Ice Cage Fighting

Ice Cage Fighting
SportCombat sports
Founded2023
OwnerIce Cage Fighting Oy
CEOMax Hynninen
CountryFinland
Websiteicecage.fi

Ice Cage Fighting is a Finnish combat sports promotion. The events incorporate mixed martial arts, boxing, muay thai and kickboxing.[1] The first Ice Cage event was held in December 2023.[2] The events are promoted by Max Hynninen and his Ice Cage Fighting Oy -company.[3]

Ice Cage, alongside social media, has been considered influential on the rise of combat sports in Finland in the mid-2020s. Ice Cage 4 filled the 8 000 seat Helsinki ice hall. The highest profile bout of Ice Cage 4 was between a social media influencer Joni Takala and a former criminal and mixed martial artist Mika Ilmén.[4] Ice Cage 5 was headlined by Theo Kolehmainen and the former UFC-fighter Makwan Amirkhani.[5][6]

Current champions

Men
Division Champion Since Ref. Defenses
Mixed martial arts
Middleweight
83.9 kg (185.0 lb) 		Portugal André Fialho May 16, 2026 [7] 0
Lightweight
70.3 kg (155.0 lb) 		Finland Makwan Amirkhani March 23, 2025 [8] 0
Bantamweight
61.2 kg (134.9 lb) 		Finland Abdul Hussein December 26, 2025 [9] 0

Events

Controversies

Ice Cage has been criticized for giving visibility for social media influencer Joni Takala, who has previously made some misogynistic comments on social media.[18] Efforts were also made to build a show around the social media phenomenon behind Takala. Female boxer Eva Wahlström has told she was offered a match against Takala, but she refused the bout.[19]

The chairman of the Finnish mixed martial arts federation Aleksi Kainulainen has criticized Ice Cage, considering the discussions surrounding the event to be detrimental to the reputation of mixed martial arts in Finland. Kainulainen believes that fighting events should be marketed with high-quality matches instead of social media buzz. He has considered the entertainment aspect of the event to be a worrying development. Similarly, the chairman of the Finnish muay thai Federation has emphasized that in fighting events, the focus should be on the sport and the athletes. However, the muay thai federation has not felt that thai boxing has suffered reputational damage or that events such as Ice Cage are detrimental to the reputation of the sport.[20]

Ice Cage has also drawn attention for the vulgar language used by fighters at the press conferences. According to promoter Max Hynninen, the comments do not reflect the values of Ice Cage.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Tietoa meistä". Ice Cage Fighting. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  2. ^ "Ice Cage 1". Ice Cage Fighting. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  3. ^ Karjalainen, Anssi. "Suomeen syntyi kohutapahtuma, josta puhuvat nyt kaikki – Firman rahoista yllättävä tieto". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  4. ^ Reima, Osmo (2025-06-27). "Ice Cage toi amerikkalaisen meiningin suomalaiseen kamppailu-urheiluun". Apu. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  5. ^ "Kymmenien tuhansien seuraama Theo Kolehmainen, 25, halusi yhdistää voimansa Kiekko-Espoon kanssa". Atleetti. 2025-09-20. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  6. ^ Welling Ari & Kavander Anni (2025-09-06). "Makwan Amirkhani otti voiton kamppailutapahtumassa". Yle. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  7. ^ https://www.iltalehti.fi/kamppailulajit/a/da01288e-85b7-4ad8-b655-e4489384775f
  8. ^ https://www.iltalehti.fi/kamppailulajit/a/62d2e3bb-3b0b-4588-92d5-f2918aaf7393
  9. ^ https://www.is.fi/urheilu/art-2000011715261.html
  10. ^ https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000011524003.html
  11. ^ https://www.is.fi/urheilu/art-2000011523979.html
  12. ^ "Dramaattinen lopetus! Makwan Amirkhani kuristi voiton". www.iltalehti.fi.
  13. ^ "Kohuottelussa täysshokki: Stagala tyrmäsi Immun heti". Ilta-Sanomat. May 3, 2025.
  14. ^ "Makwan Amirkhani palasi kehään – Paljastus uran jatkosta". www.iltalehti.fi.
  15. ^ 🖉Koivunen, Tommi (December 29, 2024). "Makwan Amirkhani kuristi 41-vuotiaan ruotsalaisen". Ilta-Sanomat.
  16. ^ Reima, Osmo (June 27, 2025). "Amerikkalainen meininki saapui suomalaiseen kamppailu-urheiluun | Aitio". Apu360.
  17. ^ "Theo Kolehmainen voittoon Keravalla - Espoon Kehähait - Suomen Kamppailuopisto".
  18. ^ "Ice Cage -kohu: Nyt puhuu promoottori". Ilta-Sanomat. 2025-05-06. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  19. ^ "Kohua herättänyt Ice Cage Fighting rantautuu syksyllä Turkuun". Aamuset. 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  20. ^ Mäkelä, Kalle (2025-08-27). ""Jostain syystä tällainen viihde myy" – Vapaaotteluliitto pitää Ice Cage -tapahtumaa ympäröineitä otsikoita haitallisena lajille". Yle. Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  21. ^ Myllykoski Tatu & Arkimies Tuomas (2025-09-01). "Ice Cagen pressitilaisuus riistäytyi käsistä". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 2025-09-26.

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