“We‘re trying to leave country ASAP,” Afghani MMA promoter Abdul Wasi Sharifi hopes to leave Afghanistan as Taliban takes over!
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Abdul Wasi Sharifi
As soon as the United States military withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban took control of the nation and left the entire nation in shock.
Taliban spread violence and chaos all throughout the country, and the MMA community has also been affected by it. Abdul Wasi Sharifi is the CEO of Afghanistan’s MMA promotion “Truly Grand Fighting Championship.”
Abdul Wasi Sharifi wants to leave the country immediately, and he hopes all the major MMA promotions would help him do so. He said, “I know that many civil activists and journalists were arrested during demonstrations against the Pakistani interference and the Taliban is hitting them with sticks and wire line. They also hit me when I was at the airport gate.”
He continued, “We‘re trying to leave country ASAP and hopefully the MMA community around the world, specially the biggest MMA industry like UFC and other promotion, can help us to leave Afghanistan,” he said. “We are one in the combat community.”
Australian MMA Promoter Jason Hoad extends helping hands to Abdul Wasi Sharifi
The first attempt of aid came from Australia as Jason Hoad, the president of the Australian MMA promotion BEAST Championship, submitted a refugee and humanitarian visa application for Abdul Wasi Sharifi and three MMA fighters.
Jason Hoad is the president of the Australian MMA promotion “BEAST Championship,” he is the first person to extend helping hands towards Sharifi, and he remembered his one-on-one experience with the Taliban forces.
“He is a genuine amazing person and he was going to be launching BEAST Championship with TGFC and as soon as the Taliban seized power, I was instantly worried,” Hoad said. “As a veteran frontline soldier who has hunted the Taliban, I have seen their barbaric attacks first hand.”
“Knowing their ruthless intolerance with any kind of sport I immediately worried for Sharifi and other MMA athletes,” he said. “I message Sharifi every couple of hours to make sure his keeping low and on the move.”
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