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Afganistan MMA?
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12.13.2021 | 3:28 PM ET
So this event apparently happened earlier this month, but my question is how? I thought the Taliban had banned MMA, and I read a couple articles about fighters/coaches/promoters evacuating the country to start over somewhere else.
- Friday 12.03.2021
- Promotion: Zalmai Arezo Fighting Championship
- Venue: Almas Hall
- Location: Balkh, Afghanistan
- Enclosure: Cage
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Jamil Noorzai defeats Ajmal Hazem via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Khwaja Matiullah Sediqi defeats Jalal Hajizada via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 2:30 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Nasratullah Langari defeats Obaid Baghlani via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Lal Mohammad Yaldash defeats Junaid Samadi via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 3:23 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Haroon Badakhshi defeats Zabiullah Hamnawa via Submission, Kimura | 4:05 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Samiullah Hamidi defeats Ahmad Emran Mohammadi via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 13:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Rafiullah Delaver defeats Ahmad Jawad Safi via KO/TKO | 2:54 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Haji Ghous Ottoman defeats Mohammad Jawad Nabard via Submission, Armbar | 2:35 Round 3 of 3, 12:35 Total Bout Page | |
| Asadullah Mehrabi defeats Omidullah Agher via Disqualificaton, Unanimous | 3:00 Round 3 of 3, 13:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Farhad Nazari defeats Ramuddin Mohammadi via KO/TKO | 1:30 Round 3 of 3, 11:30 Total Bout Page | |
| Mohammad Shabir Sadiqi defeats Qasim Nazari via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 2:47 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Jamshid Baghlani defeats Farshad Badakhshi via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
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12.15.2021 | 3:07 PM ET
@jrs I don't know but they posted videos to their Facebook channel which we used to verify the results:
https://www.facebook.com/ZalmaiArezoFightingChampionship/?__tn__=-UC
Supposedly it was in a town called Balkh which is all the way up north close to Tajikistan. Maybe the rules are different there. Or maybe something about this information is false or misleading (maybe it didn't take place in Afghanistan at all).
If you find anything out let us know!
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- Baldric Eggling
12.15.2021 | 3:16 PM ET
@Greg it probably did take place in Balkh. From what I understand it's virtually completed avoided the Afghan war and is still considered safe for tourists. At least, the city is. It's an ancient city. Zoroastrianism was born there. I can see how the event could have happened there unmolested.
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- Baldric Eggling
12.15.2021 | 3:22 PM ET
I imagine the situation is a bit like Palestine. People tend to think if you travel there you'll be killed by an extremist with a Bazooka but actually that's extremely unlikely. You can buy KFC in Palestine. As long as you don't go looking for ****, follow the rules or try scale fences you're going to be fine 99.9% of the time.
* Edited at 12.15.2021, 3:24 PM ET *
