Rising flyweight star Amir Albazi: “I’m ready for the top five”

UFC flyweight Amir Albazi put on a show in Las Vegas. Photo: Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC via USA TODAY Sports

This past Saturday, Amir Albazi once again showed that he belongs at the very top of the UFC flyweight roster.

At UFC Vegas 66, he put on a massive performance against Alessandro Costa, and he finished him with a brutal third-round TKO at the Apex.

Still undefeated, this was Albazi’s fourth win in the promotion, and at the post-fight presser, the rising flyweight prospect made a case for him facing a top ranked opponent next.

“I’ve already submitted two blackbelts before, so I wanted to put on a really good performance to show I’m a different level than these guys and that I’m ready for the top five. I’m ready for that belt. I hope you guys saw that. I hope you saw that I have knockout power, too. I can put people to sleep standing up, and I can put people to sleep on the ground. Just keep them coming, and I’ll keep taking them out,” Albazi said.

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Amir Albazi: “I’ve always been uncomfortable”

At the post-fight press conference in Vegas, the 29-year old fighter opened up on why he’s at his best in uncomfortable situations.

“A lot of people are comfortable where they are. I’ve never been comfortable. I fled Iraq when I was the age of 7. In the middle of the night, I went to Syria. I haven’t seen my father. From Syria, I went to Sweden at the age of 8. In Sweden, I lived alone as a teenager at 15 years old. I lived completely alone up to the age of 18,” Albazi said.

After Sweden, he moved to London where he kept on pursuing his goals.

“Same thing. New country. I couldn’t speak the language. No friends. I kept fighting, kept trying, got into the UFC, and now I’m in Vegas. This is another step on the way. For me, it’s nothing new. I’ve always been uncomfortable. I thrive there.”

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