Chris Spang

Spång made his professional MMA debut in October 2008 in his native Sweden winning by first round TKO. His next two fights where on the North American regional circuit, he won the first by knockout, 16 second into the first round and the second by submission due to an armbar 38 seconds into the first round,

In addition to MMA fighting, Spång has boxed professionally at super middleweight with two decision victories in 2009.

In September 2011, Spång signed a four fight deal with Strikeforce to fight in their welterweight division.

He made his debut against Joe Ray on September 23, 2011 at Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough. He won the fight by unanimous decision. In his next fight, Spång faced Ricky Legere on January 7, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

In his third fight for the organisation, Spång replaced Bobby Voelker to face Nah-Shon Burrell on May 19, 2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier. He rebounded from the loss in his last fight by stopping Burrell by TKO in the first round.

Following the dissolution of Strikeforce, Spång was brought over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer from Strikeforce Adlan Amagov on April 6, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9. Amagov dominated the fight from start to finish, defeating Spång by unanimous decision. Following the loss Spang was released from the promotion.

On June 7, 2013 it was announced that Spång had signed with Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA). He made his debut against future UFC contender Alan Jouban on August 16, 2013 at RFA 9. After two back-and-forth rounds, Spang lost by TKO in the third.