NEW YORK – The bright lights and big stages haven’t made UFC featherweight Makwan Amirkhani forget where he came from. He’s been focused on his UFC 244 bout against Shane Burgos (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC ) on Saturday, but Amirkhani (15-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC ) has had his people, the Kurds, on his mind.
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Makwan Amirkhani hopes UFC 244 platform will bring attention to Kurds in northern Syria – MMA Junkie