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"Coming to these kind of events takes your mind off of our problems," said Nadia Sina. Outside the cage, spectators expressed gratitude for a diversion from the country's woes. "This is the wish of every fighter: To reach the highest level and be able to fight abroad," said Mir Baba Nadery, who won his match that night. That's helped some fighters dream of national and international glory.
"The professional structure was non-existent before this." "We've just begun here in Afghanistan," Noristani said. Noristani and his partners want to develop mixed martial arts as a professional sport in Afghanistan, hoping to host foreign fighters and send Afghan competitors abroad. The walls of the club feature posters of American martial arts competitor Ronda Rousey. To date, only men have competed in the handful of competitions, but organizers say they are training women fighters. "I think it provides a very good platform for the social frustrations that we have here in Afghanistan," said Kakal Noristani, who a year and a half ago helped found the Snow Leopard Fighting Championship. SEE ALSO: Gaza coach introduces baseball to Palestinian enclaveĪgainst a soundtrack of booming music and shouts of encouragement, sweat and blood mixed inside the cage. While cricket and football more commonly grab public attention in Afghanistan, fighters and fans see martial arts not just as entertainment but as a constructive pastime for youths in a country torn by war and economic malaise. KABUL, March 30 (Reuters) - In a custom-built arena in Kabul, crowds cheered as young Afghan men punched, kicked, and wrestled in the country's first professional mixed martial arts league, a welcome distraction to the violence besetting the country. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.