Nicholas "Nico" Musoke was born on April 5,1986 and is a Swedish mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of Swedish promotion Superior Challenge.
18 Facts About Nico Musoke
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Nico Musoke began his MMA career as an amateur in 2005 taking on Jasper Gunnarsson in a losing effort via split decision.
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Nico Musoke then made his pro debut two years later at Shooto Finland against Tomi Hietanen.
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Nico Musoke won via rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Nico Musoke then won his following three fights ending all of them in the first round with two of them ending in less than 50 seconds.
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Nico Musoke suffered his first professional loss at the hands of future BAMMA and UFC fighter Danny Mitchell, via armbar in the second round.
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Nico Musoke bounced back from the loss with a TKO win over Wiktor Sobczyk at BOB 3.
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Nico Musoke took his place and defeated another fellow future UFC fighter in Stevie Ray by submission due to a rear naked choke at the end of the first round to become the OTP Welterweight champion.
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Nico Musoke moved to Middleweight to make his UFC debut against long time UFC veteran Alessio Sakara, filling in for the injured Magnus Cedenblad at UFC Fight Night 30.
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Nico Musoke won the fight in the first round via armbar.
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Nico Musoke dropped back to welterweight and faced Viscardi Andrade on February 15,2014, at UFC Fight Night 36.
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On June 28,2014, Nico Musoke fought Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night 44 in San Antonio, Texas.
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Nico Musoke was briefly linked to a bout with Amir Sadollah on October 4,2014, at UFC Fight Night 53.
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Nico Musoke faced Albert Tumenov on January 24,2015, at UFC on Fox 14.
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On September 12,2018 - over a year after his last fight in the UFC - it was announced that Nico Musoke had signed a contract with his native Superior Challenge and will be moving up to middleweight.
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Nico Musoke then fought for the Superior Challenge Middleweight Championship against Dylan Andrews at Superior Challenge 19 on May 11,2019.
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Nico Musoke won the fight via unanimous decision and claimed the title.
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Nico Musoke successfully defended the title by winning the bout via unanimous decision.