Biography(references)Born and raised in Southwest Finland, Packalén played ice hockey in the C-Junior SM Series and participated in the national team until the age of 17. Packalén started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2007. Packalén trained wrestling when he was young and he won the title for Finland Open Championship in 2010 and third place in European Championships in 2011. Packalén also won the Amateur MMA Championship title in 2012.
Fighter Trivia(references)Packalén and his fiancée Eevi Teittinen, a fitness model from Finland, have a daughter .
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UFC: Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Thibault Gouti
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