Tolo News: Two mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters will represent Afghanistan in a free fighting tournament in China. Sabrullah Begzad and Shirshah left Kabul on Wednesday to fight in 80kgs and 70kgs weight category respectively. The three-day event will start on July 28. The Asian MMA Championship will be held in China’s Harbin City where 18
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | July 22, 2018 Afghan MMA fighter Nasrat Haqparast picked up his first UFC win by defeating Congo’s Marc Diakiese via unanimous decision. In round 1, Haqparast was putting on the pressure early and not giving Diakiese any space to land a solid strike. At the end of the second round, Diakiese
Tolo News: Russian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Denis Kanakov, who beat Afghan fighter Abdul Azim Badakhshi in the Championship Berkut (ACB) match in Moscow about two weeks ago, has accepted Baz Mohammad Mubariz’s challenge. After Kanakov beat Badakhshi, Mubariz posted a public challenge to Kakanov, so he can avenge the losses of Badakhshi and fellow
Tolo News: The third round of this season’s mixed martial arts (MMA) tournament was held in Kabul on Friday evening with fighters from Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan taking part. The competition was organized by MOBY Group in association with the Snow Leopard Fighting Championship (SLFC) to promote mixed martial arts and introduce the sport to the people. The
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | May 5, 2018 Tonight at Moscow’s Olympic Stadium, emerging Afghan MMA fighter Abdul Azim Badakhshi lost via TKO (technical knockout) against Russia’s Denis Kanakov in round 1 of an Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB 86) lightweight bout. With this loss, Badakhshi’s record is now 8 wins and 2 losses, and Kakanov’s record
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | May 2, 2018 Afghan MMA fighter Nasrat Haqparast announced earlier this week on Social Media that he has officially started training camp to prepare for his upcoming UFC fight on June 22, 2018 against Congo’s Marc Diakiese. The 22-year old Afghan lightweight announced he will spend some time in Doha, Qatar for
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | April 21, 2018 Tonight in Atlantic City, New Jersey (USA), in a welterweight showdown, Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Siyar Bahadurzada defeated Brazilian fighter Luan Chagas in round 2 via knock out. Bahadurzada threw a devastating kick to Chagas’ body, which stunned him badly, and then Bahadurzada followed up with
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | March 17, 2018 Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Nasrat Haqparast’s fight against Nad Narimani was cancelled today by the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). The UFC released the following statement regarding the bout on its website: “Based on advice from the UFC medical team on Saturday morning, Nasrat Haqparast was deemed unfit
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | March 15, 2018 After defeating the West Indies today by 3 wickets, Afghanistan will continue with the Cricket World Cup Qualifiers (Super Six Fixtures) by taking on the United Arab Emirates on March 20th, and Ireland on March 23rd. The games will be broadcast live by Lemar TV. Meanwhile, in the
Tolo News: Abdul Azim Badakhshi, Afghan Mixed Martial Arts – MMA fighter, knocked out his Indian-German rival in a Super Fight League (SFL) match on Saturday night in Mumbai, India. Click here to read more (external link). Related Abdul Azim Badakhshi – Another rising star in MMA sports in Afghanistan