Iranian Aliakbari defeats American Johnson in ACA 194
Iranian mixed martial arts fighter Amir Aliakbari celebrated a second successive victory on his return to the Absolute Championship Akhmat organization, defeating American Tony Johnson at the ACA 194 event in Dubai, UAE, on Thursday.
The Iranian came out victorious by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) to take his record to 16-4.
The former world Greco-Roman wrestling champion had beaten Russian fighter Salimgerey ‘Tank’ Rasulov in his first bout back in the Russian organization in August.
“After two successive wins, I now deserve a shot at the heavyweight championship belt against whoever the next champion is,” Aliakbari said in a post-fight interview.
Meanwhile, Armenian MMA fighter Zhora Ayvazyan (16-1) made a brilliant debut in the ACA league, securing a technical knockout victory over Brazilian Denis Silva (20-9) in the second round.