Makwan Amirkhani (Kurdish: ماکوان ئەمیرخانی; born November 8, 1988) is a Finnish retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division. He is most notable for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background. Amirkhani was born in Kermanshah, Iran into a Kurdish family. The family fled from Iran to Iraq and settled in UNHCR's Al-Tash refugee camp. In the aftermath of the Iran–Iraq War, the family were resettled to Vaasa, Finland, around 1993.
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