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2017 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year : Sunna Davidsdottir

All MMA Viking Staff - December 22, 2017

Sunna Davidsdottir (3-0) won an impressive two bouts in the leading all-female MMA promotion Invicta in 2017. All eyes were on the undefeatd Icelandic fighter...

Iceland’s Biggest Raid as Palsson, Omarsson, and Valdimarsson Brawl at FightStar 13

All Ryan O'Leary - December 8, 2017

It will be a record breaking evening for Icelandic MMA as they send three pro fighters in the cage at FightStar Championship 13 at...

Ilir Latifi Moving Up in Rankings After Winning Four of Five

All MMA Viking Staff - September 19, 2017

Ilir Latifi (13-5-0, 1 NC) has finally made his way to a top 10 contender in the world. The "Sledgehammer" is the #9 contender...

Ponzinibbio TKO´s ‘Gunni’ in First Round at UFC Glasgow

All Ian Cowie - July 17, 2017

Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson faced Santiago Ponzinibbio in the main event of UFC Fight Night 113 in Glasgow, Scotland. It was a quick fight,...

Live : UFC Glasgow Fight Card & Results

All Ian Cowie - July 16, 2017

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Glasgow with UFC Fight Night 113 on Sunday live from The SSE Hydro. The main event of UFC Fight...

Betsafe Betting Preview : UFC Glasgow

All MMA Viking Staff - July 16, 2017

MMA Viking continues to contribute MMA content to the growing blog for the leading online gaming company Betsafe. Ryan O'Leary, founder of MMAViking.com, writes a...

It’s Official, Daniel Teymur Fights at UFC Glasgow

All MMA Viking Staff - July 6, 2017

Undefeated Daniel Teymur (6-0) will fight on the upcoming UFC Glasgow card. As previously reported, the Swede was rumored to face Scotland's EFC Featherweight Champion,...

Daniel Teymur set to face Danny Henry at UFC Glasgow

All Darren Russell - July 1, 2017

With just under two weeks to go, UFC Glasgow appears to have gained another Viking with Daniel Teymur (6-0) set to face Scotland's EFC Featherweight...

Nordic MMA Rankings – July 2017

All MMA Viking Staff - June 26, 2017

The Nordic rankings have been updated with top-ranked fighters from or living in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Since 2011, MMA Viking has published...

Lina Lansberg Ruled Out Of UFC Glasgow Due To Injury

Featured News and Interviews Darren Russell - June 22, 2017

Lina Lansberg (7-2) has been ruled out of her bout with Leslie Smith (9-7-1) at UFC Glasgow due to a recurring injury, the Swedish...

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Posted @withregram • @abbaaa2 🥇 MESSAGE FROM FINLAND 🥇

I just won the biggest fight of my career here in Abu Dhabi being the main event on UFC fight pass.
I came to prove I belong at the highest level – and I did exactly that.
This wasn’t luck. This was years of hard work, sacrifice, and unshakable belief.

When my hand was raised, I knew, it’s time for the UFC

Dana White, Sean Shelby, UFC – you’ve seen what I bring. I’m ready.
No more “maybe one day” – that day is now.

📍 Finland is ready. I’m ready.
Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime. Let’s go. 🇫🇮🔥 ...

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“We are what we believe.” – Jani Mesikämmen

It’s hard to put into words what it feels like to learn of Jani’s passing. He was a pioneer in European MMA journalism, a loving family man, and one of the kindest, coolest people I’ve had the privilege to call a friend.

Many moons again Jani taught me what it meant to be a professional journalist— when I started to pretend to be one in 2008. And at the 20 or 30 events we attended together, in any room, he’d find you to check in, to make you feel comfortable, and ask you if you needed anything for your little website, although he was the only one that was working as a professional on real deadlines for major newspapers.

In addition to fist fights, we also bonded over music. Gosh, he could be an extra working at the record shop in High Fidelity. He had the deep knowledge to be able tell you an unkown fact or deeper cut from your favorite band. It was heart-breaking to see him give away his albums and guitar as he knew his belongings would not be with him for long.

Jani would sneak me incredible photos or videos from his MMA assignments, knowing I’d appreciate the moment as much as he did —a weigh-in photo of Gustafsson, Dalby, or Kuivanen to help me see what was going on at events I could not attend.

But above all else, Jani was grounded in love. He adored his kids and spoke about his family with warmth and pride. He always asked about my kids, too—genuinely, and often. That small, consistent kindness meant everything, even as he fought the tough battles.

Looking at his profile on mmaviking.com, you can see the photo he chose posted here. And I never noticed it before, but for his bio he wrote “We are what we believe.” I will have to think deeper about its meaning, and I’m sure it will make me a better person.

https://www.mmaviking.com/author/jani-mesikammen/ - To read any of his articles.

To Jani’s family: I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you can feel the deep respect, admiration, and love that so many of us carry for him.

Rest easy my friend Jani ❤️

Ryan O’Leary ...