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2013 Kazan. 120 kg. Amir Aliakbari (Persian: امير علىاكبرى, born 11 December 1987) is an Iranian wrestler and mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the Heavyweight division. He has also competed for Full Metal Dojo in Thailand Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB) and Rizin Fighting Federation.
Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi (born Emanoul Aghassian; December 25, 1930 – September 24, 2021) was an amateur boxer, casino worker, tennis coach, and the father and coach of American tennis player Andre Agassi. He was born in Iran which he represented at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. After moving to the United States and becoming an American ...
Hassan Chitsaz (born November 28, 1957, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-American who is the world's oldest active and licensed professional boxer mixed martial artist. [ 1] Nicknamed 'The Iranian Assassin', Chitsaz, a bodyguard to celebrities, was trained in boxing by former World Heavyweight champion Ken Norton in Los Angeles, California.
Transgender rights in Iran are limited, with a narrow degree of official recognition of transgender identities by the government, but with trans individuals facing very high levels of discrimination, from the law, the state, and from the wider society. [citation needed] Before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the issue of transgender identity in ...
The participation of transgenderpeople in competitive sports, a traditionally sex-segregatedinstitution,[1]is a controversial issue, particularly the inclusion of transgender women and girlsin women's sports. Opponents argue that transgender women have an unfair advantage over, and may endanger, cisgenderwomen in competitive sports due to sex ...
At the tournament, she became the first Algerian female boxer to reach the final after defeating Chelsey Heijnen. [28] She was then defeated by Amy Broadhurst in the final and finished runner-up. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Later that year, Khelif saw further success, winning gold medals at the Mediterranean Games and the African Amateur Boxing Championships .
Fariyar Aminipour[1] (Persian: فریار امینی پور, Sorani Kurdish: فەریار ئەمینی پوور; 31 July 2000 – 11 January 2024) was an Iranian kickboxer who was a member of the national Muay Thai team trained at Tiger Muay Thai. A kickboxer in the bantamweight division of ONE Championship, he was also a mixed martial artist ...
2009 California. Open (Purple) 2008 California. -82 kg (Blue) Beneil Khobier Dariush[ 3 ] (born May 6, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of May 7, 2024, he is #7 in the UFC lightweight rankings.