Gunnar Nelson (born 28 July 1988) is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ). 190.4k Followers, 524 Following, 311 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Gunnar Nelson (@gunninelson) [22] He's the first fighter from Iceland to fight for the company. Sherdog Forums | UFC, MMA & Boxing Discussion. [1] He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which was awarded by Renzo Gracie after impressive results at the 2009 IBJJF Pan-Ams and the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship. [71], This article is about the mixed martial arts fighter. Catchweight (175 lbs) bout; Johnson missed weight (183 lbs). And of course, superb performance from Gunnar! Gunnar has one sibling, a sister named María Dögg Nelson, born in 1992 in Reykjavík. Sherdog Forums | UFC, MMA & Boxing Discussion Forums > Fight Discussion > UFC Discussion > Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson Official Co-Main Event UFC Fight Night London ESPN+ He returned at BAMMA 2: Roundhouses at the Roundhouse in February 2010 and defeated opponent Sam Elsdon via submission in the first round. At the age of 13, he started training in Gōjū-ryū Karate and won the Icelandic Juvenile Kumite Championship title in 2003, and again in 2004 and 2005. Let's not get carried away here. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. Forums > Fight Discussion > UFC Discussion > Why does Gunnar Nelson always stand like this? [44], Gunnar faced Albert Tumenov on May 8, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 87. [6] He also won gold at the 2009 Pan American Championship (Gi),[7] along with gold and silver (open class) in the 2009 Pan American Championship (No-Gi). [13][14], Gunnar began grappling in 2006, receiving his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) blue belt from Matt Thornton of Straight Blast Gym International. Sherdog.com is a property of Mandatory Media, LLC, monitoring_string = "5200e30beed193e5fe31f8bccc2bdcbf". [27] However, Edwards was forced to pull out of the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by returning veteran Jorge Santiago. [29], Gunnar was expected to face Mike Pyle on May 25, 2013 at UFC 160. Sherdog Forums | UFC, MMA & Boxing Discussion. 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Tumenov who Gunnar Nelson also made tap out. "[55] Ponzinibbio dismissed Nelson's claim and stated, "I went there to knock him out and thank God it went as expected, I won by knockout. The only person who's going to get KTFO to Bellator is Jake Ellenbummer. [62] He lost the fight via split decision. [19] He uses his BJJ as his primary method of offence in MMA. [58] However, it was reported on April 28, 2018 that he was pulled from the event due to knee injury. [52], Gunnar faced Santiago Ponzinibbio on July 16, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113. He played football and ice hockey in his childhood years. The judges ruled the bout a draw. [9] Gunnar is a teammate of UFC fighter and former Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor, and is a member of Mjölnir gym[10] in Iceland, and SBG Ireland. The win also earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus award. Gunnar Nelson (born 28 July 1988) is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. However, he gave up karate to train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling at age 17. [25] Gunnar submitted Johnson via rear-naked choke at the 3:34 mark of the first round. He spends his time between there, SBG Ireland, Renzo Gracie Academy, and also SBG Mainline in Manchester. [38], Gunnar was expected to face John Hathaway on July 11, 2015 at UFC 189. [41], Gunnar was briefly linked to a fight with Demian Maia on October 24, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76, but the bout did not materialize for that event as Maia was sidelined with a staph infection on his left leg. [11][12], Nelson was born on 28 July 1988, in Akureyri in the north side of Iceland but has lived in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, almost all his life from early childhood. [45] He won the fight via submission in the second round, and earned his third Performance of the Night bonus. [59], Nelson faced Alex Oliveira on December 8, 2018 at UFC 231. Agreed, I think he’s a really unique fighter that has wasted his career refusing to cut weight. In May 2007, Gunnar fought in mixed martial arts for the first time, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Gunni would be way overmatched; the only reason you think it … Gunnar's father, Haraldur Dean Nelson (aka Halli Nelson), is of Anglo-American and Icelandic descent. [66] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [39] However, Hathaway pulled out of the bout on June 23 citing injury, and was replaced by Brandon Thatch. Forums > Fight Discussion > UFC Discussion > Gunnar Nelson! Gunnar subsequently spent a period at Renzo Gracie Academy in New York to advance rank to black belt. [20] In February 2012, Gunnar returned to MMA with a first round armbar submission win over Ukrainian fighter Alexander Butenko at Cage Contender 12 in Dublin Ireland. [34] LaFlare suffered an injury and was replaced by Zak Cummings. [64] However, Alves pulled out of the fight in mid-September due to undisclosed injury,[65] and he was replaced by Gilbert Burns. [51] He was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus. [48] However, on October 21, it was announced that Gunnar had pulled out due to an injury and the fight was off. Gunnar is ranked around #15 and doesn't have a win over anyone in the top 10 yet; Nick fought Anderson Silva and GSP, has a win over the current champ and is the former Strikeforce Champion. [50] After rocking Jouban with a punch, Gunnar secured a guillotine choke to win by submission in the second round. He would be exactly where he is now. [42] The bout eventually took place on December 12, 2015 at UFC 194. Gunnar was expected to make his promotional debut against Pascal Krauss on September 29, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. [30] However, Gunnar pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Rick Story. [63], Nelson was expected to face Thiago Alves on September 28, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 18. Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by louiscyphere, May 5, 2020. [26], Gunnar was expected to face Justin Edwards on February 16, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs.

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