Former UFC Fighters Simeon Thoresen and Peter Sobotta meet at MMA Attack 4

Former UFC Fighters Simeon Thoresen and Peter Sobotta meet at MMA Attack 4
by Chris Houten - @mrhouts

Former UFC fighters Simeon Thoresen (17-4-1) and Peter Sobotta (13-4-1) meet at MMA Attack 4 at the Ergo Arena in Poland, on October 26th.

One of the finest fighter to come from Scandinavia, Thoresen who holds a victory over John Maguire enters the bout against Sobotta having take 17 win in his pro career, 15 which have come by way of submission.

Part of a mass culling which saw the UFC release 16 fighters earlier this year, Thoresen fight first the first time since he was cut from The UFC following back-to-back losses to Seth Baczynski and David Mitchell. His one UFC victory came in his debut at UFC on Fuel 2 in Sweden, where he submitted Besam Yousef.

“I Can’t wait for the fight against Peter Sobotta." Thoresen Said.  "He’s a good fighter and an interesting challenge for me. MMA Attack is a large European gala and I am honored that I can participate in it. Last year was a little difficult for me, but now everything will be made ​​into a coherent whole, and I am optimistic about the future.” 

His Opponent Sobotta, a Polish native who now fights out of Germany fought for the UFC 3 time between 2009 and 2010, losing to Paul Taylor, James Wilks, and Amir Sadollah. Since his release he has has fought 6 times, going 5-0-1 with 5 submission victories, 3 of which saw Sobotta win the R2F Casino Fight Night 3 one night tournament. Sobotta only blemish since his release is a controversial draw which many had him winning.

Speaking on the upcoming bout with Thoresen, Sobotta said:

“Simeon is a good competitor with a similar to my skill set [to mine]. This is not the type of grappler who just wants to maintain its position, but also trying many tricks and looking for submissions, which heralds a great fight. But I am convinced that at the end of this my hand is raised, because I’m a better grappler, and the battle will be decided on the ground. After I went off the last MMA attack, I can not wait to come back and fight again before the Polish fans” Sobotta said.

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