After secretly training female students in Iran, Pasha Rafiei was driven out of his homeland. Now, he's rebuilding his life as an MMA star in east London.
Pasha Rafiei, 36, now lives in London and is a proud member of the MMA community at K.O. Combat Academy LondonThis is where the ‘Persian powerhouse’ – as he is referred to by fans – has rebuilt his life over the last two years after fleeing Iran in fear for his life.
When Pasha returned from a championship in Denmark the following year, the federation twisted the knife even further and banned him from training in gyms. When police arrested him, he recalls being beaten so badly by officers that blood started gushing from his head and he was taken to hospital.https://www.instagram.com/p/CX-l9_8oohz/?hl=en
There had been worldwide calls for Navid to be pardoned, including from then-US president Donald Trump. He feared the same fate awaited him even before his dear friend Navid – a well-known Iranian wrestler and his training partner – was sentenced to death.
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