Finn Juha Saarinen (9-2) will make a return to action for a fight on the upcoming Cage 27 event, which will be held on November 8th in Turku Finland. The light heavyweight known as “Juice” was consistently ranked #3 in the Nordics, behind Gustafsson and Latifi, when he was last active in the cage in 2012.
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The FinnFighters Gym fighter will now face Cyril Asker of France at Cage 27, who typically fights at heavyweight. The two will meet at a catchweight of 108 kg / 238 lbs. Turku’s own Saarinen hasn’t fought since September of 2012 when he scored a 24 second TKO win over Frenchman Florian Martin at Carelia Fight 8.
Saarinen suffered a serious knee injury while preparing for Cage 18 and had to have surgery. The Finn has had injuries and more injuries in the last few years. A pinched nerve prevented another comeback at Carelia Fight 9 last year.