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Tobias Harila

Tobias Harila. Photo: Stefan Romare

Fiery featherweight Tobias ”Bad Intenion” Harila (11-3) has undoubtedly been on the UFC’s radar for the last few years. After his spectacular win over Adam Westlund (in what some see as the best Swedish MMA fight ever) Harila signed with Cage Warriors and while not every fight has gone the Swede’s way he has proven himself to be exactly what the UFC wants: a young, exciting fighter who isn’t picky and wants to fight often, who brings a bit of showmanship with him both outside and inside the cage.

Harila has been booked to face undefeated Irishman Ryan Shelley at Cage Warriors 153 later this month and a win there may very well seal the deal for ”Bad Intention”.

Harila stalks forward like Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th series and carves a bloody swathe through the competition (most of the time). His brutal finishes of Damon Wilson and Aiden Stephen in Cage Warriors as well as his bloody beating of Rafael Macedo, are more or less what fans can expect of Harila if he gets to the UFC.