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Chris Spång
Mixed martial artist

Chris Spång

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Växjö
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Biography

Christopher Lanny Spång (born November 26, 1987) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist currently fighting for Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) in the Welterweight division. Earlier in his career, Spång competed in the UFC and Strikeforce. Spang's older brother Andreas Spang also competes in MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

According to his Strikeforce introduction, Spång began fighting at the age of four in a boxing gym with his father, a professional boxer in Sweden. Spang became a competitive gymnast at age 15.

Spång made his professional MMA debut in October 2008. He won his first three fights all in the first round.

In addition to MMA fighting, Spång has boxed professionally at super middleweight with two decision victories in 2009.

Spång currently works with self-help guru Jacob Harrington for his mental game when preparing for an upcoming match in the cage.

Strikeforce

In September 2011, Spång signed a four fight deal with Strikeforce to fight in their welterweight division.

He made his debut against Joe Ray on September 23, 2011 at Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough. He won the fight by unanimous decision. In his next fight, Spång faced Ricky Legere on January 7, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

In his third fight for the organisation, Spång replaced Bobby Voelker to face Nah-Shon Burrell on May 19, 2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier. He rebounded from the loss in his last fight by stopping Burrell by TKO in the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Following the dissolution of Strikeforce, Spång was brought over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer from Strikeforce Adlan Amagov on April 6, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9. Amagov dominated the fight from start to finish, defeating Spång by unanimous decision. Following the loss Spang was released from the promotion.

Resurrection Fighting Alliance

On June 7, 2013 it was announced that Spång had signed with Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA). He made his debut against Alan Jouban on August 16, 2013 at RFA 9. After two back-and-forth rounds, Spang lost by TKO in the third.

Mixed martial arts record

Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win6-3Andrei VasincaTKO (punches)Scandinavian Fight Nights 1June 4, 20161N/ASolna, Sweden
Loss5–3Alan JoubanTKO (punches)RFA 9: Munhoz vs. CurranAugust 6, 201331:23Los Angeles, California, United StatesRFA Fight of the Year (2013)
Loss5–2Adlan AmagovDecision (unanimous)UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. LatifiApril 6, 201335:00Stockholm, Sweden
Win5–1Nah-Shon BurrellTKO (knees)Strikeforce: Barnett vs. CormierMay 19, 201213:25San Jose, California, United States
Loss4–1Ricky LegereDecision (unanimous)Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. JardineJanuary 7, 201235:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win4–0Joe RayDecision (unanimous)Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. RossboroughSeptember 23, 201135:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win3–0Adam HazeltonSubmission (armbar)Hope Fight Productions 1: Throwdown in Y-TownJune 25, 201110:38Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win2–0Cesar NaritaKO (punches)North American Challenge 25June 27, 200910:16North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win1–0Ugo GaillardTKO (punches)Superior Challenge 2: ResurrectionOctober 25, 200814:42Stockholm, Sweden

Big Knockout Boxing record

1 Win (0 knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Losses
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRd., TimeDateLocationEventNotes
Win1-0United States Samuel HorowitzUD5 (5)2015-06-27United States Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesBKB 3Big Knockout Boxing debut.

Professional boxing record

2 Wins (0 knockouts, 2 decisions), 0 Losses
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRd., TimeDateLocationNotes
Win2-0United States Kevin RidingUD4 (4)2009-11-20United States Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win1-0United States Stevan McCrayUD4 (4)2009-08-21United States Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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