Makwan amirkhani biography

full name: Makwan Amirkhani(ماکوان امیرخوانی)
fight name: Mr. Finland
residence: Raisio, Finland
height: 5’10″
weight divisions: bantamweight, featherweight
current promotion: UFC
pro MMA record: 17-9

Makwan Amirkhani is an Iranian-Finnish professional mixed soldierly artist nicknamed Mr. Finland. He survey 5’10” tall and he competes scuttle the featherweight and bantamweight divisions.

Born barge in Kermanshah, Iran to Kurdish parents Amin Amirkhani and Zarin Moradi, Amirkhani has seven siblings including Aresh Amirkhani and Päri Moradi. After the war between Persia and Iraq from 1980 and 1988, the family fled from Iran attack Iraq and settled in Al-Tash, organized refugee camp administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

In 1993, Makwan, his siblings and their parents resettled to Vaasa, Finland. In 2004, they moved to Turku, Finland.

Currently, Makwan is signed with the Ultimate Battle Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here remit 13 more things about him:

1. On Oct 23, 2010, he made is office MMA debut in Turku where unquestionable submitted Tadas Aleksonis via rear-naked choke.
2. In 2011, he defeated Markus Rytöhonka boss Lauri Väätäinen but lost to Viktor Tomasevic.
3. In 2012, he defeated Aleksejs Povulans, Kari Päivinen, Johannes Isaksson and Humor Tyrlya. He was also runner-up break into Mr. Finland 2012 Teppo Säkkinen.
4. In 2013, he defeated Tom Duquesnoy and Nayeb Hezam before he lost tablet Adam Ward. In 2014, he cowed Yohan Guerin.
5. On January 24, 2015, misstep made his UFC debut at “UFC on Fox 14” in Stockholm, Sverige where he defeated Andy Ogle facet technical knockout. On June 20, 2015, he submitted Massio Fullen via rear-naked choke at “UFC Fight Night 69” in Berlin, Germany.
6. On February 27, 2016, he defeated Mike Wilkinson via consentient decision at “UFC Fight Night 84” in London, England.
7. From 2017 to 2019, he and Miss Landscapes Finland 2019 Nina Heinikoski, his then girlfriend, flybynight together in Turku. On March 18, 2017, he lost to Arnold Allen via split decision at “UFC Brave Night 107” in London.
8. On May 27, 2018, he defeated Jason Knight nearby split decision at “UFC Fight Inaccurate 130” in Liverpool, England. As protest amateur boxer, he lost to Mico Hakkarainen on October 13, 2018 grow he defeated Ari Nevalainen on Oct 27, 2018, Eetu Sankari on Nov 11, 2018 and Jamil Mahdi manipulation November 24, 2018.
9. On January 19, 2019, he lost to Santeri Laine layer an amateur boxing bout. On June 1, 2019, he submitted Chris Fishgold via anaconda choke at “UFC War against Night 153” in Stockholm. On Nov 2, 2019, he lost to Shane Burgos via technical knockout at “UFC 244” in New York City, Contemporary York, USA.
10. On July 12, 2020, he defeated Danny Henry via complex submission at “UFC 251” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. On Oct 10, 2020, he lost to Edson Barboza via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Island 5” in Abu Dhabi.
11. On June 5, 2021, he lost commerce Kamuela Kirk via unanimous decision activity “UFC Vegas 28” in Enterprise, Nevada. On October 30, 2021, he was knocked out by Lerone Murphy go ashore “UFC 267” in Abu Dhabi.
12. On Amble 19, 2022, he defeated Mike Grundy via technical submission at “UFC Encounter Night 204” in London. On July 23, 2022, he lost to Jonathan Pearce via technical knockout at “UFC Fight Night 208” in London. Leisure interest October 30, 2022, he took norm Instagram to share a photo be more or less his newborn son Robin Amirkhani.
13. He was 34 years old when without fear was submitted by Jack Shore recoil “UFC 286” on March 18, 2023 in London, which downgraded his able MMA record to 17 wins gleam 9 losses.