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Siyar Bahadurzada Bio
Siyar Bahadurzada (born April 17, 1984) is an Afghan mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. His MMA nickname is "Siyar The Great".
Biography
Bahadurzada, was born in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 17, 1984. He credits his character, fighting sense and ability to the war torn and dangerous environment in which he grew up. After 15 years his family moved to the Netherlands in 1999. It was his grandfather that gave him the name "The Killer" when Siyar beat up kids who were older than him when he was younger. Siyar began to train under Martijn de Jong at the Tatsujin dojo. De Jong is well respected in the Dutch community as an MMA authority and quickly took Bahadurzada as his top student.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Bahadurzada trains under the Golden Glory association based in the Netherlands.
A veteran of the Professional Shooto Japan organization, he is the 2008, 2009, 2010 Shooto Middleweight Champion. Bahadurzada made the transition to Japanese MMA by fighting for World Victory Road on their Sengoku events. He advanced to the semifinals of their Middleweight tournament but lost to Jorge Santiago. His most recent fights have been under the Sengoku promotion in Japan.
On August 27, 2009 Siyar successfully defended his Middleweight crown against Leandro Silva in Shooto 13 by way of TKO (punches) in the first round.
Siyar fought and defeated Derrick Noble via first round KO, who was replacing his original opponent Nick Thompson at the Ultimate Glory 2010 event on October 16, 2010. Siyar fought famous Canadian MMA fighter John Alessio on March 19 2011, and won his second straight fight by KO. The fight had started out slow for the first minute, until Bahadurzada landed a right hook and followed with a flurry of punches and knees. He won the tournament on May 28, 2011 by defeating Tommy Depret via TKO in the final round.
Siyar then signed a 4-fight contract with Strikeforce, but like many of the Golden Glory team signed to the organization, his promotional debut was delayed. Siyar gave an interview for strikeforce, which can be heard on his Facebook profile. Bahadurzada waited for a fight from Strikeforce but never acquired a visa. He later commented in January of 2011 on the scenario and expressed displeasure, saying he would never fight for the promotion. Scott Coker replied during an interview with Ariel Helwani by saying that Siyar had to first get a P1 visa.
He has trained with fighters such as Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum, Sergei Kharitonov, Gegard Mousasi, Muhammed Lawal, Rashad Evans, Mark Munoz, Jason Miller (fighter) and other UFC and Strikeforce fighters.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On September 30, 2011 Siyar announced he had signed with the UFC. He was expected to face Erick Silva on January 14, 2012 at UFC 142. However, Bahadurzada pulled out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Carlo Prater.
Bahadurzada fought Paulo Thiago on April 14, 2012 at UFC Sweden and won by KO at 42 seconds of the first round, earning him Knockout of the Night.
Bahadurzada is expected to face Thiago Alves on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149, replacing an injured Yoshihiro Akiyama.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Paulo Thiago
- Professional Shooto Japan
- Shooto Middleweight Championship (One time)
- Two successful title defenses
- Sengoku
- 2008 Sengoku Middleweight Grand Prix Semifinalist
Mixed martial arts record
See also
- List of current UFC fighters
- List of male mixed martial artists
External links
- Professional MMA record for Siyar Bahadurzada from Sherdog
- Siyar Bahadurzada: Nothing Without Danger
- Golden Glory Profile
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