Siyar Bahadurzada (Persian: سییار باهادورزادا;[2] born 17 April 1984) is a retired Afghan-born Dutch mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, making him the first Afghan to compete in the promotion.
[10] Bahadurzada was expected to face Thiago Alves on 21 July 2012 at UFC 149, replacing an injured Yoshihiro Akiyama.
[15] He lost a lopsided decision after he was dominated by the grappling offense and ground and pound of Kim for all three rounds.
Bahadurzada was expected to face Robbie Lawler on 27 July 2013 at UFC on Fox 8, replacing an injured Tarec Saffiedine.
[23] After another year away from competition Bahadurzada was expected to face Abu Azaitar on 2 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov.
However, Azaitar pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by UFC newcomer Rob Wilkinson.
[32] However, it was reported on 24 April 2019 that Bahadurzada pulled out of the bout citing injury,[33] and he is replaced by newcomer Kyle Prepolec.
[37] On 13 January 2020 Singapore-based mixed martial arts team Evolve MMA announced that Bahadurzada had been appointed as the new head coach.