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PAKMMA FIGHTING ALLIANCE 1 “Revolutions” to debut in Lahore, September 28th

Posted on August 31, 2013May 5, 2015 by admin

On 28th of September, Pakistan’s newest league, with it’s focus on cultivating and developing new talent in the country with it’s focus on amateur fighters, will have it’s first event on September 28th in Lahore. The venue is currently being decided between two different options and will be finalized with the next week. The main event will headline veterans Afnan Iftikhar of Synergy MMA Academy against Ovais Shah of 3G MMA from Karachi. This fight…

Pak Fight Club Contenders 4 Preview

Posted on June 26, 2013May 6, 2015 by admin

This Friday, get ready for Pak Fight Club Contenders 4. The Contender series for Pak Fight Club is a try out for fighters who wish to compete in the main Pak Fight Club events. This contender series however, we are seeing a bit of change as we have some PFC Main Card veterans also competing on the same card. This is looking to be the most stacked PFC Contender card we have had so far,…

The Heat

Posted on June 2, 2013May 6, 2015 by Bashir Ahmad

For the past three years that I have been back in Pakistan, there is one period each year that I dread but am equally fascinated with. This period is hell on earth, also known as the Pakistani summer. With temperatures reaching past 50 centigrade (122 F), doing anything, let alone training in a sport like MMA, becomes very difficult. Compounding this misery is the fact that Pakistan has been going through a major power crisis…

BJJ Seminar at Third Generation MMA Academy

Posted on May 29, 2013May 6, 2015 by admin

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…

For the sake of MMA

Posted on May 28, 2013May 6, 2015 by admin

The views do not reflect any official statement or stance by PAKMMA but are the independent views of an individual MMA fan in Pakistan. We claim no responsibility for the views and opinions in this article Why do we hold events? For a promoter the motivation could be to make money which is fair enough. You do not get into business not to make money from it. However, like every business there are certain set…

The Path to Becoming a Pro

Posted on May 22, 2013May 6, 2015 by admin

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…

Why I train?

Posted on May 20, 2013May 6, 2015 by admin

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…

What is PAK MMA to me?

Posted on May 14, 2013May 6, 2015 by admin

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…

My Hangout

Posted on May 8, 2013May 6, 2015 by admin

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…

Brazilian Jiujitsu seminar at K7 Kickboxing and Boxing Academy

Posted on May 7, 2013May 6, 2015 by admin

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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