Assan Njie is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 mixed martial artist of Swedish and Gambian descent, currently fighting for GBG MMA in Gothenburg. In the ring he always brings ferocious striking to complement his slick submission game.

He has sparred/trained with notable fighters such as Wanderlei Silva

Wanderlei Silva

Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...

 and Shogun Rua during a camp at the Chute Boxe Academy in Brazil, where he spent one month in 2004, and furthermore with Alistair Overeem

Alistair Overeem

Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...

 et al. during his affiliation with the Dutch MMA Team Golden Glory

Golden Glory

Golden Glory is a Muay Thai, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts camp, as well as a management team based in the Netherlands. With their primary fighter roster based out of Europe, Golden Glory has managed fighters from all over the world, such as American former team member, Heath Herring.Golden...

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In his most recent bout he defeated Sean Salmon

Sean Salmon

Sean Michael Salmon is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a light heavyweight...

 in impressive fashion via TKO strikes in the first round.

Assan Njie was ranked #10 in Bloody Elbow's World MMA Middleweight Scouting Report in December 2010, consisting of prospects with high likelihood of signing with a large promotion within the next year.
Njie is slated to square off with the highly touted Russian, Beslan Isaev, at Superior Challenge 7

Superior Challenge 7

Superior Challenge 7: Rise of Champions was a mixed martial arts event held by Superior Challenge. It took place on April 30, 2011 at Hovet in Stockholm Sweden.-Background:...

 April 20, 2011.
Assan went on to choke Isaev out cold with a guillotine choke in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
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|  Beslan Isaev
|Submission (guillotine choke)
| Superior Challenge 7

Superior Challenge 7

Superior Challenge 7: Rise of Champions was a mixed martial arts event held by Superior Challenge. It took place on April 30, 2011 at Hovet in Stockholm Sweden.-Background:...

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|align=center|3:58
|Stockholm, Sweden
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|Win
|align=center|13-2
|  Sean Salmon

Sean Salmon

Sean Michael Salmon is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a light heavyweight...

 
| TKO (punches)
| Superior Challenge 6

Superior Challenge 6

Superior Challenge 6: Lions Den was a mixed martial arts event held in Hovet, Stockholm. The greatest MMA event of Norse and one of Europe's finest.-Background:...

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|align=center|0:41
|Stockholm, Sweden
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|Win
|align=center|12-2
|  Tomas Kuzela 
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Superior Challenge 4

Superior Challenge 4

Superior Challenge 4: Bad Intentions was a mixed martial arts event held by the Superior Challenge on October 31, 2009, at Fryshuset in Stockholm, Sweden.-Background:...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|2:35
|Stockholm, Sweden
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|Win
|align=center|11-2
|  Gustavo Freire 
| TKO (punches)
| SC 2: Untamed
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|align=center|2
|align=center|3:00
|Geneva, Switzerland
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|Loss
|align=center|10-2
|  Robert Jocz

Robert Jocz

Robert Jocz is a Polish mixed martial artist. He fights in the Middleweight division and has competed for numerous European MMA promotions, like BOTE, M-1, KSW, Ultimate Glory and The Cage. Robert has earned the reputation of a tough fighter, because he has never been finished for the most of his...

 
| Decision (unanimous)
| UG 10: The Battle of Arnhem
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Arnhem

Arnhem

Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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|Win
|align=center|10-1
| MakhoninAlex Makhonin

Alex Makhonin

Alex Makhonin is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight Division and is known for a high tempo and powerful ground and pound game. He has a 9-1 professional record...

| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Strike and Submit 6
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:57
|Gateshead

Gateshead

Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Win
|align=center|9-1
|  Moore Rodney Moore
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strike and Submit 6
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Gateshead

Gateshead

Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|Win
|align=center|8-1
|  KarlssonThomas Karlsson
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| FinnFight 9
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:10
|Turku, Finland
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|Win
|align=center|7-1
|  Betorangal Florent Betorangal
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
| NGT 3 - New Generation Tournament 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:33
|Seveso

Seveso

Seveso is a town and comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza, in the Region of Lombardy. The economy of the town has traditionally been based around the furniture industry....

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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|Win
|align=center|6-1
|  Bialas Paweł Białas
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Sportfight Scotland
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:41
|Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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|Win
|align=center|5-1
| JarmanRaymond Jarman
| Decision (unanimous)
| UG 3 - Upside Down
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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|Win
|align=center|4-1
|  NystromNiklas Nystrom
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Lord of the Ring 2
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Gavle, Sweden
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|Loss
|align=center|3-1
|  SemedoNelson Semedo
| Decision (unanimous)
| UG 3 - Upside Down
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Zurich, Switzerland
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|Win
|align=center|3-0
|  BastaJonas Basta
| Submission (toe hold)
| SMMA - Fortress Fight
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Karlsborg, Sweden
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
|  OhlssonJohan Ohlsson
| Submission (armbar)
| SMMAC - December Bash
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Gothenburg, Sweden
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  HenrikssonMartin Henriksson
| Submission (armbar)
| SMMAC - Lupus Challenge 2
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Gothenburg, Sweden
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