Since leaping ship from the UFC to compete in Bellator, lethal submission artist Oliver Enkamp has begun to make his mark on the Bellator’s welterweight division. With 4 wins since becoming a member of Bellator, win quantity 5 might come this November when Enkamp battles Baysangur Chamsoudinov at Bellator Champions Sequence.
Discovering MMA
A grasp of many arts, Enkamp got here to MMA by means of his deep research within the artwork of grappling. It began although, again within the household dojo. “My background is in Karate, as I grew up in my household’s Karate dojo. This was my life path till I discovered MMA in highschool and noticed profitable Karate fighters like Lyoto Machida and GSP grow to be champions,” Enkamp informed MYMMANEWS. “I received impressed to widen my martial arts expertise as effectively, and began learning the grappling/wrestling arts, which led me to competing in MMA.”
Constructing a Champion
Understanding it takes an entire staff a few years to create an MMA fighter to the caliber of Enkamp, there have been many transferring elements which have constructed the Swedish ending machine. “There have been numerous coaches/mentors alongside the best way, but when I’m to call one it will be my head coach Omar Bouche, who introduced MMA to Sweden and began Pancrase Health club right here,” began Enkamp. “He’s really a genius in the case of the combating arts and placing it collectively in a easy and brutal method!”
Along with coaching his skilled profession at Pancrase Health club, Enkamp additionally runs his personal Fight Academy the place he’s the coach each day.
March Towards Spectacular Bellator Run
Enkamp turned skilled in March 2013, the place he was victorious by way of inverted triangle choke. After a formidable 6-0 undefeated begin, Enkamp discovered himself in a short time underneath the massive lights of the UFC. Although his two bouts didn’t go as deliberate, Enkamp discovered his subsequent touchdown spot in Bellator, the place he gained three in a row, all by first spherical end. A type of wins included a Japanese Necktie, which he earned in October 2020 towards Emmanuel Dawa.
“With a win over the hyped ‘Baki’, I could possibly be getting within the top-10 rankings once more. A spot that I misplaced to my former opponent Kyle Crutchmer after beginning out 3-0 with three first-round finishes!” mentioned Enkamp. “Will probably be explosive. We’re each well-rounded fighters with reverse strengths, which guarantees for a high-paced combat and whoever is ready to implement their sport plan most successfully will come out victorious.”
