Finnish-born featherweight Makwan "Mr. Finland" Amirkhani is an example of the difference between stars that need to be made and stars that are born. This guy has a lot of charisma, like Conor McGregor. If he keeps winning it will be easy for the UFC to build him into a ticket seller. The 26-year old is 11-2 with nine of his wins coming via stoppage. He turned heads with his 8-second knockout of Andy Ogle this past weekend but he is actually a submission specialist with a plethora of moves having won via triangle choke, heel hook, and Brabo choke in the past.
He told everyone he was living in a one-bedroom apartment with his mum and brother. His mum didn't have a bed and slept on a mat in the living area. His $50,000 'of the night' bonus is going to upgrade their living situation substantially. However, Mr. Finland moving to Sweden? Maybe he's a heel?