Fighting Out Of: London, England by way of Baghdad, Iraq
Professional Record: 12-1
The Scoop: Since he first saw it on television in his youth, flyweight Amir Albazi has had a singular focus since he began training at age 14: get to the UFC. Competing in not only his first but also his second professional fight on the same night at age 16, Albazi has gone on to become an accomplished veteran of the European circuit. Now aged 26, “The Prince” finally gets the call to his dream. Like his opponent Malcolm Gordon, the jiu-jitsu purple belt steps in on short notice. But that doesn’t bother him in the least. “I started training martial arts with the goal of being in the UFC since day one,” he explains. “So to finally be here means a lot to me.”
