| Amir Aliakbari Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 4 in |
| Weight | 118 kg |
| Date of Birth | December 11, 1987 |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Amir Aliakbari is an Iranian skilled combined martial artist and former wrestler who has competed in promotions resembling Full Metal Massacre (2015), Real Fight Championship (2015), Rizin Fighting Federation (2016-2017), Absolute Championship Berkut (2018), Absolute Championship Akhmat (2019), and ONE Championship (2024-Present). As of the top of October 2024, he had amassed a 10-3 win-loss document in skilled combined martial arts bouts. Before making a change to combined martial arts in 2014, he was an completed wrestler who had excelled within the Greco-Roman format. Representing Iran, he had received the ‘Gold’ medal on the 2010 Moscow World Wrestling Championships (96 kg) and the 2009 Pattaya Asian Wrestling Championships (96 kg). He had clinched the ‘Silver’ medal on the 2013 Kazan Universiade (120 kg) and had secured the ‘Bronze’ medal on the 2009 Herning World Wrestling Championships (96 kg). His promising wrestling profession had come to an abrupt finish in 2013 when FILA (Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées), because the worldwide governing physique for the game of novice wrestling was then recognized, had banned him for all times after a 2nd doping offense.
Born Name
Amir Aziz Aliakbari
Nick Name
The Iranian Beast
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Born Place
Jamālābād, Alan Baraghush Rural District, Sarab County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Residence
Tehran, Iran
Nationality
Education
Amir, after his highschool commencement, had joined the Islamic Azad University, a personal college system headquartered in Tehran.
Occupation
Professional Mixed Martial Artist, Former Wrestler
Weight(s)
Heavyweight
Reach
6 ft 8 in or 203 cm
Build
Athletic
Height
6 ft 4 in or 193 cm
Weight
118 kg or 260 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
He is of Iranian descent.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Toned physique
- Towering body
- Side-parted, side-cropped hair
- Sports a thick beard
- Affable smile
Religion
Islam
Amir Aliakbari Facts
- The first misdemeanor of Amir’s wrestling profession got here in 2012 when he had missed the London Olympics attributable to a doping suspension. A yr later, on the World Wrestling Championships, he had received the ‘Gold’ medal within the 120 kg class. However, in December 2013, he had been banned for all times after a 2nd doping offense had come to mild and he was additionally stripped of his ‘Gold’ medal.
- In 2014, a longtime MMA entrepreneur identify Mishal Abul had satisfied him to pursue a profession in combined martial arts. He had reluctantly agreed, thus changing into the primary Iranian wrestler to pursue an MMA profession. He had made his skilled MMA debut in October 2015 and had received his first 2 bouts by way of TKO within the first spherical.
- In early 2016, he had signed up with the Japanese promotion Rizin Fighting Federation. After 5 wins in 6 bouts on the promotion, he had joined Absolute Championship Berkut in December 2017.
- In June 2019, it was reported that he had been signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) after he had supplied compensation to his then promotion for early termination of his contract. This quantity was later donated to a charitable trigger. However, he was pressured to withdraw from the UFC contract because of the doping ban that had been handed all the way down to him by the worldwide novice wrestling governing physique in addition to the US financial sanctions on Iran.
- In August 2020, he had signed a contract with the ONE Championship, a Singapore-based combined martial arts promotion.
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