Geo Super showing UFC in Pakistan
Ever since the introduction of MMA in Pakistan, one question frequently asked was “Where can I watch MMA?”
In the past few months, there has been significant hype regarding MMA on Pakistan’s premier sports channel, Geo Super, mainly due to the mysterious commercial with no other details other than “watch real fighters”. Yes, I am talking about the UFC footage shown in a tiny clip since November 2012 and finally we found out what it was all about.
Geo Super has started to show UFC every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, is an amazing step in spreading awareness and creating a larger following for MMA in Pakistan. They aren’t showing live event or pay-per-view service but Geo Super is showing UFC: Wired, a show the UFC does with recent exciting fights bundled together in one show. Now most people who follow MMA in Pakistan have already been following the UFC for a while but this initiative of showing UFC on Pakistani tv, three times a week in the evening (and re runs in the morning too) is going to help take MMA viewership to another level here as more people become aware of its entertainment value.
Geo Super is doing a good job creating awareness for MMA in Pakistan, as they are promoting it a lot but there is an issue regarding “Bolain Kya Baat Hai”(probably the most popular sports show in Pakistan)and their episode on MMA, as it seemed a bit off about local MMA.
The host and guests on the show seemed unaware of the existence of PAKMMA and its efforts along with thousands of MMA fans in Pakistan, even after being bombarded by text messages(constantly shown on a slide during the show) by PAKMMA fans. They claimed there was no MMA in Pakistan and didn’t know about local gyms or professional fighting promotions such as the PFC and VCL, and numerous amateur events run by the gyms all over the country. However a few days ago one of the guests, a karateka from Karachi, Jamil Chandio was contacted by PAKMMA founder Bashir Ahmad regarding the show and he was overjoyed to hear about the local MMA scene. He apologized as he didn’t know about the MMA scene in Pakistan and showed interest in becoming a part of the local MMA community. After watching local fighters and learning about ONE FC Jamil Chandio said he would send his fighters to compete in MMA.
If you are interested in training MMA check out PAKMMA on facebook, drop us a message and we will be glad to help.