Siyar Bahadurzada - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Siyar Bahadurzada is an Afghan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

currently fighting at Welterweight

Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...

in the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

. 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 he grew up in. After 15 years his family moved to the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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.

MMA career

Bahadurzada trains under the Golden Glory

Golden Glory

Golden Glory is a Muay Thai, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts camp, as well as a management team based in the Netherlands. With their primary fighter roster based out of Europe, Golden Glory has managed fighters from all over the world, such as American former team member, Heath Herring.Golden...

association based in the Netherlands.http://bleacherreport.com/articles/6780-siyar-bahadurzada-the-diamond-in-the-rough

A veteran of the Shooto

Shooto

Shooto is a mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the Shooto Association and the International Shooto Commission. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, as an organization and as a particular fighting system derived from shoot wrestling. Practitioners are referred to as shooters,...

Holland organization, he is the 2008, 2009, 2010 Shooto

Shooto

light heavyweight world champion. Bahadurzada made the transition to Japanese MMA by fighting for World Victory Road

World Victory Road

World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...

on their Sengoku events. He advanced to the semi-finals of their Middleweight tournament but lost to Jorge Santiago

Jorge Santiago

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. His most recent fights have been under the Sengoku promotion in Japan.

On August 27, 2009 Siyar successfully defended his Light-Heavyweight crown in his latest fight against Leandro Silva in Shooto Brasil 13 by way of TKO (punches) in the first round.

Siyar fought and defeated Derrick Noble

Derrick Noble

Derrick "The Eraser" Noble is an American professional mixed martial artist from Cuba, Illinois.-Biography and career:Derrick began martial arts training at the age of 13 in Taekwondo, and he eventually earned a Black Belt in Hapkido from Master Bob Long. He attended Eastern Illinois University...

via first round KO, who was replacing his original opponent Nick Thompson

Nick Thompson

Nicholas Delton Thompson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He retired with a professional mixed martial arts record of 38-14-1. He has fought professionally on both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bodog Fight shows...

at the Ultimate Glory 2010 event on October 16, 2010. Siyar fought famous Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

MMA

Mixed martial arts

fighter John Alessio

John Alessio

John Paul Alessio is a Canadian mixed martial artist who currently competes as a Welterweight. Alessio has fought for many of the major MMA promotions, including WEC, UFC, PRIDE, KOTC, MFC and DREAM.-Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

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 recently signed a 4-fight contract with Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

, but like many of the Golden Glory team signed to the organization, he is yet to make his promotional debut. Siyar just had a interview for strikeforce, which can be listened in his Facebook profile. Bahadurzada waited for a fight from Strikeforce but never acquired a visa. He later commented on the scenario and was displeased, saying he would never fight for the promotion. The article was released on January 25, 2011. http://www.snarkfights.com/2011/01/bahadurzada-strikeforce-is-playing.html Scott Coker

Scott Coker

Scott Coker is the founder and CEO of Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.Scott Coker is an Ernie Reyes protege and full-contact fight promoter covering Kickboxing, K-1, and MMA...

replied during an interview with Ariel Helwani

Ariel Helwani

- Biography :Helwani was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he grew up in a Jewish family in the Town of Mount Royal and Westmount and attended the Akiva School and Herzliah High School. In 2004, he graduated from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He works for...

by saying that Siyar had to first get a P1 visa.

He has trained with fighters such as Alistair Overeem

Alistair Overeem

Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...

, Fabricio Werdum

Fabricio Werdum

Fabricio Werdum is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, a two-time ADCC world heavyweight champion and European Jiu-Jitsu champion. He holds black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and Muay Thai. Werdum has competed in Pride Fighting Championships, the...

, Sergei Kharitonov, Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi

Gegard Mousasi, born Geghard Movsesian is an Armenian-Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is fighting out of Team Jurojin in Leiden, Netherlands and is a member of Russian Red Devil Sport Club and Netherlands' Golden Glory...

, Muhammed Lawal

Muhammed Lawal

|-| Win|align=center| 8–1| Roger Gracie| KO | Strikeforce World Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov| |align=center| 1|align=center| 4:37|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States|||-| Loss|align=center| 7–1| Rafael Cavalcante| TKO...

, Rashad Evans

Rashad Evans

Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...

, Mark Munoz

Mark Munoz

Mark Muñoz is an American mixed martial artist of Filipino descent currently fighting in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Muñoz is known for his wrestling ability and his relentless ground-and-pound...

and other UFC and Strikeforce fighters.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On September 30, 2011 Siyar announced he had signed with the UFC. His UFC debut will be against Erick Silva

Erick Silva

Erick Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Silva has spent the majority of his career in Brazil, mostly notably for Jungle Fight where he is the reigning Welterweight champion.-Background and...

at UFC 142

UFC 142

UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event is expected to take place on January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Background:...

in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

Mixed martial arts record

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Erick Silva

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| UFC 142

UFC 142

Rio de Janeiro

, Brazil

Brazil

| UFC debut
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| Win
| align="center" | 20–4–1
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Tommy Depret
| TKO (strikes)
| Ultimate Glory 14

Ultimate Glory 14

United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing event promoted by United Glory. It took place on May 28, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.-Mixed martial arts bouts:...

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

| Welterweight Tournament Final
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John Alessio

Charleroi

Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as...

, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

| Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
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Derrick Noble

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

| Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
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Carlos Alexandre Pereira
| KO (punch)
| Shooto

Shooto

Rio de Janeiro

, Brazil

Brazil

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Robert Jocz

Robert Jocz is a Polish mixed martial artist. He fights in the Middleweight division and has competed for numerous European MMA promotions, like BOTE, M-1, KSW, Ultimate Glory and The Cage. Robert has earned the reputation of a tough fighter, because he has never been finished for the most of his...

Amsterdam

, Netherlands

Netherlands

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Leandro Silva

Leandro Liberio da Silva Rodrigues , is a Brazilian footballer, who plays for Santos. He plays mainly as a right back.He started his football career on Clube Atlético Sorocaba, and in 14 July 2011, he signed with Santos FC....

| TKO (punches)
| Shooto

Shooto

Fortaleza

Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country...

, Brazil

Brazil

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Jorge Santiago

| Submission (heel hook)
| World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6

World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6 was a mixed martial arts-event promoted by World Victory Road. The event took place on November 1, 2008 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan...

Saitama, Saitama

' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

| Sengoku Middleweight Grandprix 2008 Semifinal Round
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| Win
| align="center" | 14–3–1
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Evangelista Santos

Evangelista Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is a member of the famous Chute Boxe Academy. He has fought in Strikeforce, Pride Fighting Championship, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships and Pancrase. He is currently fighting for World Victory Road and Strikeforce...

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Kazuo Misaki

Kazuo Misaki is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and former judoka. He was the 2006 Pride Welterweight Grand Prix winner, and is currently competing in Sengoku. He is a long time veteran of Pancrase and has also competed in Strikeforce...

Tokyo

, Japan

Japan

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Nathan Schouteren
| Submission (strikes)
| Shooto

Shooto

Ede, Netherlands

' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464...

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Shiko Yamashita
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto

Shooto

Tokyo

, Japan

Japan

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| Win
| align="center" | 11–2–1
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Kurt Verschueren
| TKO (soccer kicks)
| Shooto

Shooto

Holland: Ultimate Glory 3
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|Holland
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| Win
| align="center" | 10–2–1
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Rolandas Agrba
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Shooto

Shooto

Netherlands

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| align="center" | 8–2–1
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Dennis de Rus
| Decision
| Kickboxing Gala Free-Fight
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| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 3:00
|Beverwijk, Holland
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| Win
| align="center" | 7–2–1
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Alexander Penao
| Submission (heel hook)
| Shooto

Shooto

Nathan Schouteren
| Decision (unanimous)
| Shooto

Shooto

Patrick Vallee
| Draw
| Shooto

Shooto

Holland: Fight Night
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| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 5:00
|Vlissingen, Holland
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| Win
| align="center" | 6–0
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Arschak Dahabagian
| Decision
| Shooto

Shooto

Holland: Shooto

Shooto

On Tour
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| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 5:00
|Ede, Holland
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| Win
| align="center" | 5–0
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Dennis van Asselt
| Submission (north/south choke)
| Shooto

Shooto

Holland: 4-Man Tournament
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2:23
|Goes, Holland
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| Win
| align="center" | 4–0
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Sebastiaan Rijtslag
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Shooto

Shooto

Holland: 4-Man Tournament
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| align="center" | 1
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|Goes, Holland
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| Win
| align="center" | 3–0
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Hubert Veenendaal
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Shooto

Shooto

Holland: Holland vs the World
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 2:28
|Culemborg, Holland
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| Win
| align="center" | 2–0
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Mingoes Pelupessy
| KO (head kick)
| Shooto

Shooto

Holland: On Tour
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| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 0:19
|Culemborg, Holland
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| Win
| align="center" | 1–0
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