Gunnar Nelson was tagged early in his career as a mysterious, silent, and calm viking. As each camp has come and gone with the UFC, plus m more a through social media, Gunni has shown that he is not in hiding in Dublin or Reykjavik just working on his ground game.

Leading into his 194 showdown with Demian Maia, we take a look at the some of the camp, including putting out candles with martial arts, training with the Mountain from ‘Game of Thrones’, enjoying the beaches of sunny California and more!

Absolute honor to have my Viking brother visit us training, a beast of a man!! @thorbjornsson #themountain #180kg

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Good session done today

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Gibbon swings #findyourgibbon

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