Back in November 2007, a 20 year old Alexander Gustafsson headed to Lahti, Finland for a bout at Shooto Finland – Chicago Collision 3. Β The Mauler’s first professional MMA fight was to be against FinnΒ Saku Heikkola. Β
The card featured many other notable names including Lucio Linhares, Tor Troeng, Akira Corassani, and Nico Musoke whom you can see in Gustafsson’s corner. The match lasted 8 minutes and 42 seconds with the future UFC title contender leaving with the victory. Check out the fight here.
