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All you need to know about DWCS with Josefine Knutsson!

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August 21, 2023

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DWCS with Josefine Knutsson takes place in Las Vegas. Photo by Johnathon “SWEEP” Michael

Dana White’s Contender Series 59 takes place on Tuesday August 22 at the UFC Apex and features a bunch of interesting prospects competing for a spot in the world’s premier MMA organization.

Among the most talented fighters on the card is undefeated Swedish strawweight Josefine “Thunder” Knutsson who takes on Neatherland’s Isis Verbeek.

Knutsson is 5-0 as a professional MMA fighter and comes from a hard-fought split decision win against Jacinta Austin at UAE Warriors 36 in February.

“It’s a huge opportunity for me, and I’m so stoked. I’ve been stoked for a long time, since I’ve known about the fight for three or four months,” Knutsson recently told Frontkick’s sister site Maximum Sports about the fight.

“My opponent has a background in striking, both in kickboxing, a bare-knuckle bout, a pro boxing bout, and I’ve got Muay Thai and kickboxing. So I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they matched us. They want an explosive fight. I definitely think it’s a fun fight.”

Verbeek is 4-1 and comes from a unanimous decision win against Melissa Oddessa Parker at Invicta FC 48.

Check out the full Dana White’s Contender Series 59 fight card below!

DWCS with Josefine Knutsson

Women’s strawweight bout: Josefine Knutsson vs. Isis Verbeek
Middlweight bout: Eli Aronov vs. Zach Reese
Featherweight bout: Luis Pajuelo vs. Robbie Ring
Flyweight bout: Felipe Dos Santos vs. Luciano Pereira
Welterweight bout: Kaik Brito vs. Oban Elliott

* Fight order and number of bouts is a subject of change.

For Swedish viewers, the event starts at 02.00 CET on UFC Fight Pass.

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