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Machines.machines, machines…Everyone wants machines. For the past couple of weeks, I am paying for the mistake of placing “body building” as one of things we are offering at our new gym Synergy Fitness Club, which absorbed my previous MMA gym Shaheen MMA. Because we are offering Cross Fit and have a decent number of free weights at the gym I figured I may as well put “Body Building” as one of the things you can…
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What is a ”smoker” event? When you’re training in MMA you eventually want to test your skills. Often fighters enter amateur events to get a better understanding of where they stand. But what if you’re not ready for an amateur event, and you have already sparred with everyone in your gym. Then what you want is a “Smoker” – an event in which different schools and gyms pair up and have their students test themselves….
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After months of waiting, ONEFC finally arrived and held their inaugural show yesterday September 3rd in Singapore. It was broadcast to 500 million homes in Asia but unfortunately did not seem to be available here in Pakistan. For the MMA fans of this country the only way to watch it was via live stream on the MMA news website Sherdog (www.sherdog.com). ONEFC had been pushing this event through MMA outlets hard and had built up…
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Uloomi Karim Shaheen Pakistan MMA record 3-0 Age 19 Weight 61 kg (135 lbs) Team Fight Fortress Team Fight Fortress standout Uloomi has quickly established himself as a force to be reckoned with. Three fights and three stoppages later he has shown himself to be one of the toughest fighters at 61 kg (135 lbs).Coming from Tae Kwon Do and Karate background, Uloomi has picked up and utilized very sharp boxing in his recent fights…
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Nadeem Naeem Chaudary Pakistan MMA record 1-0 Age 30 Weight 93 kg (205 lbs) Team Shaheen With almost two decades of wrestling experience, Nadeem is the first high level wrestler to make the transition into MMA. International competitive experience and a narrow miss to being selected for Pakistan’s Olympic team make Nadeem THE force to be reckoned with at the light heavy weight category. His MMA story begins with a meeting with PAKMMA head and…
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Bashir Ahmad Pakistan MMA record 2-0 Muay Thai record 5-3 Age 28 Weight 70 kg (155 lbs) Team Shaheen Bashir Ahmad is the founder of PAKMMA and captain of Team Shaheen. Bashir Ahmad is well known amongst the martial arts community in Pakistan for pioneering the sport of MMA in the country. Arguably the most well rounded fighter in the Pakistani MMA scene, Bashir Ahmad has trained all over the world and touts his stylistic…
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Waqar Ahmad Pakistan MMA Record 4-2 Age 19 Weight 66 kg (145 lbs) Team Shaheen Featured in “Fighter’s Only” magazine in 2010, as a MMA fighter to watch out for in Pakistan, Waqar Ahmad has been the most active fighter on the Pakistani scene. He has more fights and more wins than anyone else on the scene with both his two losses being highly controversial. An unorthodox fighter both striking and on the ground, you…
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UFC Rio was a milestone in Mixed Martial Arts and a sign that the sport is set to grow far beyond the level it has reached now. I have been watching MMA for 6 years now. It is something that is now officially a part of my life, and I have yet to see an MMA event with the palpable emotion that UFC Rio had and I didn’t even watch it live! A mix of…
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So, I decided I would write a short post on finding a good Muay Thai trainer. I don’t mean finding a “certified Kru” in your local McDojo back home but finding a good trainer when your training in Thailand. This is really directed towards guys who are brand new to Muay Thai and are coming to Thailand to train for the first time. So your in Thailand, you’ve chosen a camp to go train at…
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So a quick post on Koh Samui for those who are thinking of training there. Some basic facts for the people who did not bother to google Koh Samui. Koh Samui is the second biggest Island in Thailand and is off the eastern coast. You can get there via air (quite expensive) or by Bus/Train and then take a ferry. The island is getting quite developed but it is not quite developed as Phuket although…
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