Sweden may have been late to embrace MMA, that hasn't stopped Mawlayi, whose nickname is "Natural Born Killer," from emerging as an international MMA star
The 31-year-old most recently made a splash at Martial Combat, a new MMA show in Singapore arranged by ESPN Star Sport, Asia’s primary sports broadcaster, when he won a Martial Combat Superfight in June – a fight broadcast in 24 Asian countries.
Mawlayi's journey out of Afghanistan began when the government at the time suspected his father, who was a doctor at Kabul University, of actively opposing the regime.As an MMA fighter, he has had time to develop the tools he needs to defend himself in the cage In 2005, Mawlayi had his first MMA fight, putting together a string of submission wins leading him to claim the title of Scandinavian shooto champion.
