Liam Pitts is stepping back into the spotlight this weekend, facing a different kind of pressure. The Swedish bantamweight is slated to compete at OKTAGON 87 on April 25 in Liberec, Czech Republic, where he will face Poland’s Kacper Matyszewski in a catchweight bout.
However, many viewers recognized Pitts long before his OKTAGON debut. As the son of Swedish media personality Laila Bagge and music producer Mason Pitts, he previously appeared alongside his mother in the reality series “Lailaland.” This early television exposure made him a familiar face to a wider audience, but his MMA journey has been steadily built through junior wrestling success and years of training at Allstars in Stockholm.
His professional fighting career has progressed methodically. FightMatrix records his pro debut at AFN 8 in October 2024, where he defeated Brandon Najera via third-round TKO. He later secured an OKTAGON contract with a swift 39-second knockout at AFN 10.
Pitts also gained significant mainstream attention through “Förrädarna,” the Swedish adaptation of “The Traitors.” Participating in the second season, he experienced a game fundamentally built on deception, suspicion, and social manipulation for a cash prize. In his own words, the experience had a lasting impact on him long after filming concluded.
“It was an amazing experience, truly… it’s a very psychological game, more so than people realize. They take your phone, and you’re confined to your room… it’s akin to being incarcerated. It took me about two months to reintegrate into reality… I was constantly thinking about the game and what I could have done differently.”
Pitts also shed light on the production aspects that rarely make it to the screen, describing unexpected late-night disturbances and the pervasive tension of not knowing whether a knock on the door signaled elimination or another interview.
“They would come knock on your door… and you’d think, ‘Oh ***, I’m done for.’”
Now, the setting shifts once more, from a strategic game within a castle to a fight weekend. Pitts has already demonstrated his ability to translate public attention gained from reality television into success in combat sports. He enters his upcoming fight this weekend at OKTAGON 87, with the undefeated Swedish bantamweight aiming to maintain his winning momentum in what represents one of the most significant opportunities of his career.
