Amir Yahya Abdulamir Al-Bazi, known as Amir Albazi, is an Iraqi professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
20 Facts About Amir Albazi
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When he was seven years old, he fled Baghdad in the middle of the night alongside his family, then moving to Syria, where Amir saw his father for the first time since he was a toddler.
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Amir Albazi got into a lot of fights and trouble as a kid, resulting in his joining a street gang as a teenager.
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Amir Albazi moved to London in 2013, and graduated from University of Roehampton with a degree in sports science.
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Amir Albazi's first fight came in the World Ultimate Full Contact 15, he submitted Pavlo Kulish in 59 seconds, and subsequently went on an 8 bout win streak to start his MMA career before moving to Bellator, where he extended that streak to 10 bouts after defeating Jamie Powell and Iurie Bejenari.
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Amir Albazi rebounded from his loss by defeating Ryan Curtis in Brave CF 29.
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Amir Albazi made his UFC debut on short notice on July 18,2020, against Malcolm Gordon at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2.
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Amir Albazi defeated Gordon by submission 4 minutes and 42 seconds into the first round.
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Amir Albazi was expected to face Raulian Paiva on October 31,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hall vs Silva.
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Amir Albazi was then scheduled to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs Clark on November 28,2020, but Zhumagulov pulled out due to visa issues.
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Amir Albazi was then scheduled to face Ode' Osbourne at UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs Moises on July 17,2021.
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However, Amir Albazi withdrew from the bout due to undisclosed reasons.
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Amir Albazi was next scheduled to face Tim Elliott at UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs Gamrot on June 25,2022.
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Amir Albazi faced Francisco Figueiredo on August 20,2022, at UFC 278.
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Amir Albazi won the bout via rear-naked choke at the end of the first round.
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Amir Albazi was scheduled to face Alex Perez on December 17,2022, at UFC Fight Night 216.
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Amir Albazi faced Kai Kara-France on June 3,2023, at UFC on ESPN 46.
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Amir Albazi was expected to face two-time former UFC Flyweight champion Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night 237 on February 24,2024.
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However, Amir Albazi withdrew due to a neck injury and was replaced by former title challenger Brandon Royval.
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Amir Albazi is trilingual and has stated that he can speak Arabic, Swedish and English.