2012 Nordic Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
MMA Viking just announced Gunnar Nelson as the their 2012 Nordic Breakthrough Fighter of the Year but the newssite is the leading resource for Nordic MMA. The site says that "Iceland's Gunnar Nelson has captured a nation through MMA like few others. While Nelson could be put in a category for consideration for Prospect or even Fighter of the Year, "Gunni" gets this new award for his unique status as both a media sensation and first win in the Octagon in impressive fashion. In addition to being the most popular in sports in mainstream Iceland media, Dana White immediately became a fan after Nelson submitted Damarques Johnson at UFC on Fuel TV 5." Gunnar is of course very proud of this and would like to thank MMA Viking for this honour. Here is the whole story on MMA Viking.
