Rising Stars: Here Are Sweden’s Top 17 MMA Prospects

11. Samuel Bark

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• Weight class: Featherweight
• Pro record: 3-1
• Age: 29

Here we have one of the most experienced pro fighters on this list. Although Samuel Bark is relatively new on the professional MMA scene, ”Sammon Decker” is a world class Muay Thai fighter who’s been living and fighting in Thailand for years.

After winning multiple championship belts, including a WBC International title, Bark started shifting over to MMA where he basically continues to thai box with the addition of some wrestling and takedown defence. And it has actually worked out quite good for him so far.

Bark started off his pro MMA career with one of the nastiest-ever flying knee knockouts in Sweden. And after going 3-0, he just recently headlined FCR 12 against Alexander Lööf – another hot prospect that we’ll come back to.

While Bark lost that main event bout by split decision, he actually showcased a more well-rounded game by implementing some wrestling late in the fight the loss won’t put him back too far. He’s still gunning for the UFC and should he string together a couple of more wins, there’s definitely a chance that we’ll see him inside the octagon in the future.