OriginalSourceDawnPakistanOwner: Dawn Media GroupLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedPublished07:05 UTCSourceDawnPakistanOwner: Dawn Media GroupLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedPublished07:05 UTC
“Pakistan's Maliha Ali topples Russia's Drozdova at MMA world championships”
“Russia arrived at the IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, with more than 60 athletes, government backing and one of the best-funded programmes in the sport. On Tuesday, a 24-year-old from Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, beat one of them.”
Maliha Ali defeated Veronika Drozdova at the IMMAF World Championships
Key points
- Maliha Ali defeated Veronika Drozdova by split decision in featherweight bout.
- Event held at the IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Maliha came into the tournament off a silver at the IMMAF World Cup in Angola.
- Fight saw Maliha start cautiously, then dominate the second round with a takedown.
- Omar Ahmed noted Pakistan’s underfunded program but praised the victory and grit.
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