Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos AUCKLAND, New Zealand – For someone who’s seen the bottom of the pit, a caged octagon doesn’t seem all that scary after all. At 31, Ashkan Mokhtarian enters UFC Fight Night 110 at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, bringing in a solid 13-1 professional record and an intense life story. Before discovering MMA at the somewhat late age of 25, the flyweight led a troubled life that involved substance abuse, homelessness and prison. Mokhtarian (13-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets John Moraga (16-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) this Saturday in what will be his UFC debut
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Ashkan Mokhtarian reflects on life struggle from ‘bottom of the pit’ to UFC debut – MMA Junkie