Makwan Amirkhani posted an Instagram update that led to speculation about the end of the freelancer’s career. Still, you shouldn’t get ahead of things, writes sports reporter Vinski Virtanen.
Vinski Virtanen sports reporter
“To each his own time.”
Thus Makwan Amirkhani, a 35-year-old freestyle athlete, wrote on his personal Instagram account today, Wednesday. He also thanked for the period 2015−2024.
The first match of Amirkhan’s professional career abroad was in 2015, when he debuted in the sport’s number one organization, the UFC.
In his rough Instagram photo, Amirkhani is just leaving Saturday with his eyes closed Mochamed Machaevi from the match against, which ended with the Austrian’s victory with a knockout at the beginning of the third round. The fight was Amirkhan’s first in the Octagon promotion, which he moved to when the UFC did not renew his fight contract.
There is already some in the media reported, that Amirkhan’s career came to an end with the defeat. This may be too quick a conclusion.
The free game has often seen similar, attention-grabbing updates or comments that imply one thing, but ultimately mean another.
Amirkhani’s career is significant in Finnish terms. No other fighter in blue and white has a record of 14 UFC fights, let alone seven victories in the arenas of the Vegas promotion.
Amirkhani was facing something new when he joined the Oktagon organization after the UFC fell behind. He exuded enthusiasm before his match, was excited about the weight class change and saw several more years in the freestyle cage in his future.
Would one knockout loss have changed everything so completely? Recently, success has not come to the former pattern, but even after the Machaev defeat, Amirkhani posted a photo of the Lucky loser vote on his Instagram story. Fans can vote for players who lost in the opening round of the million-euro tournament as substitutes if replacements are needed in the further rounds.
Amirkhani spoke in an interview a week ago that he has four matches planned for this year with Oktagon. It is very possible that the first one will be followed by the second one, even if after the defeat he is now down.