Published 22:17 IST, May 30th 2023

A look at world champion Reza Goodary, Iranian legend and record holder in karate

Iranian martial arts legend dominating in multiple disciplines and inspiring champions.

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se days, mixed martial arts have attracted attention of many special enthusiasts and attracted many viewers of television and social media. Mixed martial arts or MMA is not considered a sport on its own, but rar a field for displaying martial arts and styles. Reza Goodary, genius of Iranian karate who has twice stood on world championship platform, and he is first and only Iranian martial artist who has won in six disciplines of karate, Muay Thai, jujitsu, grappling, Bare-knuckle boxing and MMA, at world level, has attracted many fans in his country.

He, who is now one of most popular legionnaires in her country in Thailand, continues to train and fight at age of 34. Reza has won more than 40 national, Asian, international and world titles in karate, jiu jitsu and grappling. He has fought 8 professional fights in Muay Thai and 2 fights in Bare-knuckle boxing and MMA. A work that only a handful of martial artists in world have done, and of course, it is a difficult way for which many difficulties and efforts have been spent.

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Reza Goodary, who has been honored and praised many times in news agencies of his country as an inexhaustible legend, is currently training at Venum Training Camp Thailand and is looking for his next fight in MMA. On his official Instagram page, he has stated that biggest reason for his success is support of his family, his coach Hamid Soltani and God's grace.Goodary started sports at age of seven with judo and Kungfu and n karate, and since 2016, to achieve his dreams, he abandoned karate after many achievements and started training in Muay Thai and jiu jitsu.

World Martial Arts Masterships (WMC), CC and many prestigious competitions paved way for him to fight in mixed martial arts hexagon. Daily hours of hard training with experienced coaches and best martial artist in world me him more and more rey to get closer to his goal.He says about this: "In my opinion, anything is possible, you just have to work hard for it, have proper management and be on right path."When he is asked about retirement and fatigue, he smiles, and se sentences are incomprehensible to him. According to Reza, only moving forward is important and he does not believe in dissecting past.

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In his recent interview, Goodary criticized unworthy sports managers and incompetent officials and called m brokers who sacrifice and abuse young athletes to achieve financial goals or power. He believes: “ Champions are never born champions, y never lobby or use doping and most importantly, never compromise ir pride and zeal for financial means. Being a champion takes a lot of courage, sacrifice and hard work. Only a real Champion knows true meaning of being a champion.”

22:17 IST, May 30th 2023