Niklas Bäckström shined in the main event in his backyard of northern Sweden at last night’s Battle of Botnia. Georgi Stoyanov underestimated the ground game of the Swede and paid for it as he was submitted in round one. MMAViking.com photographer Daniel Schälander was cageside to capture the former UFC fighter get back to his winning ways.

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