Eddy Bengtsson Explained

Eddy Bengtsson
Birth Date:30 April 1979
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:265
Weight Class:Heavyweight
Style:Greco-Roman Wrestling
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:Stockholm, Sweden
Team:GBG MMA
Rank:Olympian in Greco-Roman Wrestling
Years Active:2008–present
Mma Kowin:2
Mma Subwin:4
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Subloss:1
Sherdog:40718

Eddy Bengtsson (born April 30, 1979, in Gothenburg) is a Swedish retired wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. Bengtsson retired from wrestling and competed in many grappling tournaments,[1] and in mixed martial arts. On April 23, 2010, he faced Alexander Emelianenko for the Russian-based Pro FC mixed martial arts organization[2] losing by KO in the opening round.[3] Bengtsson made a brief comeback as a wrestler to try to reach the 2012 Summer Olympics but failed. On May 10, 2012, he officially announced his retirement as a wrestler. He is an honorary member of the Scandinavian Hammers.

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss|align=center|6–4|Dmitry Poberezhets|KO (punch)| The Zone FC 11 - Survival||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Gothenburg, Sweden, Sweden||-| Win|align=center|6–3|Jay Mortimore| Submission (smother choke)| Cage Warriors Fight Night 6||align=center|1|align=center|2:46|Isa Town, Bahrain||-| Win|align=center|5–3|Vasili Kachan| Submission (guillotine choke)| The Zone FC: Demolition ||align=center|1|align=center|0:33|Gothenburg, Sweden||-| Loss|align=center|4–3|Dave Keeley| KO (elbows)| Cage Warriors: 45||align=center|1|align=center|4.40|London, England||-| Win|align=center|4–2|Istvan Kalmar| Submission (kimura)| The Zone FC: Unbreakable ||align=center|1|align=center|0:50|Gothenburg, Sweden||-| Loss|align=center|3–2|Alexander Emelianenko| KO (punch)| ProFC - Commonwealth Cup 2010||align=center|1|align=center|0:40|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|3–1|Alexey Oleynik| Submission (strikes)| IAFC Mayor's Cup 2009||align=center|2|align=center|2:20|Novosibirsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Ivaylo Markov| Submission (keylock)| The Zone FC - Dynamite||align=center|1|align=center|1:58|Gothenburg, Sweden||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Vladimir Kuchenko| TKO (punches)| The Zone FC - Dynamite||align=center|1|align=center|3:17|Gothenburg, Sweden||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Andy Hillhouse| TKO (punches)| The Zone FC: Shockwave ||align=center|1|align=center|1:20|Gothenburg, Sweden||

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ADCC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BARCELONA 2009 . 2010-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811034914/http://adccbarcelona.com/category/male/over-99-kg/ . 2011-08-11 . dead .
  2. Web site: Aleksander Emelianenko to Fight Former Olympian. also on June 12 he was stripped from the Pro FC contract due to his sleeping disorder. . March 10, 2010 . Ray Hui . April 29, 2010.
  3. Web site: Super fight : Alex Emelyanenko vs. Eddy Bengtsson. 23 april 2010.. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/6CY7xxiWNG8 . 2021-12-15 . live. TSGIGOR. April 23, 2010. July 29, 2017. YouTube.