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Marcus Vänttinen is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

professional mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

who competes in the light heavyweight

Light Heavyweight (MMA)

The light heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally refers to competitors weighing between 186 and 205 lb . It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division....

division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Vänttinen has mostly competed in Finland, most notably for M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

Mixed martial arts career

Vänttinen began his career and compiled a 3–0 record in just over a year. He then joined Fight Festival in Finland. He was amongst the featured names at Fight Festival 22 whilst holding a 6–0 record, with 5 via submission. At Fight Festival 22, Vänttinen backed up his rising reputation, defeating Samir Bourekba via triangle choke in the third round.

M-1 Global

Vänttinen then joined M-1 Global

M-1 Global

M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...

, making his debut at M-1 Challenge 10 in Finland against Christian M'Pumbu

Christian M'Pumbu

Christian M'Pumbu is a French professional mixed martial artist of Congolese descent. He is the first and current Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.-Background:...

. After 2:15 of the first round, M'Pumbu took Vänttinen down with relative ease, before transitioning to Vänttinen's back. M'Pumbu then locked in a rear naked choke for the victory, handing Vänttinen his first professional loss.

Vänttinen returned at M-1 Challenge 12 in the U.S. In the second round against Jason Jones, Vänttinen secured mount and landed multiple punches, before securing Jones' back. However, time ran out and Vänttinen only took the unanimous decision victory.

Vänttinen then fought UFC veteran Rodney Wallace

Rodney Wallace (fighter)

Rodney Wallace is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He previously fought in the UFC's light heavyweight division. Rodney currently competes for the Canadian based MFC promotion in the light heavyweight division...

at M-1 Challenge 16, also in the U.S. The event was more high profile than usual M-1 events due to Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo...

and Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi, born Geghard Movsesian is an Armenian-Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is fighting out of Team Jurojin in Leiden, Netherlands and is a member of Russian Red Devil Sport Club and Netherlands' Golden Glory...

(M-1 employees) being in attendance. Vänttinen was overpowered by Wallace and lost via unanimous decision.

Vänttinen's final appearance in M-1 was at M-1 Challenge 17 - Korea against Emil Zahariev. Late in the third round, Vanttinen made his opponent submit to punches.

Outside of M-1, Vänttinen appeared for Fight Festival three times and for "Cage" twice, winning all five.

On May 14th, Vänttinen took on Attila Vegh at Rock and Brawl, in Kouvola

Kouvola

Kouvola is a town and municipality in southeastern Finland. It is located northeast of the capital, Helsinki.The city has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

, Finland

Finland

, and lost via unanimous decision.

Bellator

Vänttinen has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

and is expected to compete in there upcoming Season 6 light heavyweight tournament.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
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Kouvola

, Finland

Finland

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|Win
|align=center|20-2
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Edwin Dewees

Edwin Stanton Dewees is an American mixed martial artist. He was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4...

|TKO (punches)
|Fight Festival 30
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:13
|Helsinki, Finland
|Catchweight of 212 lb. Dewees came in overweight.
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|Win
|align=center|19-2
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Ron Faircloth

Ron Faircloth is an American mixed mrtial artist who is known for his fight in the UFC with Alessio Sakara that ended in a No Contest. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division. He has a notable victory over former UFC fighter Wilson Gouveia...

|TKO (punches)
|Fight Festival 29
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:43
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|18–2
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Romans Skiba

Romans Skiba is a Latvian-Russian Light Heavyweight mixed martial artist. He made his MMA debut in 2007 at POS - Planet of Sport 6 against Dimitry Shipulin. In this fight Romans lost by Submission to Latvian athlete Dimitry Shipulin. Romans Skiba competed in WFCA, BoP and many others European MMA...

Porvoo

Porvoo is a city and a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately east of Helsinki. Porvoo is one of the six medieval towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from 14th century...

, Finland

Finland

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|Win
|align=center|17–2
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Ivan Serati

Ivan Serati is an Italian mixed martial artist, Serati previously fought for promotons UWC and Cage Rage. He has a current record of 11 wins and 3 losses. Serati fights in the Heavyweight and light-heavyweight divisions. He has won nine times within the first round of the fight by either TKO or...

|Submission (punches)
|Fight Festival 28
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:19
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|15–2
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Matteo Minonzio
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Fight Festival Goes Kaisaniemi
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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:31
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|14–2
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Antoni Chmielewski

Antoni Chmielewski is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He competed in the light heavyweight division of KSW and other European MMA promotions, but recently moved down to middleweight.-Biography:...

Vantaa

Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...

, Finland

Finland

|Defended Cage Light Heavyweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|13–2
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Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland

Finland

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|Win
|align=center|12–2
| Valdas Pocevicius
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Cage 11 - Battle of Nations
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:40
|Riihimaki

Riihimäki

Riihimäki is a town and municipality in the south of Finland, about north of Helsinki and southeast of Tampere. It is somewhat of a railway junction, since the railway tracks going from different parts of the nation to Helsinki merge there. Sako, Ltd...

, Finland

Finland

|Won Cage Light Heavyweight Championship
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|Win
|align=center|11–2
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Krzysztof Kulak

Krzysztof Kułak is a Polish mixed martial artist. He competes in the middleweight division, but also competed in the light heavyweight division...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Fight Festival 26
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|10–2
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Rodney Wallace

Rodney Wallace (fighter)

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Win
|align=center|9–1
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Jason Jones

Jason Jones (fighter)

Jason Jones is a Dutch professional mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights for United Glory.-MMA career:Jones made his professional MMA debut in May 2004 against Matt Hershberger, where he won by guillotine choke in just 21 seconds...

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Loss
|align=center|8–1
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Christian M'Pumbu

Christian M'Pumbu is a French professional mixed martial artist of Congolese descent. He is the first and current Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.-Background:...

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|M-1 Challenge#Season Results
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:15
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|8–0
| Valdas Pocevicius
|TKO (cut)
|Fight Festival 24
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|align=center|3
|align=center|N/A
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|7–0
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Samir Bourekba
|Submission (triangle choke)
|Fight Festival 22
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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:26
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|6–0
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Atte Backman
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Fight Festival 18
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:50
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|5–0
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Andrejs Zozulja
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Fight Festival 18
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:28
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|4–0
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Emir Smajlovic
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Fight Festival 17
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:36
|Helsinki, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|3–0
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Espoo

Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....

, Finland

Finland

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|Win
|align=center|2–0
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Espoo

, Finland

Finland

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|Win
|align=center|1–0
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Espoo

, Finland

Finland

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