but Miragliotta defended his stoppage saying Sadollah was "out of it" and "still looked glassy eyed and asked me what happened." Sadollah defeated newly re-signed welterweight Phil Baroni at UFC 106. During the fight Sadollah showed a superior Muay Thai clinch and precision kicks. Sadollah defeated Brad Blackburn on January 11, 2010, at UFC Fight Night 20 via unanimous decision. During the bout Sadollah utilized great head and body kicks along with knees in the clinch and a solid ground game. Sadollah faced Korean judoka, Dong Hyun Kim, at UFC 114. Kim took down Sadollah in all three rounds, dominating Sadollah with superior Judo and Wrestling. Kim won the fight by unanimous decision with all three judges scoring it 30–27 for Kim. Sadollah then faced Peter Sobotta at UFC 122. Amir would win the fight via unanimous decision. Sadollah once again demonstrated his impressive Muay Thai to earn the decision win. Sadollah was expected to face Duane Ludwig on March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24. However, Ludwig was injured and was briefly replaced by TUF 9 winner, James Wilks. Wilks was then forced out as well and replaced by DaMarques Johnson. After a back and forth first round, Sadollah was more aggressive and forced Johnson to exchange against the cage early in the second round having success with a flurry of a strikes. Sadollah would then earn a takedown and go on to gain dominant position, unleashing a steady stream of ground and pound until gaining gift wrap control, proceeding to punish Johnson with elbows from his free arm, forcing a tap due to strikes. Sadollah lost to Duane Ludwig via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) on August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5. Sadollah was expected to face Jorge Lopez on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143. However, Sadollah was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Matt Riddle. Sadollah/Lopez eventually took place on May 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier. Sadollah won the bout via split decision. Sadollah lost via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) to Dan Hardy on September 29, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5. Sadollah was expected to face Stephen Thompson on May 25, 2013 at UFC 160. However, Sadollah pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Nah-Shon Burrell. After being sidelined for nearly two years recovering