Ashkan Mokhtarian (Persian: اشکان مختاریان, born 18 September 1985 Tehran, Iran), is an Iranian-born Australian mixed martial artist[2][4] formerly competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Ashkan got involved with drugs and alcohol during his teenage years and decided to become a professional MMA fighter after watching the sport on TV.
[8] He made his promotional debut against John Moraga on 11 June 2017 at UFC Fight Night 110.
[10] Mokhtarian faced Ryan Benoit on 19 November 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs.
[15] Mokhtarian was expected to face Kai Kara-France on 2 December 2018 at UFC Fight Night 142.