Iranian pulls out of Jiu-Jitsu competition after refusing to play against Israeli opponent Hamid Amraei was originally scheduled to go head-to-head against a competitor from Brazil in the men’s 77-kilogram weight class in the AJP Tour Fujairah International Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship. July 5, 2022
Exiled Iranian judoka arrives in Israel to compete in Tel Aviv Grand Slam Saeid Mollaei, who was forced to throw a match at the 2019 World Judo Championships to avoid a bout with Israeli counterpart Sagi Muki, is now competing on behalf of Mongolia. Feb. 16, 2021
Israeli Olympian shares training regimen, raises money for coronavirus relief Israeli judoka Sagi Muki has auctioned belts, badges and a uniform from his 2019 world-championship win in Tokyo, raising more than $40,000 so far to purchase ventilators for hospitals in his hometown of Netanya. April 20, 2020
Iranian judoka granted refugee status by Germany Saeid Mollaei criticized the Iranian government for demanding that he not face Israeli judoka Sagi Muki at the World Judo Championships. Nov. 4, 2019
Israel’s Sagi Muki wins Judo World Championship in Tokyo Israeli judoka bests Belgium’s Matthias Casse to become Israel’s first male world champion • Egyptian judoka avoids shaking hands after losing quarter-final bout. Aug. 29, 2019
Israelis win gold and bronze medals in European Judo Championships Israeli judoka Sagi Muki won first place, closely defeating Sami Chouchi from Belgium just seconds before a sudden-death match was declared. April 29, 2018