Andreas Spång facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Andreas Spång |
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| Born | Andreas Christian Spång November 7, 1978 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Other names | Sweet Swede |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 223.8 lb (101.5 kg; 15.99 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Team | J-Sect MMA One Kick's Gym |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Notable relatives | Chris Spang (brother) |
Andreas Christian Spång (born November 7, 1978) is a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter from Sweden. He is known for his exciting fights. Andreas competed in major fighting organizations like Bellator, the MFC, and Strikeforce. He started his professional career in 2008.
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Andreas Spång's Fighting Journey
Early Life and Training
Andreas Spång started learning to box when he was only three years old. His father, who was an amateur boxer in Sweden, taught him. Andreas believes it is important to be a good role model for his family. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife and young son.
Andreas describes himself as a "striker." This means he likes to hit his opponents with punches and kicks. As an amateur boxer, he had a good record of 15 wins and 5 losses. He also fought one professional K-1 kickboxing match and won it.
Starting in Mixed Martial Arts
Andreas Spång began his professional MMA career on April 5, 2008. His first fight was in Luxembourg, where he won by a unanimous decision. He quickly became a top fighter in the middleweight division. He won his first five fights in a row.
Many of his victories came from knockouts or submissions. A submission is when a fighter makes their opponent give up. Most of these wins happened in the very first round. This showed how powerful and skilled Andreas was.
Competing in Bellator
Andreas Spång later joined Bellator Fighting Championships, a big MMA organization. He got a chance to compete in their Season Six middleweight tournament. This was a great opportunity for him to show his skills.
He made his Bellator debut at Bellator 66. In this fight, he faced a tough opponent named Brian "The Predator" Rogers. Andreas won with an amazing knockout, even after being in a tough spot.
Next, he fought Maiquel Falcão in the tournament finals at Bellator 69. Andreas started strong, but Falcão used his wrestling skills to control the rest of the fight. Andreas lost this match by a unanimous decision.
In 2013, Andreas was invited back for the Bellator Season Eight Middleweight tournament. He fought Doug Marshall in the first round at Bellator 89. Unfortunately, Andreas lost this fight by knockout in the first round.
Joining World Series of Fighting
In 2015, it was announced that Andreas Spång signed with the World Series of Fighting. This was another major fighting organization. He planned to compete in the Light Heavyweight division there.
