Emil Weber Meek (born August 20, 1988) is a Norwegian professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

that competes in the

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division of

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation'') better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. History Martin Lewandowsk ...

(KSW). He previously fought in the

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division. He is currently ranked #7 in the KSW Welterweight rankings.

Background

Meek grew up in

Nesna Nesna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesna. Other villages in Nesna include Handnesneset, Husby, Saura, and Vikho ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

, and later lived in

Mosjøen Mosjøen (; sma, Mussere) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Mosjøen is the oldest town in the Helgeland region, with only the Bodø (town), town of Bodø being older within Nordland c ...

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

and

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. In 2009, Meek started his mixed martial arts (MMA) career at the now defunct, Trondheim Fight Gym. Emil Meek runs MMA Trondheim together with Thomas Formo.

Mixed martial arts career

Meek began his MMA career as an amateur, where he compiled an undefeated record (6-0). Meek made his professional debut on March 12, 2011, against Magnus Frekman. Meek defeated Frekman via TKO 45 seconds into the first round. For his second fight, he fought Mohammed Abdallah. He lost the bout by TKO in the first round. After this loss, Meek went on a four-fight win streak. He was awarded 2013 Prospect of the Year by MMA Viking. On August 20, 2016, he won the Venator Fighting Championship

title by defeating

Rousimar Palhares Rousimar Christian Palhares (;, born February 20, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, World Series of Fighting, and ...

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in the first round. Meek stopped Palhares with a series of punches and elbows to the side of the head, while defending from Palhares' takedown attempt.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On December 10, 2016, Meek made his promotional debut against returning veteran

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Meek was expected to face

Nordine Taleb Nordine Taleb ( ar, نوردين طالب, born June 10, 1981) is a French-Canadian professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed in the Welterweight division of the ARES FC. A professional since 2007, he has also competed for Bellat ...

on May 28, 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 109 ''UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 109'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on May 28, 2017, at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Background Preliminar ...

. However, Meek pulled out of the fight on May 12 citing injury. Meek was replaced by promotional newcomer Oliver Enkamp. Meek was scheduled to faced

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on December 30, 2017, at UFC 219. However, the fight was rescheduled for January 14, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Meek faced

Bartosz Fabiński Bartosz Ryszard Fabiński (born 26 April 1986) is a Polish mixed martial artist who fights in the Middleweight division. He has formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Fabiński was born in Warsaw, Poland. He ...

on July 22, 2018, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Meek faced Jake Matthews on February 23, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On June 17, 2021, it was announced that Meek was released from the UFC.

Post-UFC career

After the release, Meek was scheduled to face

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at Ares FC 2 on December 11, 2021. Gouti pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Louis Glismann. He lost the fight via an armbar in round one. Meek faced Kacper Koziorzębski on September 10, 2022 at KSW 74, winning the bout via ground and pound TKO in the second round.

Championships and accomplishments

*Venator Fighting Championship **Venator Welterweight Championship (One time; former) *Nordic MMA Awards: MMAViking.com **2013 Prospect of the Year **2016 Fighter of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meek, Emil Weber 1988 births Sportspeople from Trondheim People from Nesna Living people Norwegian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters