The previous a number of years haven’t been form to Makwan Amirkhani, and that development continued for him on Saturday.
After shedding 5 of six fights to shut his UFC tenure, Amirkhani moved to budding European promotion OKTAGON MMA earlier this yr. He was knocked out within the third spherical of his debut, dropping him into an unsightly 1-6 stoop general courting again to October 2010.
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Makwan Amirkhani is the primary fighter to make the stroll to the cage inside Eden Stadium #OKTAGON58
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â OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) June 8, 2024
Amirkhani (17-11) returned to motion at OKTAGON 58 at GMC Area in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and though it wasnât fairly, he managed to outwork Attila Korkmaz (15-8) for almost all of the struggle and do properly.
Simply when it regarded like âMr. Finlandâ was on the cusp of victory as time winded down within the third spherical, Korkmaz picked up Amirkhani and slammed him into the mat, instantly took the again and locked in a rear-naked choke that rapidly compelled the faucet on the 3:37 mark of Spherical 3 (through X):
Attila Korkmaz hits a powerbomb and places Makwan Amirkhani in a RNC đ±#OKTAGON58
â COMBAT SPORTS TODAY (@CSTodayNews) June 8, 2024
It was a devastating outcome and wild change of fortune for Amirkhani, who’s now on a four-fight skid and a loser in seven of his previous eight contest. Korkmaz, in the meantime, has received three of 4.
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