Finnish vet Janne Elonen-Kulmala (15-7-1) will headline and prospect Edward Walls (7-3) will co-headline Cage 45 tomorrow in Helsinki. Not to be missed is to grappler and now MMA up-and-comer Jesse Urholin that will face an experienced Ukrainian Denis Vygovsky in just his second bout. A clash of Finns will see Aleksi Savolainen face Toni Lampinen. The always exciting Jani Ridasmaa will face Greece’s Klaudio Vecani, Sisu Gym’s Henri Lintula will look for his 3rd win over the experienced Alexey Valivakhin.
MMA Viking’s Jarno Juutinen was at the weigh-ins to capture the fighters step on the scale to make the 7 bouts official. Check out photos here!
Leonardo Casotti 3-2-0 Brazil VS Bogdan Katkin 2-1-0 Ukraine
Henri Lintula 2-0-0 Finland VERSUS Alexey Valivakhin 13-11-0 Ukraine
170 lbs, 3 x 5
Jesse Urholin 1-0-0 Finland versus Denis Ygovsky 7-4-0 Ukraine
185 lbs, 3 x 5
Jani Ridasmaa 8-6-1 Finland VERSUS Claudio Vecani 6-3-0 Greece
170 lbs, 3 x 5
Aleksi Savolainen 7-3-0 Finland VERSUS Toni Lampinen 5-2-0 Finland
155 lbs, 3 x 5
Edward Walls 7-3-0 Finland VERSUS Paata Robakidze 28-16-0 Georgia
CO-MAIN EVENT – 145 lbs, 3 x 5
Janne Elonen-Kulmala 15-7-1 Finland VERSUS Davide Baneschi 13-6-0 Italy
MAIN EVENT, 135 lbs., 3 x 5