Andreas Spång
| Andreas Spång | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andreas Christian Spång November 7, 1978 |
| Other names | Sweet Swede |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Team | J-Sect MMA One Kick's Gym |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Notable relatives | Chris Spang (brother) |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Andreas Christian Spång (born November 7, 1978) is a Swedish professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in the middleweight division and was featured in the sixth season tournament. His younger brother Chris Spang is also a mixed martial artist.
Andreas Spang first learned boxing at 3-years-old from his father who had been an amateur boxer in Sweden. As he stated in a Bellator interview, Spang says, "It is important to be a role model for my family." He lives with his wife and young son in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Spang defines himself as a "striker by nature." As an amateur boxer, Spang has a record of 15-5 and went 1-0 as a professional K-1 fighter.
Spang made his professional MMA debut on April 5, 2008 when he fought at the Fight Fiesta de Luxe: Unstoppable event in Luxembourg and won his first match via unanimous decision. Sprang quickly rose up the middleweight ranks, compiling a 5-0 record. 6 of his 8 victories have been by knockout or submission win, all in the first round.
Andreas Spang is currently signed to Bellator Fighting Championships and competed in their season six middleweight tournament. Spang welcomed the opportunity to fight in the Bellator middleweight tournament when he replaced Bruno Santos, who was originally scheduled to face Rogers.
Spang made his Bellator debut at Bellator 66 on April 21, 2012 in a middleweight tournament semifinal match, where he defeated the highly aggressive Brian "The Predator" Rogers with an impressive come-from-behind KO victory.
He faced Maiquel Falcão in the finals at Bellator 69. After rocking Maiquel Falcão in the first round, Spang was controlled by Falcão's wrestling for the remainder of the fight and lost via unanimous decision.
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