Amir Sadollah
| Amir Sadollah | |
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| Born |
August 27, 1980 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Persian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight (2009–present) Middleweight (2008) |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Richmond, Virginia |
| Team | Throwdown Training Center & Xtreme Couture |
| Rank |
Master of Sports in Sambo Purple Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2008–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Amir Ali Sadollah (Persian: امیرعلی ﺳﻌدالله) (born August 27, 1980) is an American professional mixed martial artist, formerly competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7. He has fought exclusively within the confines of the UFC Octagon since the beginning of his MMA career, making him one of the few fighters who have done so.
Sadollah was born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Richmond, Virginia to an Iranian father and a mother of Irish descent. Following his graduation from John Randolph Tucker High School he attended J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Amir began mixed martial arts as a way to stay in shape. He began to take the sport more seriously after working as a surgical technologist at VCU Healthsystems and seeing similarities in the personalities of surgeons and fighters.
Amir trained at Combat Sports Center in Richmond, VA. Amir trained under Brian Crenshaw, Fred Corritone and alongside Dwayne "Diesel" Shelton. Dwayne helped fine tune Amir's skills and put together his highlight reel for the application for "The Ultimate Fighter 7".
While at Combat Sports Center Amir attained an undefeated 4-0 (MMA), 3-0 (Muay Thai) amateur record through Combat Sports Center and its sister promotion, Combat Sports Challenge prior to going on to the Ultimate Fighter Reality television show, first making it into the “house” and then going on to defeat four opponents to win Season 7 and a three-fight UFC contract, which, due to his outstanding performance, has been extended. Other notable professional fighters from Combat Sports Center that trained with Amir include Dwayne “Diesel” Shelton, Anthony Morrison, WEC veteran and 145 pound Ring of Combat Champion, and international Kickboxing star Francois “Bang Bang” Ambang, who came to CSC from Cameroon to join the fight team.
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