Mehdi baghdad biography

Franch mixed martial artist

Mehdi Baghdad (born 13 April 1985) is a French mixed martial artist who fights out of Los Angeles, California.

Mehdi baghdad biography

He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs Team Faber.

Mixed martial arts career

Baghdad started training at the age of 16 and had his first fight at the age of 20.

He went on to become a world champion in Muay Thai, WKBC also lightweight champion in RFA MMA. Baghdad is inspired by his father who died when he was young, and former world champion boxer Prince Naseem Hamed. Baghdad's first loss was handed to him by UFC competitor Charles Oliveira.

Thibault Gouti

Baghdad's nickname is Sultan, which in Arabic means High King / Emperor.

The Ultimate Fighter

Baghdad joined the Ultimate Fighter 22: Team McGregor vs Team Faber. Baghdad defeated Artem Lobov via majority decision after two rounds.

He then joined McGregor's team (European team). Unfortunat