1TV: Afghanistan will play friendly football matches against Indonesia and Singapore next month in Dubai, Afghanistan Football Federation announced Thursday. The match against Indonesia will be played on 25 May while that against Singapore will be on 29 May. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghans to Face Iranian, Ukrainian Rivals
Tolo News: Afghan MMA fighter Hussian Bakhsh Safari defeated his Russian rival [via decision], Aktyabrin Yakovlev, in the Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC) in Moscow on Tuesday night. Both opponents fit the 65kg weight class. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Abdul Azim Badakhshi and Nusrat Haqparast, two Afghan mixed martial arts fighters, defeated rivals from Azerbaijan and Mexico at the Brave Combat competition and Ultimate Fighting Championship, which are MMA events. Badakhshi defeated his Azerbaijani rival Agshin Babaev with a knockout out in the Brave Combat Federation, which was held in Bahrain on
Tolo News: Baz Mohammad Mubarez, a famous Afghan mixed martial arts fighter, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Snow Leopard Fighting Championship (SLFC) on Monday in Kabul. According to the agreement, Mubarez will fight a rival from Ukraine at the twelfth SLFC competition that will be held on April 9th in Kabul. Click here
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s spinner Mujib-ur-Rahman has joined his national teammates, cricket sensation Rashid Khan and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, after he was picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 auction on Thursday. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Brazilian fighter claims he threw fight against Ahmad Wali Hotak
Tolo News: Nasratullah Akhonzada, an Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, announced that he is prepared to attend an event in Russia in March hosted by the Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA) organization. Another Afghan MMA fighter, Abdul Azim Badakhshi, has also announced a fight abroad. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: At least 120 mixed martial arts fighters from Kabul attended a one-day competition organized by Pankration Federation on Friday to select the best 30 fighters for the Kabul pankration team. The mixed martial arts fighters competed in two weight categories of 45 and 90 kilograms in three age groups. Click here to read
Tolo News: Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak defeated his rival from Brazil in the Truly Grand Fighting Championship (TGFC) match in Kabul on Thursday evening. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Wushu Competition Ends, Next to Include Foriegn Martial Artists
Ariana: Baz Mohammad Mubariz, Mixed Martial Art (MMA) fighter, lost to his Russian opponent Nikita Gomzyakov on Friday in Moscow. Gomzyakov defeated the Afghan well-known Mubariz via a three-round decision. This was his second defeat in the Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA) fighting which was held in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Click here to read
Tolo News: Afghan mixed martial arts fighters Ismail Haidari, Wahidullah Nazhand and Faramarz Mohammad as well as Iran’s Shaheen Najafi defeated their rivals in the eleventh round of mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions on Friday. Click here to read more (external link).