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Shakiel Mahjouri

Joined: Sep 27, 2018

Shakiel Mahjouri is a contributor at FanSided and a regular online writer for ET Canada. He co-hosts "The Pull No Punches" Podcast with UFC fighter Kajan Johnson. Interviews under his belt include fighters Fedor Emelianenko, Rory MacDonald, and Chael Sonnen and entertainers Christopher Lloyd and John Barrowman. Send him a cheese basket!

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - SEPTEMBER 03: Ben Askren fields questions from the media during a UFC Singapore on-sale press conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on September 03, 2019 in Singapore. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)

UNCASVILLE, CT - APRIL 20: Patricio Freire pose for photos at the weigh-in. Patricio Freire will be challenging Daniel Straus for the Featherweight title in Bellator 178 on April 20, 2017 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 05: Khabib Nurmagomedov during the UFC 229 official weigh-ins at the Park MGM in Las Vegas, Nev. Thursday, Oct. 5, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/Digital First Media/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

MMA DFS: CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 07: Valentina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan poses on the scale during the UFC 238 weigh-in at the United Center on June 7, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

MMA DFS: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - OCTOBER 27: Colby Covington poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night Weigh-in inside the Ibirapuera Gymnasium on October 27, 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Kyle Estrada (photo by Mike Jackson/LFA)

EDMONTON, AB - JULY 25: (L-R) Opponents Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar face off for media during the UFC 240 Ultimate Media Day at Delta Hotels by Marriott Edmonton South Conference Centre on July 25, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Lance Palmer of the Professional Fighters League (Photo courtesy of PLF )

Leon Edwards beats Gunnar Nelson by decision during UFC Fight Night 147 at the London O2 Arena, Greenwich on Saturday 16th March 2019. (Photo by Pat Scaasi/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

ROCHESTER, NY - MAY 18: Rafael Dos Anjos of Brazil celebrates after his submission victory over Kevin Lee in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Blue Cross Arena on May 18, 2019 in Rochester, New York. (Photo by Michael Owens/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

ROCHESTER, NY - MAY 18: Aspen Ladd (facing) squares up with Sijara Eubanks during round two of a bantamweight bout at Blue Cross Arena on May 18, 2019 in Rochester, New York. Ladd defeats Eubanks via unanimous decision. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

SACRAMENTO, CA - DECEMBER 17: Urijah Faber waves to the crowd after the conclusion of his bantamweight bout against Brad Pickett during the UFC Fight Night event inside the Golden 1 Center Arena on December 17, 2016 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - MAY 30: (L-R) Alexander Gustafsson of Sweden and Anthony Smith face off for the media during the UFC Fight Night Ultimate Media Day at Ericsson Globe Arena on May 30, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

ROCHESTER, NY - MAY 17: (L-R) Rafael Dos Anjos of Brazil and Kevin Lee face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at Rochester Riverside Hotel on May 17, 2019 in Rochester, New York. (Photo by Michael Owens/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 12: (L-R) Rafael Dos Anjos of Brazil and Kevin Lee face off during the UFC Seasonal Press Conference inside State Farm Arena on April 12, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 12: Kevin Lee poses for photos during the UFC Seasonal Press Conference inside State Farm Arena on April 12, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)