Career
A Kurd born in the Kurdish region of Iran, Amirkhani moved with his family to Finland as a small child in the aftermath of the Iran–Iraq War. Kurdish heritage
Despite growing up in Finland, Amirkhani remains proud of his Kurdish heritage. At a June 2015 weigh-in to his fight, he held a Kurdistan flag aloft as he stood on the scales.
He also frequently posts in support for the Peshmerga on his social media accounts.
Amirkhani began training in mixed martial arts at the aged of 16 and had his first professional fight in 2010. Competing on the regional circuit solely in Finland, he compiled a record of 10–2, with eight finishes, all by submission and all in the first round, before signing with the UFC in December of 2014.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Amirkhani made his promotional debut against Andy Ogle on January 24, 2015 at UFC on Fox 14. He also earned a Performance of the Night bonus.
Amirkhani was briefly linked to a bout with Diego Rivas on June 20, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69.
However, shortly after the bout was announced, Rivas was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Masio Fullen. Amirkhani faced Mike Wilkinson on February 27, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84. Mixed martial arts
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Performance of the Night (One time) versus
Andy Ogle
Nordic Mobile Marketing Association Awards - MMAviking.com
2012 Showman of the Year
2015 Knockout of the Year versus
Andy Ogle on January 24
2015 Fighter of the Year
Amateur wrestling
Finnish Wrestling Federation
2013 Finnish Nationals 66 kg (145 lbs) Greco-Roman Wrestling Bronze medalist.
