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Location:: Richmond, VA
Birthday:: August 27, 1980

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Amir Sadollah was born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Richmond, Virginia and of Irish and Iranian descent. Following his graduation from J.R. Tucker High School he attended Jay Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Amir began mixed martial arts as a way to stay in shape. He began to take the sport more seriously after working as a surgical technician at VCU Healthsystems and seeing similarities in the personalities of surgeons and fighters. Without having fought in an official MMA match, Amir tried out for The Ultimate Fighter. He impressed Dana White and producers enough to earn a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete on the show. Amir went on to win the tournament and the title of the Ultimate Fighter. He is currently a member of Team Combat.

The Ultimate Fighter:
Amir Sadollah came on to the show with no past record in MMA. Sadollah showed that he was tough enough to be on the show after defeating Steve Byrnes by armlock. Amir got his spot in the house because of the win and became the second pick for Team Forrest. In the seventh episode, Amir went up against skilled wrestler Gerald Harris and won the fight by TKO in the second round. Amir went on to fight "The Immortal" Matt Brown in the quarterfinals. He defeated Brown by Triangle Choke in Round 2. Amir then moved onto the semi-finals where he was to face C.B. Dollaway. In the third round, Sadollah put Dollaway in an armbar and Dollaway immediately tapped. This meant that Amir would fight in the finale for a shot at becoming the next Ultimate Fighter. Sadollah's original opponent for the finale was Jesse Taylor. However, Taylor was removed from the finale due to improper behavior in the days after the show finished taping. C.B. Dollaway defeated Tim Credeur in a match to decide who would replace Taylor in the finale and fight Amir.

On the season finale of TUF:7, Amir earned a victory over C.B. Dollaway with an armbar in the first round, securing his title of The Ultimate Fighter and providing him with a UFC contract. (read less)
Biography:
Amir Sadollah was born in Brooklyn, New York but raised in Richmond, Virginia and of Irish and Iranian descent. Following his graduation from J.R. Tucker High School he attended Jay Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Amir began mixed martial arts as a way to stay in shape. He began to take the sport more seriously after working as a surgical technician at VCU Healthsystems and seeing similarities in the personalities of surgeons and fighters. Without having fought in an official... (read more)

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