March 17 – Staredown 6 – Expohal Autwerpen, Belgium
Swede Lina Eklund will face Fran Vanderstrukken | Fight Video
March 23 – Botnia Punishment XI – Seinäjoki, Finland
Fight Card Announced
March 23 – StandUpWar Vol. 2 – Tampere, Finland
March 23 – Glory World Series, Moscow Rusia
Ilir Latifi (Sweden) Versus Ruslan Magomedov
March 24– Strength & Honor Championship 5
Mats Nilsson Wins
April
April 12 – Cage Warriors Fight Night 5
Victor Cheng Wins
April 14 – UFC in Sweden /UFC on Fuel 2 – Globen Arenas, Stockholm
Event Information and Updates | Fight Card | Exclusive Event Coverage
April 14 – Fight Night 7 – Lappeenranta Hockey Arena, Finland
Fight Announcement
April 20 – Bellator 66, Cleveland’s I-X Center, USA
Vanttinen (Finland) | Spang (Sweden) | Spang (Sweden) Fight Video
April 21 – Arctic Fight 4 – Rovaniemi, Finland
April 28 – VISION 6 – Glasgow, Scotland
Swede David Häggström versus James Doolan
Fight Announcement & Card
May
May 5 – Vision Scandinavia – Karlstad, Sweden
Headliner Announced | Play-by-Play
May 5 – Finnish MMA Championships – Espoo, Finland
Headliner Announced
May 6 – The Zone FC “Demolition” – Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Announcements : Kakai Title | Njie Title | Svensson Title | Fight Card | Play-by-Play
May 12 – Fightergalla 25 – Dansborghallen, Sollentuna Alle, Hvidovre, Denmark
www.fightergalla.dk/fightergalla-25
May 18 – Bellator 69 – L’Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Andreas Spang (Sweden) Versus Maiquel Falcao
May 18 – CSA Fight Night 8 – Grøndal Centret, 1, Copenhagen
CSA.dk
May 24 – Cage Warriors FC Fight Night 6 – Bahrain
Matteus Lahdesmaki (Finland) v Jim Alers & Diego Gonzalez (Sweden) v Ivan Buchinger
May 26 – Glory World Series – Globe Arenas, Stockholm, Sweden
Ilir Latifi Versus Horn (Update Horn is Injured) | Ilir Pre-Fight Interview | Ilir Pre-Fight Interview
May 26 – FG Fight Night 8 – Sondenborg, Denmark
fightergalla.dk
June
June 2 – Cage Warriors 47, Dublin, Ireland
David Bielkheden (Sweden) Versus Cathal Pendred
June 2 – On Top 5, Glasgow Scotland
Nicholas Musoke (Sweden) Versus Dean Caldwell for Welterweight Title
July
July 21 – UFC 149 – Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Canada
Anton Kuivanen (Finland) Versus Canadian Mitch Clarke
August
August 25 – Cage Fight Live – Vol. 2 – Fight Pit, Herning, Denmark
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August 31 – Royal Arena – Brøndby-Hallen, Denmark
September
September 1 – Carelia Fight VIII – Imatra, Finland
September 1 – Vision FC 4 – Glasgow, Scotland
Swedes Svensson and Lexell Land Fights on VISION FC 4
September 14 – Botnia Punishment XII – Seinäjoki, Finland
Exclusive Announcement
September 15 – European MMA I (Casino Fight Night 2) – Denmark
September 15 – Turku Fight Night I – Turku, Finland
September 29 – UFC on Fuel – UK **MMA VIKING WILL BE COVERING EVENT LIVE IN NOTTINGHAM**
Featuring Sweden’s Corassani and Iceland’s Nelson
October
October 6 – Superior Challenge – Malmö Arena, Malmö, Sweden
Event Announcement
October 13 – European MMA II – Denmark
October 13 – Fight Festival 32 – Helsinki, Finland
October 27 – StandUpWar – Tampere, Finland
October 27 – Shooto Chicago Collision 10 – Lahti, Finland
October 27 – Clash of Warriors 3 – Tobakken Esbjerg, Denmark
November
November 3 – Cage 19 – Vantaa, Finland
November 10 – The Zone FC 11 – Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden
November 10 – Fightergalla 26 – Denmark
November 16 – Rumble of the Kings “Friday Fight Night” – Cloetta Center, Linköping, Sweden
November 17 – UFC 154: GSP vs Carlos Condit
Featuring Dane Martin Kampmann
November 17 – Cage 20 “Northern Storm II” – Oulu, Finland
December
December 1 – VISION FC – Supershow – Stockholm, Sweden
December 1 – BAMMA 11 – National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham
Featuring Swede Max Nunes
December 8 – UFC on Fox – Seattle, Washington
Featuring Swede Alexander Gustafsson
December 13 – European MMA 3 – Denmark
December 14 – Bellator 84 – Indiana, USA
Featuring Swede (now training in Norway) Jack Hermansson
December 29 – Trophy MMA “Nyårssmällen” – Amiralen, Malmö, Sweden
December 31 – Cage Warriors 51 – Dublin, Ireland
Featuring Finland’s Katja Kankaanpää facing Aisling Daly
See something missing? Please send an email to [email protected], and we will update.
