Maziar Elhami (original) (raw)

Maziar Elhami Varmazani (Persian: "مازیار الهامی ورمزانی"), born June 16, 1981 in Kermanshah is an Iranian karateka. He also won bronze medals in the 2002 and 2012 world karate championships and four medals in the Asian Championships. He began karate training at age 14 with his first coach, Shahab Soltani, in the Amjadieh Karate Club in Zanjan Province. Varmazanis participated six times in world championships from 2002 to 2012, and has the record for most appearances in the World Karate Championships. He was also the Iran karate national team's captain from 2010 to 2012. Mixed martial arts