Arash Alikhaniyan — Elite Hybrid Coach — Fitness & Martial Arts
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Arash Alikhaniyan

Elite Hybrid Coach — Fitness & Martial Arts

Strength.
Discipline.
Performance.

MEET ARASH

01

Strength

12+ years of strength training, functional fitness and bodybuilding.

02

Performance

IFBB championship podiums and a Master's degree in sport physiology from the University of Tehran.

03

Martial Arts

16+ years of martial arts — Kyokushin black belt, 4th Dan instructor, IMMAF-certified coach.

04

Coaching

Cluster Fitness Manager at UFC Gym Dubai — and coach of national champions.

01 — His Story

Results-driven fitness leader with 12+ years in strength training, functional fitness, and bodybuilding, and 16+ years in martial arts — a Kyokushin black belt. Proven track record in team leadership, program development, and member engagement, most recently as Cluster Fitness Manager at UFC Gym JBR & One Central, overseeing multi-site operations.

  • Coached 2 national champions
  • Led teams for UAE & Spain competitions
  • 12+ years strength & bodybuilding
  • 16+ years martial arts

02 — Expertise

Strength TrainingFunctional FitnessBodybuildingMMAKickboxingKyokushin KaratePerformance CoachingNutrition & Lifestyle Coaching

03 — Experience

2024 – 2025

Cluster Fitness Manager

UFC Gym JBR & One Central — Dubai

2024

Fitness Manager / PT

UFC Gym JBR & One Central — Dubai

2023

Rehab & Talent Identification Coach

Sportify Academy — Dubai

2012 – 2021

Fitness Coach & Nutrition Advisor

Various Clubs — Tehran

In Action

Arash at work.

Arash Alikhaniyan competing in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match
Grappling & BJJ
Arash Alikhaniyan training back on a lat machine
Strength & Hypertrophy
Arash Alikhaniyan in the gym showing conditioning
Conditioning
Arash Alikhaniyan coaching on the mats at UFC Gym
Coaching at UFC Gym
Arash Alikhaniyan at a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event in Dubai
Fight Events
Arash Alikhaniyan and Sadaf Aghaei with IMMAF coaching certificates
IMMAF Certified

04 — Education

Master's Degree — Sport Physiology

University of Tehran, 2013 – 2018

05 — Certifications

IMMAF — Certified Mixed Martial Arts Coach
IFBB Level 3 — Certified Fitness & Bodybuilding Trainer
ZIVA Functional Training — Certified Functional Trainer
Certified Bodybuilding Coach — Iran Bodybuilding Federation
Black Belt — Kyokushin Karate (Japan Karate Kyokushinkai)
4th Dan Kyokushin Instructor
4th Class Referee — Kyokushin Karate

06 — Athletic Journey

2015

1st — Bodybuilding, IFBB Tehran Championships

2015

2nd — Classic Bodybuilding, IFBB Tehran Championships

2020

4th — Classic Bodybuilding, IFBB Tehran Championships

2021

5th — Classic Bodybuilding, IFBB National Qualifying Matches

2021

6th — Classic Bodybuilding, IFBB National Championships

2022

5th — Classic Bodybuilding, IFBB Tehran Championships

2009

2nd — National Karate Championships

2007

3rd — Japan Karate Championships

07 — Follow Arash

@arash_alikhaniyan

08 — Train with Arash

StrengthBodybuildingFunctional TrainingMMAKickboxingPerformance Coaching
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