Lina Länsberg (born 13 March 1982) is a retired Swedish professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division. She is most notable for her time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Muay Thai career Länsberg started training in Muay Thai in 2003, at the age of 21. During her decorated Muay Thai career she fought on the biggest stage, winning the gold medal at the IFMA World Championship two times, 2008 and 2012. She won the silver medal two times, 2010 and 2011, and bronze once, 2007. She also won the gold medal at the IFMA-EMF European Muay Thai Championships in 2013, and the bronze medal in 2012. In addition to the international success, she won the Swedish Muay Thai Championship three times, in 2007, 2012 and 2013 as well as winning the Nordic Championship in 2010. She also won the WMC Scandinavian Professional Muay Thai title in 2012. Her Muay Thai record stands at 37-11, including fights against top names such as Valentina Shevchenko. Mixed martial arts career In her professional MMA debut, Länsberg fought fellow Swedish rising star Pannie Kianzad on December 29, 2012, at Trophy MMA 1. She would then go on to win her next 6 fights (4 by TKO, 2 by decision) as she competed in Cage Warriors and other European promotions. This included her defeating Alexandra Buch by TKO in the first round on May 16, 2015, at Superior Challenge 12, to win the promotional Women's Bantamweight title. Another big victory came by unanimous decision against Lucie Pudilová on November 28, 2015, at Battle of Botnia 2015. Ultimate Fighting Championship Länsberg made her UFC debut, as a big underdog, in the main event against Cris Cyborg on September 24, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 95. She lost the fight by TKO in the second round. Länsberg was first expected to face Veronica Macedo on March 18, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 107. However, Macedo later had to pull out due to injury. Länsberg instead had a rematch with Lucie Pudilová at the same event. It was a back-and-forth fight, with Länsberg appearing to be in control over the first two rounds and Pudilová rallying for a comeback in the third, in the end Länsberg won by unanimous decision. Afterwards, she expressed disappointment with her performance, saying she believed that Pudilová maybe should have been awarded the victory. Despite this, a majority of