If you don't know who Makwan Amirkhani is, have a gawk at this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plQkb1qPFao
The Finnish featherweight (12-2, 2-0 UFC) has been pegged as one of the UFC's next big stars since he knocked out Andy Ogle with flying knee and punches just eight seconds into his promotional debut.
Outside of the cage, Amirkhani has garnered a strong following due to his superstar personality and his story of growing up in poverty, being raised by his Mom in Finland, before making it on MMA's biggest stage.
He famously dedicated his last win inside the Octagon over Masio Fullen to his mother vowing to buy her a "$10,000 bed that flies" with the bonus money he won from the fight, due to the
sacrifices she made for her children when they were growing up.
Amirkhani broke the news on Twitter that he had split from the Allstars Gym in Stockholm, home of Alexander Gustafsson, and that he is looking for a new gym.
https://twitter.com/MakwanAmirkhani/status/671418965160235009
https://twitter.com/SandhuMMA/status/671460338047582208
MMA scribe Chamatkar Sandhu added that Amirkhani stated his desire to move to Ireland to train under John Kavanagh at SBG. The fighter confirmed his interest in relocating to Ireland from his own account.
https://twitter.com/SandhuMMA/status/671461982801907713
https://twitter.com/MakwanAmirkhani/status/671468318042292224
John Kavanagh got wind of the news and told the Fin that he was welcome to join the Dublin gym. The subsequent back and forth between Kavanagh and Amirkhani suggests that this might actually happen.
https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/671426263630778368
https://twitter.com/MakwanAmirkhani/status/671461786995007488
https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/671434436357976064
Amirkhani's next fight is against Englishman Mike Wilkinson (9-1, 2-1 UFC) at UFC London on February 26.
