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MMA is a rising sport in Pakistan and like most other combat sports it suffers from the immediate bias of being too animalistic. There is a common problem of judging a book by its cover, and so MMA is judged by cage and blood. When I started training in Synergy DHA under Bashir Ahmad, the most common reaction I received from my peers and family was “ O my GOD! Why would anyone want to…
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Ali Haider has been a part of the Pak MMA team for over 2 years now, he is not just a fan of the sport but also a fan of MMA in Pakistan, he is a devoted member of the team and will be writing frequently for the page. Pak MMA means a lot to me because I have personally learnt a lot of things from it. I would like you to know what Pakmma…
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Waleed Shah has been a member of the Pak MMA team for a little less than 2 years, he is an active member of the organization and is seen around all major happenings in the MMA scene in Pakistan. We welcome Waleed Shah to our ever expanding group of writers. I was introduced to MMA in Pakistan by a very close friend. When I was told that I will be going to a “gym”, I…
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With the constantly growing MMA scene in Pakistan and with all major cities producing fighters that are making a name for themselves, Karachi being the biggest city in the country had quite ironically been the furthest in MMA, it would be interesting to note that the very first BJJ seminar in Pakistan took place in Karachi, 2009 at Guru Gohar Gul’s (The S3) gym in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, but with the worsening conditions of the city over the…
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Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan is very pleased to add Zain Asif to it’s team of writers, who will be posting articles on a weekly basis. Zain is a die hard fan of not just MMA but MMA in Pakistan and has been an avid follower of the organization since the start. “A man’s inner self is revealed from his speech”. This was the opening statement of a sermon delivered by my Sheikh Dr Shahid Awais…
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I want to tell the whole story of my ONEFC MMA fight and I figured it to be best to start from the end. It’s been 5 days since my fight and I can say that my current existence is defined as desperately trying to put myself back in that ONEFC. I refuse to accept that it’s over and the days are passing, and these cuts, theses badges of honor on my face are going…
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Bashir Ahmad, MMA Pioneer in Pakistan and founder of PAKMMA was victorious in his ONEFC Debut at ONEFC 8 in Singapore on April 5th. Bashir Ahmad came back from a nasty cut above his eye to win a unanimous decision win over his game Thai opponent Shannon “OneShin” Wiratchai. More news and backstage info to come soon!
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This weekend, the second installation of VCL took place in Punjab University and it proved to be a greater success than the first VCL. This time the venue was indoors and was much larger than the last event, with around 300 people in audience. Another noteworthy thing was the production value of the event itself, they had an amazing rig to hold the lights(similar to UFC’s overhead lights), great food was available thanks to Shehen…
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Over the years, for most extremely successful companies, it is common that the product and company name often merge into one. A prevalent example here is Mobil oil (a brand of engine oil) but most mechanics call it Mobil oil no matter the brand of engine oil they are using due to its popularity. Same is the case with MMA and UFC, a lot of people have it mixed up and it often causes major…
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