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Mark Bocek vs. David Bielkheden at UFC97

UFC lightweights Mark Bocek and David Bielkheden will be squaring off at UFC 97 in Montreal in April, according to a report from MMA Junkie:

Swedish fighter David Bielkheden (13-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC), originally expected to fight in March at UFC 96, now says he has agreed to fight Canadian jiu-jitsu specialist Mark Bocek (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in April at UFC 97.

Bielkheden recently announced the fight in his official blog

Bielkheden, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist and native of Sweden is a well-established veteran of the European MMA scene and Pride as well.  He made his UFC debut at UFC 82 where he was overmatched against Diego Sanchez and fighting at a higher-than-normal weight class, resulting in him submitting due to strikes from Sanchez.  He rebounded at UFC 89 in October at his more natural 155 lbs, winning a unanimous decision over Jess Liaudin.

Bocek, also a BJJ specialist and based out of Toronto, Canada, is affiliated with American Top Team.  He evened out his UFC career record at 2-2 with a submission win over Alvin Robinson at UFC 91 in November, and looks to continue to showcase his standout grappling skills.

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This could turn into a high level grappling match. I fully support that possibility and this matchmaking.

by Rundownloser on Jan 22, 2009 3:55 AM EST reply actions  

Oooh, that’s interesting! David, Sweden needs this win!

by ununkvadrium on Jan 22, 2009 6:23 PM EST reply actions  

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