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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.
đš 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. đš
— Tudor Leonte (@MrTudorLeonte) May 27, 2022
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Anton âThe Pleasure Manâ Turkalj impressive record
The Swede Anton âThe Pleasure Manâ 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. AcĂĄcio dos Santos
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