What the ONEFC Partnership means for YOU…

So it has been announced in the news section that ONEFC and PAKMMA have signed into an exclusive agreement and partnership together. So what does this mean for us at PAKMMA and what does it mean for you – the pro fighter or person WANTING to be a pro fighter. What we’re gonna do is explain what this means in terms of opportunities that can now be provided to Pakistani fighters and also what would be expected of YOU if you want to join us in taking on this momentous opportunity as a team.

Here is a breakdown of what is going on. ONEFC and PAKMMA have agreed to work together in promoting our shared interest of making MMA grow in Asia. ONEFC would like to see all of Asia united under the ONEFC banner and PAKMMA would like to have opportunities for it’s fighters to make money fighting and get exposure. So in effect the bigger MMA gets in Pakistan, ONEFC benefits by having better fighters and more variety of fighters for its cards and the bigger MMA gets in Asia PAKMMA and Pakistan benefits by having more opportunities for its fighters to get out there and show what they are made of.

There is a lot of talent in this country and we have seen plenty of it in boxing, wrestling and wushu particularly. What this country does not have however is a culture of wanting to work together. Until this hurdle is overcome PAKMMA will not be able to get the top guys out there and kicking ass and making our nation proud. So it is now time to stop the “federation, federation, federation” nonsense, the politics and the pride and time to work together under one banner. This article won’t change that however, as the people who give us as an organization the most problems don’t read this, due to lack of education or because they are too narrow in their vision of what martial arts has become in todays’s world and sorry it is not in a federation, a picture of you in a bandana and sword or in a line  doing horse stance teaching at you Mcdojo. It is in MMA, face the reality, 55,000 people don’t come out to see karate, kung fu or TKD they come to see MMA and in MMA you are free to represent your stlye so there is no identity of yours lost there.

Anyway, time to get to the real point of this article which is an explanation to those whose hearts, minds and ears are open, about what we expect of you if you want to be a PAKMMA fighter.

First of all you must agree to fight under he PAKMMA banner. Can you represent your team? your city? Your style? Of course. You can do all these things, but when yo get into that ONEFC cage, one thing must be clear, your team, your city and your style are all falling under the umbrella of PAKMMA and this is what we put forth to the world. You can be introduced as a member of Team such and such and fighting out this city, but there must always be a reference in the ring, online and at your gym that you are working in one alliance. We are not trying to do away with different styles and clubs that everyone wants to represent, we understand that your background in martial arts and where you trained it has made you what you are. But at the same time PAKMMA has made it possible for you to even have a team that you can represent to the MMA community of Pakistan and that fact must be acknowledged and accepted.

Second, you must train with the PAKMMA team. Now we understand that people live in different cities with different day jobs but that does not mean just because your the national boxing champ and you fought in the olympics that PAKMMA is gonna let you represent our name and our country without you training with the rest of the fight team. Iron sharpens iron and we stress this because we as a nation we will not progress in the MMA world until we learn from each other and sharpen each others skills.  If we make the effort to get you a fight and rep our name internationally than the least you can do is make sure your well prepared by training with us at our HQ at Synergy MMA Academy. So that’s number two.

Finally, you must agree to be a TEAM MEMBER. By being a member of PAKMMA you don’t have to carry a special card or get to hang a special certificate on your wall but you do get to uphold a certain standard of behavior. I dont know if any words can explain what that means but to those who have been part of something like the army, a sports team or fraternity, you understand. No politics, no BS made up “federations” no going back anyones back and other such silly McDojo, back of black belt magazine ninja magic nonsense will be tolerated in any shape or form.

That’s pretty much it, if anyone wants more info or is interested in making a career out of MMA please contact info@pak-mma.com

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