Lina Länsberg

Lina Länsberg
Born Lina Akhtar Länsberg
(1982-03-13) 13 March 1982
Karlstad, Sweden
Other names Elbow Princess
Elbow Queen
Nationality Swedish
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Weight 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st)[1]
Division Bantamweight
Featherweight
Team Dirty South MMA
Redline Training Center
Years active 2005-2013 (Muay Thai)
2012–present(MMA)
Kickboxing record
Total 48
Wins 37
Losses 11
Mixed martial arts record
Total 9
Wins 7
By knockout 4
By decision 3
Losses 2
By knockout 2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Lina Akhtar Länsberg[2] (born 13 March 1982) is a Swedish professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Muay Thai career

Länsberg started training in Muay Thai in 2003, at the age of 21. During her decorated Muay Thai career she fought on the biggest stage, winning the gold medal at the IMFA World Championship two times, 2008 and 2012.[3] She won the silver medal two times, 2010 and 2011, and bronze once, 2007. She also won the gold medal at the IFMA-EMF European Muay Thai Championships in 2013, and the bronze medal in 2012.[4]

In addition to the international success, she won the Swedish Muay Thai Championship three times, in 2007, 2012 and 2013 as well as winning the Nordic Championship in 2010. She also won the WMC Scandinavian Professional Muay Thai title in 2012. Her Muay Thai record stands at 37-11, including fights against top names such as Valentina Shevchenko.[5][6][7][8]

Mixed martial arts career

In her professional MMA debut, Länsberg fought fellow Swedish rising star Pannie Kianzad on December 29, 2012 at Trophy MMA 1. Länsberg had previously defeated Kianzad in an amateur fight in the finals of the Swedish Shootfighting Championship in 2010. The rematch was a back-and-forth fight that Länsberg lost by TKO late in the third round.[9]

She would then go on to win her next 6 fights (4 by TKO, 2 by decision) as she competed in Cage Warriors and other European promotions. This included her defeating Alexandra Buch by TKO in the first round on May 16, 2015 at Superior Challenge 12, to win the promotional Women's Bantamweight title.[10] Another big victory came by unanimous decision against Lucie Pudilová on November 28, 2015 at Battle of Botnia 2015.[11]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Länsberg made her UFC debut, as a big underdog, in the main event against Cris Cyborg on September 24, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95.[12] She lost the fight by TKO in the second round.[13]

She was first expected to face Verónica Macedo on March 18, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 107.[14] However, Macedo later had to pull out due to injury.[15] Länsberg instead had a rematch with Lucie Pudilová at the same event.[16] It was a back-and-forth fight, with Länsberg appearing to be in control over the first two rounds and Pudilová rallying for a comeback in the third, in the end Länsberg won by unanimous decision.[17][18] Afterwards, she expressed disappointment with her performance, saying she believed that Pudilová maybe should have been awarded the victory.[19] Despite this, a majority of the media score cards still agreed with the judges and had Länsberg as the winner.[20]

Länsberg is now expected to face Leslie Smith on July 16, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Muay Thai

Shootfighting

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7–2 Lucie Pudilová Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson March 18, 2017 3 5:00 London, England
Loss 6–2 Cris Cyborg TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg September 24, 2016 2 2:29 Brasilia, Brazil Catchweight (140 lbs) bout.
Win 6–1 Maria Hougaard Djursaa TKO (punches) Odense Fight Night 5 March 12, 2016 2 2:00 Odense, Denmark Featherweight bout.
Win 5–1 Lucie Pudilová Decision (unanimous) Battle of Botnia 2015 November 28, 2015 3 5:00 Umeå, Sweden
Win 4–1 Alexandra Buch TKO (punches and elbows) Superior Challenge 12 May 16, 2015 1 2:33 Malmö, Sweden Won the SC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Win 3–1 Laura Howarth TKO (retirement) Cage Warriors FC 71 August 22, 2014 1 5:00 Amman, Jordan
Win 2–1 Emma Delaney TKO (punches and elbows) Cage Warriors FC 66 March 22, 2014 3 2:26 Ballerup, Denmark Bantamweight debut.
Win 1–1 L.J. Adams Decision (unanimous) Heroes FC March 23, 2013 3 5:00 Halmstad, Sweden Catchweight (139 lbs) bout.
Loss 0–1 Pannie Kianzad TKO (punches) Trophy MMA 1 December 12, 2012 3 4:44 Malmö, Sweden

See also

References

  1. 1 2 UFC profile - Lina Lansberg; Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Tapology - Lina Lansberg; Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "September 12 Results: Female Muaythai Rocked IFMA World Championship". imfamuaythai.org. 2012-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Who Is “The Elbow Princess” Lina Lansberg?". mmalatestnews.com. 2016-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Awakening fighters - Lina Länsberg". awakeningfighters.com.
  6. ↑ "Reportage: Lina Länsberg är allt annat än en nybörjare (Swedish) / Lina Länsberg is everything but a beginner". mmanytt.se. 2012-12-27.
  7. ↑ "Lina Länsberg (Swedish)". gripencrossfit.se.
  8. ↑ "After ballet and muay Thai, why did 'Cyborg' opponent Lina Lansberg turn to MMA? 'Really thin gloves'". mmajunkie.com. 2016-09-06.
  9. ↑ "TMMA - Trophy MMA 1". Sherdog.
  10. ↑ "Cageside photos : Lina Akthar Länsberg vs Alexandra Buch at SC 12". mmaviking.com. 2015-05-17.
  11. ↑ "Cageside Photos : Lina Akhtar Länsberg vs. Lucie Pudilova at BoB 2015". mmaviking.com. 2015-12-04.
  12. ↑ "Cris ‘Cyborg’ faces Lina Lansberg in main event for UFC Fight Night in Brazil". foxsports.com.
  13. ↑ "Lansberg Lasts Till Round Two, But Stopped by Cyborg". mmaviking.com. 2016-09-25.
  14. ↑ "Johnson vs. Omielanczuk, Lansberg vs. Macedo added to UFC Fight Night 107 in London". mmafighting.com. 2017-01-19.
  15. ↑ "Veronica Macedo out, promotion seeks new opponent for Lina Lansberg at UFC Fight Night 107". mmajunkie.com. 2017-02-28.
  16. ↑ "Lina Lansberg gets new (but familiar) opponent for next week's UFC Fight Night 107". mmajunkie.com. 2017-03-11.
  17. ↑ "UFC London Results: Lina Lansberg Survives Pudilova’s Comeback Effort". 2017-03-18.
  18. ↑ "UFC Results: “Elbow Queen” Lansberg Scores The Win Over Pudilova In Fight Pass Opener". mmaimports.com. 2017-03-18.
  19. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 107 results: Lina Lansberg wins, but says Lucie Pudilova deserved bloody victory". mmajunkie.com. 2017-03-18.
  20. ↑ "MMAdecisions: Lina Lansberg vs Lucie Pudilova". mmadecisions.com. 2017-03-18.
  21. ↑ "Leslie Smith vs. Lina Lansberg set for UFC Fight Night 113 in Glasgow". mmafighting.com. 2017-05-30.
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