FIGHT STATS:

Moved to Holland at 8-years-old

Residing out of Leiden, Netherlands

Fighting out of Leiden, Netherlands by way of Tehran, Iran

Stance: Orthodox

Fight Team: Bert Kops Gym (Amsterdam)

Head Trainer: Bert Kops

Training partners include Costello van Steenis, Hracho Darpinyan, Gokhan Saricam & Reiner De Ridder

Bellator Middleweight World Champion

Former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion

Former DREAM Light Heavyweight Champion

Former DREAM Middleweight Champion

Former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion

Judo black belt