Siyar Bahadurzada ( fa, سیار بهادرزاده; born 17 April 1984) is a retired Afghan-born Dutch

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who competed in the

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division of the

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. He currently works as an instructor for

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. A professional competitor since 2001, he had also competed for

World Victory Road World Victory Road (WVR) is a defunct Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in ...

, RINGS, and for

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, in which he held the title of Shooto Middleweight Champion.

Background

Bahadurzada was born in

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, Afghanistan, on 17 April 1984. His family experienced the

Soviet–Afghan War The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. It saw extensive fighting between the Soviet Union and the Afghan mujahideen (alongside smaller groups of anti-Soviet ...

and the

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ...

's oppression. His family moved to the

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in 1999. Bahadurzada's grandfather gave him the name "The Killer" when Siyar beat up kids who were older than him at a young age. Siyar began to train under Martijn de Jong at the Tatsujin dojo. De Jong is well respected in the Dutch community as an

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authority and quickly took Bahadurzada as a student.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bahadurzada trained under the Golden Glory association based in the

. A veteran of the

organization, he is the longtime Shooto Middleweight Champion. Bahadurzada made the transition to Japanese MMA by fighting for

on their Sengoku events. He advanced to the semifinals of their Middleweight tournament but lost to

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. On 27 August 2009 Siyar successfully defended his Shooto Middleweight Championship title against Leandro Silva in Shooto 13 by way of TKO (punches) in the first round. Siyar fought and defeated Derrick Noble via first round KO, who was replacing his original opponent Nick Thompson at the Ultimate Glory 2010 event on 16 October 2010. Siyar fought veteran Canadian fighter

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on 19 March 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 28 May 2011 by defeating Tommy Depret via TKO in the final round. Siyar then signed a 4-fight contract with Strikeforce, but like many of the Golden Glory team signed to the organization, his promotional debut was delayed. Siyar gave an interview for Strikeforce, which can be heard on his Facebook profile. Bahadurzada waited for a fight from Strikeforce but never acquired a visa. He later commented in January 2011 on the scenario and expressed displeasure, saying he would never fight for the promotion. Scott Coker replied during an interview with

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by saying that Siyar had to first get a P1 visa. Bahadurzada left Golden Glory in 2012 citing trust issues with the management. He signed a contract with AMC management and joined the Blackzilians team. In April 2014 Bahadurzada announced that he leaves the Blackzilians.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On 30 September 2011 Siyar announced he had signed with the UFC. He was expected to face Erick Silva on 14 January 2012 at

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. However, Bahadurzada pulled out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by

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. Bahadurzada fought

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on 14 April 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 2 and won by KO at 42 seconds of the first round, earning him ''Knockout of the Night'' honors, he became the first man to knock out Thiago. Bahadurzada was expected to face Thiago Alves on 21 July 2012 at UFC 149, replacing an injured Yoshihiro Akiyama. However, on 1 June Alves pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Chris Clements. Bahadurzada then himself had to withdraw from the fight due to a hand injury, and was replaced with

Matthew Riddle Matthew Fredrick Riddle (born January 14, 1986, in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand, but is currently inactive due ...

. Bahadurzada faced

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on 3 March 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 8. He lost a lopsided decision after he was dominated by the grappling offense and ground and pound of Kim for all three rounds. Bahadurzada was expected to face

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on 27 July 2013 at

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, replacing an injured Tarec Saffiedine. However, on 11 July it was announced that Bahadurzada also pulled out of the bout and was replaced by

Bobby Voelker Robert "Bobby" James Voelker (born April 26, 1979) is an American professional mixed martial artist competing in their Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Voelker has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, Strikefo ...

. Bahadurzada faced

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on 28 December 2013 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. After over two years away from the sport, Bahadurzada returned to face

Brandon Thatch Brandon Michael Mathew Thatch (born July 11, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Thatch was adopted at age five by his m ...

on 5 March 2016 at

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. He won the fight by submission in the third round. Bahadurzada was scheduled to face

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on 30 July 2016 at

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. However, Silva was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by

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. In turn, Bahadurzada pulled out of the bout on 12 July, citing an illness. After another year away from competition Bahadurzada was expected to face Abu Azaitar on 2 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov. However, Azaitar pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Rob Wilkinson. Bahadurzada won the fight via TKO in the second round. Bahadurzada faced Luan Chagas on 21 April 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 128 ''UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 128'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on April 21, 2018, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Background ...

. He won the fight via knockout in the second round. This win earned him the

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bonus. Bahadurzada faced Curtis Millender on 29 December 2018 at UFC 232. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Bahadurzada was scheduled to face Nordine Taleb on 4 May 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy. However, it was reported on 24 April 2019 that Bahadurzada pulled out of the bout citing injury, and he is replaced by newcomer Kyle Prepolec. Bahadurzada faced

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on 28 September 2019 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. In June 2020, Siyar announced that he was retiring.

Coaching career

On 13 January 2020 Singapore-based mixed martial arts team

announced that Bahadurzada had been appointed as the new head coach.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

(One time) vs. Luan Chagas * Professional Shooto Japan ** Shooto Middleweight Championship (One time) **Two successful title defenses * United Glory **2010/2011 World Series Welterweight Tournament Winner *Shooto Holland **2003 Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts record

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, Sweden , , - , Win , align=center, 20–4–1 , Tommy Depret , TKO (punches) , United Glory: 2010/2011 World Series Finals , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:16 ,

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, Netherlands , , - , Win , align=center, 17–4–1 , Carlos Alexandre Pereira , KO (punch) , Shooto Brasil 17 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:34 ,

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