Siyar began to train under Martijn de Jong at the Tatsujin dojo. De Jong is well-respected in the Dutch community as an MMA authority and quickly took Bahadurzada as his top student.

Siyar Bahadurzada is still apparently expressing sour grapes over his loss to Dong Hyun Kim. At UFC Fight Night 29 , Kim shocked the world with a dramatic knockout victory over Erick Silva ...

Siyar Bahadurzada was born in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in 1984. In the 15 years the Shooto light heavyweight champion lived in his home country, he went through the Soviet war, saw the ...

Two years away from action didn't stop Siyar Bahadurzada from grounding Brandon Thatch and putting him away with a slick submission in the third round to cap off the UFC 196 prelims on FS1.

Siyar Bahadurzada is proud man in regard to his heritage. The Afghan-born welterweight’s past is well-documented: Bahadurzada grew up surrounded by war in his homeland before he and his family ...

“We're going down in a spiral to the groundNo one, no one's gonna save us now, not even GodNo one saved us, no one's gonna save usWhere do you expect us to go when the bombs fall?” ...

The UFC awarded Bahadurzada a $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus for the performance. “I think my right hand is broken,” Bahadurzada said on the telecast. “Ten minutes before the fight, I ...