{"id":6780,"date":"2023-09-28T21:52:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.superiorchallenge.com\/?p=6780"},"modified":"2023-09-28T21:52:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:52:23","slug":"king-karl-challenges-the-reigning-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.superiorchallenge.com\/en\/2023\/09\/28\/king-karl-challenges-the-reigning-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;King&#8221; Karl Challenges the Reigning Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-6780\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-6780-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-6780-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-6780-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">\"King\" Karl Challenges the Reigning Champion<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Superior Challenge's reigning light heavyweight champion, Ederson \"Lion\" Macedo, is challenged by Sweden's \"King\" Karl Albrektsson in his first title defence at Superior Challenge 26 \u2013 Legends on November 4 at Annex in Stockholm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ederson Macedo (pro MMA record 11-8-0), Superior Challenge's current light heavyweight champion, secured the title last year by defeating Kenneth Bergh of Norway at Superior Challenge 24. The Bellator veteran is originally from Brazil but has been living in England for the past years, and represents London Shootfighters. The legendary gym where Michael \"Venom\" Page and many other prominent MMA stars train.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The challenger is Sweden\u2019s promising star \"King\" Karl Albrektsson (pro MMA record 13-5-0). Albrektsson, who is a Bellator fighter, had a fight scheduled for November, but when the fight was cancelled, Superior Challenge was able to borrow him from Bellator for this specific fight. The new father of two children trains under the Swedish MMA legend Omar Bouiche, and has been ranked #5 in Bellator's light heavyweight world rankings. Before Bellator, he competed for the prominent Japanese MMA organization Rizin, where he notably defeated Bellator's reigning light heavyweight champion, Vadim Nemkov.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This title bout is in the weight class light heavyweight (-93 kg) at Superior Challenge 26 \u2013 Legends on November 4 at Annexet in Stockholm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superior Challenge's main sponsor, Betsafe, offers odds on all Superior Challenge 26 bouts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>*** Svenska ***<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u201dKung\u201d Karl utmanar regerande m\u00e4staren<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Superior Challenges regerande m\u00e4stare i l\u00e4tt tungvikt, Ederson \u201dLion\u201d Macedo, utmanas av Sveriges \u201dKung\u201d Karl Albrektsson i sitt f\u00f6rsta titelf\u00f6rsvar p\u00e5 Superior Challenge 26 \u2013 Legends den 4 november p\u00e5 Annexet i Stockholm. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Superior Challenges regerande m\u00e4stare i l\u00e4tt tungvikt, Ederson Macedo (pro-MMA-record 11-8-0), s\u00e4krade titeln f\u00f6rra \u00e5ret genom att besegra Kenneth Bergh fr\u00e5n Norge p\u00e5 Superior Challenge 24. Bellator-veteranen kommer ursprungligen fr\u00e5n Brasilien men \u00e4r sedan n\u00e5gra \u00e5r tillbaka bosatt i England och representerar London Shootfighters. Det legendariska gymmet d\u00e4r Michael \u201dVenom\u201d Page och m\u00e5nga andra framst\u00e5ende MMA-stj\u00e4rnor tr\u00e4nar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utmanaren \u00e4r det svenska stj\u00e4rnskottet \u201dKung\u201d Karl Albrektsson (pro-MMA-record 13-5-0). Albrektsson, som \u00e4r kontrakterad med Bellator, hade en match inbokad i november, men n\u00e4r hans motst\u00e5ndare st\u00e4llde in \u00f6ppnades m\u00f6jlighet f\u00f6r Superior Challenge att l\u00e5na in honom fr\u00e5n Bellator till just denna match. Den nyblivne tv\u00e5barnspappan tr\u00e4nar under svenska MMA-legenden Omar Bouiche och har varit rankad p\u00e5 plats #5 i Bellators v\u00e4rldsrankning i l\u00e4tt tungvikt. 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