Swedens Anton Turkalj gets new fight at Dana White’s Contender Series

Swedish light heavyweight Anton Turkalj is undefeated and finished all of his seven opponents. Photo: Brave Combat Federation

Undefeated Swedish MMA fighter Anton Turkalj will face Brazil’s Acacio dos Santos next, according to Sherdog editor Tudor Leonte. The light heavyweight bout will be a part of the upcoming Dana White’s Contender Series event that will be held at the UFC Apex on July 26.

🚨 BREAKING: Brave CF alum Anton Turkalj is set to face Acacio dos Santos at the upcoming DWCS event on July 26. The pair will collide at light heavyweight. 🚨

— Tudor Leonte (@MrTudorLeonte) May 27, 2022

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Anton ”The Pleasure Man” Turkalj impressive record

The Swede Anton ”The Pleasure Man” Turkalj fought his las three fights in Brave CF and has a impressive record of 7-0. Even more impressive is the fact that he finished all of his seven opponents.

In his last bout he landed a crazy spinning backfist that knocked out Konstantin Soldatov after just 13 seconds. The KO got historic as the organizations fastest finish ever.

Watch the epic spinning backfist KO below.

Insanity in Bahrain. Anton Turkalj scores the fastest KO in Brave history with a 13 second spinning back fist against Konstantin Soldatov then exits stage left. #BRAVECF50 pic.twitter.com/onLOGG0TKx

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 1, 2021

Turkalj’s DWCS opponent, Acacio dos Santos, has a record of 14-4. He won his last fight via decision over Marcos Brigagao, at the Standout Fighting Tournament 34.

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Dana White’s Contender Series on July 26

Following fights will be a part of the Dana White’s Contender Series July 26 event.

• Middleweight: Joseph Pyfer vs. Ozzy Diaz
• Flyweight: Alessandro Costa vs. Andres Luna Martinetti
• Flyweight: Clayton Carpenter vs. Stephen Erceg
• Bantamweight: Farid Basharat vs. Willian Souza
• Light Heavyweight: Anton Turkalj vs. Acácio dos Santos

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