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5 Things You Might Not Know About Amir Aliakbari

Amir Aliakbari could soon put himself in position to ask for a bigger piece of the pie in the Singapore-based One Championship promotion.

The ambitious 34-year-old Iranian will lock horns with former heavyweight champion Brandon Vera in a featured ONE 164 attraction on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. Aliakbari has rattled off six wins across his past eight outings. He last competed at ONE on Prime Video 1, where he took care of onetime Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder Mauro Cerilli with elbow strikes in the second round of their Aug.