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 the use 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 develop into champions,” Enkamp instructed MYMMANEWS. “I obtained impressed to widen my martial arts abilities as properly, and began finding out the grappling/wrestling arts, which led me to competing in MMA.”
Constructing a Champion
Understanding it takes a whole crew a few years to create an MMA fighter to the caliber of Enkamp, there have been many shifting components which have constructed the Swedish ending machine. “There have been a number of 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 Fitness center right here,” began Enkamp. “He’s actually a genius with regards to the combating arts and placing it collectively in a easy and brutal method!”
Along with coaching his skilled profession at Pancrase Fitness center, Enkamp additionally runs his personal Fight Academy the place he’s the coach every day.
March Towards Spectacular Bellator Run
Enkamp turned skilled in March 2013, the place he was victorious through inverted triangle choke. After a formidable 6-0 undefeated begin, Enkamp discovered himself in a short time beneath the large 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 kind of wins included a Japanese Necktie, which he earned in October 2020 in opposition to Emmanuel Dawa.
“With a win over the hyped ‘Baki’, I might be taking a look at 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!” stated Enkamp. “It will likely be explosive. We’re each well-rounded fighters with reverse strengths, which guarantees for a high-paced struggle and whoever is ready to implement their recreation plan most successfully will come out victorious.”
