Makwan ”Mr. Finland” Amirkhani is back – fights at UFC London

UFC featherweight Makwan Amirkhani will face Jonathan Pearce at the stacked UFC London event on July 23. Photo: Stefan Romare/Frontkick.online

Finland’s own Makwan Amirkhani will face fellow featherweight Jonathan Pearce at the UFC London event on July 23, according to MMA Junkie.

In his last fight, ”Mr. Finland” submitted Mike Grundy in just 57 seconds. The victory was his 12th by  submission, and the achievement was awarded with a Performance of the Night bonus. Before that, he lost three straight bouts against Edson Barboza, Kamuela Kirk and Lerone Murphy

”Mr. Finland’s” opponent Pearce may have lost his UFC debut in 2019, but has since then secured three straigth victories against Kai Kamaka III, Omar Morales and Christian Rodriguez.

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Makwan Amirkhani joins stacked card at UFC London

With the addition of Amirkhani vs. Pearce, the UFC London card looks to be a great night for fighters from the Nordic countries.

A middleweight fight between Swedens Jack Hermansson and Liverpools Darren Till will serve as the co-main event of the evening. We will also see Swedish UFC star Alexander ”The Mauler” Gustafsson make his light heavyweight comeback when he faces Nikita ”The Miner” Krylov on the main card.

At the moment, the UFC London lineup includes the fights listed below:

• Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall
• Jack Hermansson vs. Darren Till
• Charles Johnson vs. Muhammad Mokaev
• Alexander Gustafsson vs. Nikita Krylov
• Hannah Goldy vs. Molly McCann
• Paul Craig vs. Volkan Oezdemir
• Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jonathan Pearce

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