How former Islamic extremist Haseeb Hamayoon had his ideology changed with the help of a mixed martial arts expert

By his own admission, Haseeb Hamayoon at his most radical ranked a nine out of 10 in terms of his extremist views.

In 2014, he was arrested in London along with two others while buying a knife and charged with planning to behead a civilian, possibly a poppy seller, on Remembrance Day.

After spending almost two years in jail while on trial, along with co-accused Yousaf Syed, Mr Hamayoon was acquitted and released after a jury was…