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MMA is now becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Pakistani MMA scene is also shifting gears and becoming popular among the people all around the country. Ovais shah was very much keen to promote MMA in Karachi and keeping that in mind he planned to open up a gym named Third Generation Mixed Martial Arts Centre. In spite of having very limited resources and facing so much of hindrance he stood…
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Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan will be experimenting with a new ranking and development system over the next year. If successful we will be rolling out an enforcing this system from the bottom up by next year and making any changes based on feedback from the MMA community. The ranking and development system will identify and appropriately place fighters in respective skill level divisions. It will build fighters up, step by step so that when they…
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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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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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After PFC contenders, on 25th December Veshi Championship league organized their first event under Sheikh Sultan Shahid aka Triple S. I was skeptical at first but soon after the belt ceremony and first fight I was convinced it would be an awesome day. Now Vehshi Championship league did their event a little differently than most MMA events as they had arm wrestling along with their MMA matches, i.e. one MMA fight and then an arm…
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The last week of December was an awesome week for Pakistani MMA. There was not one but two MMA events, but for now I will cover the first one that took place on the 22nd at National Grammar School, Lahore i.e. Pak Fight Club 3: The Contenders. Over the last two years Pak Fight Club(PFC) has proven itself as a top MMA promotion with its exciting fights, incredible atmosphere and ofcourse the beloved “Paktagon” itself….
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A typical Sunday evening in Karachi usually witnesses people going out with friends or relatives, chilling in their homes, watching TV or worrying about what Monday might bring. But on 15 July 2012, it was a different Sunday evening. Karachi witnessed its first ever Mixed Martial Arts event held at THIRD GENERATION MIXED MARTIAL ARTS (3G-MMA) near Nipa Chowrangi. It was titled “3G -SMOKER” and showcased fighters mainly from 3gMMA and ACT-ONE MUAY THAI. Also,…
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On June 16th at Synergy MMA Academy (club-synergy.com) amateurs from around DHA, Lahore and possibly from outside of Lahore will be converging to test their skills in a friendly non-competitive atmosphere where safety and experience are the first priority. Jiu Jitsu, Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA fights are on all the card. If your interested in taking part or even coming to watch please contact 0334-413-7706 Registration is 250 PKR. All entrants will receive a certificate….
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