He claims his rise is faster than Conor Mcgregor’s. He claims to have 83 million fans in his home country. He claims he will take the Rizin, Bellator and UFC belts whenever he chooses. Oh, and he says he might fight Brock Lesnar too!
He signed for Rizin in 2016 and won five of six fights, four in the first round, and has since moved to Russian promotion ACB to find bigger tests.
The Iranian Beast has some solid foundations to his confidence. He’s a freak of nature. He has hands of stone, KO’s people for fun and he is a world class wrestler. An all-round scary mananimal – and he knows he can beat anyone on his day.
In fact, he’s a champion Greco Roman wrestler, with accolades coming out of his ears such as gold in the 2010 World Championships. Like all Full Metal Mercenaries, he started right here in Full Metal Dojo, in his first ever pro MMA fight.
That night, at the aptly named Full Metal Massacre, we saw the beast in the flesh. He walked out to the ring to gasps in the crowd, his stature was fearsome. He crushed his opponent that night, displaying ground-and-pound that no mortal human could endure. The strength of a bear. This massacre would begin his reign of terror.
Following that night, Amir went on a blitzkrieg run, dismantling 10 opponents, 7 brutal first-round stoppages and the only man to defeat him? The all-time legend, Mirko Cro Cop, whom he has vowed to avenge.
He has an air of controversy about his name, after the UFC actually signed and released him due to doping offences earlier in his career. He had a gold medal taken off him in the 2014 World Championships. Not one of these setbacks has stopped Amir Aliakbari. He is hell bent on proving he’s the best heavyweight on the planet. Who’s going to argue with him?
The man is on a mission, and with a top-class management team behind him, this Full Metal Mercenary is going to bulldoze his way to the top of the world, whether we like it or not.