Niinimaki nominated for Finnish Sports Award

For his comeback fight in the main event of EuroFC 01 this past October, Tom Niinimaki has been nominated for the major Finnish sports award Urheilugaala in the category ‘Rousing Sports Moment of 2016’. Some of the best moments and achievements of Finland’s athletes are highlighted and honoured every year at the sports award ceremony Urheilugaala. For the first time in almost two years, Tom Niinimaki(22-8-1) returned to the cage this past October in the main event of the very first European Fighting Challenge event that took place at the Metro Areena in Espoo, Finland. In a hard fought three-round bout the Finn defeated his American opponent Jonathan Brookins via decision – in front of the biggest crowd ever assembled at an MMA event in Finland, Niinimaki extended his unbeaten run to ten fights over the past ten years. Alongside Niinimaki, UFC’s Makwan Amikhani was nominated in the same category for his third straight win in the UFC – ‘a ground breaking achievement for MMA in Finland.’