Makwan Amirkhani

Makwan Amirkhani is a Finnish mixed martial artist, born on November 8, 1988, who competes in the lightweight and featherweight divisions and is best known for his years in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was born in Kermanshah, Iran, into a Kurdish family and was resettled in Finland as a child, growing up in Vaasa and later Turku. He wrestled for Finland at national level, taking silver in freestyle in 2010 and bronze in Greco-Roman in 2013, before turning professional in 2010. He debuted in the UFC in January 2015 with a first-round knockout after eight seconds, earning a Performance of the Night bonus, and went on to win three such bonuses and a string of anaconda choke finishes.