Amir Aliakbari
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| Full name | Amir Aliakbari[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 11, 1987 Shahriar, Tehran, Iran |
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| Alma mater | Islamic Azad University of Eslamshahr[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005–2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Iran |
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| Sport | Sport wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amir Aliakbari (Persian: امير علىاكبرى, born 11 December 1987) is an Iranian former [[Sport wrestling|Greco-Roman wrestler]j] and current mixed martial artist Azerbaijani origin.
Wrestling career
In 2007–2008, he wrestled for Melli Haffari Company Ahvaz Sports Club of Iranian Premier Wrestling League.[3]
He missed 2012 Summer Olympics due to a doping suspension.[1]
In 2013 World Wrestling Championships, 120 kg he won a gold medal, making him a two-times world champion,[4] however in December 2013, International Wrestling Federation, FILA banned Aliakbari for life after a second doping offence. He was stripped of his gold medal and Heiki Nabi was moved up to gold.[1]
MMA career
| Amir Aliakbari | |
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| Born | Amir Aliakbari December 11, 1987 |
| Weight | 119[5] kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb) |
| Years active | 2014– |
| Notable club(s) | American Top Team via AKA Thailand |
In 2014, he signed a 5-year contract with mixed martial arts club AKA for training & a management agreement with Paradigm MMA Management in USA,[5] training alongside Soa Palelei in Thailand.[6] He is the first world class Iranian wrestler to pursue an MMA career.[6]
References
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- Articles containing Persian-language text
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Iranian sport wrestlers
- Male sport wrestlers
- Iranian sportspeople in doping cases
- Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Iranian mixed martial artists
- Melli Haffari club sportspeople
- Sportspeople banned for life
- Islamic Azad University alumni
- Doping cases in wrestling
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
