The State of Martial Arts in Pakistan Today – 6 years later

The State of Martial Arts in Pakistan Today – 6 years later

It’s crazy. I made a post like this about 6 years ago. I was thinking about how much things have changed since then and now and I decided I had to make another post, more than 5 years later. Here is what I can say now. MMA is going to continue its juggernaut march forward. Despite being less than 10 years old, I firmly believe that MMA is now the premiere combat sport in the…

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CM Punk signs with UFC, MMA fight set for 2015

CM Punk signs with UFC,  MMA fight set for 2015

WWE wrestler, Phil Brooks, better known by his name CM PUNK has signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is set to make his first cage fight in 2015. However, his opponent is not been announced, nor his weight class and training camp. CM Punk is the second famous WWE wrestler to make his appearance int he Octagon, the other being none other than Brock Lesnar who was at one time the heavy-weight champion of…

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PAKMMA Bulletin 2

PAKMMA Bulletin 2

It’s been a busy and eventful week in Pakistani politics! Who thinks PAKMMA needs to hold a tournament between all the political leaders? That wold be fun! We’re kidding though, let’s all await and remain positive than a Naya Pakistan will emerge from the latest political happenings. In Pakistani MMA news, PAKMMA is looking for boxers to take part in a potential high stakes boxing tournament in the United States. Looking for fighters who have…

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Training Partners and Sparring

Training Partners and Sparring

Since I have been here at Team Quest, one of the biggest things I have been taking advantage of is training partners. I have a different experience with training partners than others might have but I am sure most people will be familiar with some of my issues. For one I am the coach at my gym, I am the person who introduced MMA to Pakistan and I am quite sure I will be the…

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Training smart and Kru Ni

Training smart and Kru Ni

Been a while since I updated this thing and I am sorry. It’s just that I have hit that period in training where you realize that a fighters life is not exciting. It’s monotonous, it’s painful, it’s tiring and repetitive. I am not saying I would like to do anything else. I feel most at peace when my world revolves around focusing on my skills and getting to be the best that I can be. …

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Why go home? A bit of a rant.

Why go home? A bit of a rant.

I looked at the calendar today. I have a little more than 8 weeks left here and although I am not even 25% of the way into my trip here I feel depressed about going back. I don’t regret what I have done and I know that what I have done in Pakistan has made many people thankful to me and I have created an entire scene and put Pakistani MMA on the map all…

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Settling into Team Quest Thailand in Chiang Mai…

Settling into Team Quest Thailand in Chiang Mai…

I’ve just finished up three days of training at Team Quest and so far I have had a good experience. The focus of the past three days however, has not been on training but simply getting set up and comfortable so that I can concentrate on training properly. So this blog is not so much about the training but basic necessities one needs if planning on coming here to train (food, lodging, transport, entertainment). The…

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PAKMMA is looking for sponsorship from Pakistans MMA manufacturing sector

PAKMMA is looking for sponsorship from Pakistans MMA manufacturing sector

It’s official. PAKMMA is on the world stage. It is high time that different groups in this country begin working together to put this country on the MMA map. So we are offering a deal to any Sialkot based manufacturer that is a once in a lifetime opportunity.  With the ONEFC partnership it is only a matter of time before fighters from Pakistan are to be announced on a ONE FC card or within the…

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PAKMMA partners with ONEFC

PAKMMA partners with ONEFC

Although this has been known for quite some time within Mixed Martial Arts Pakistan. It has been officially announced publicly that ONEFC and PAKMMA are now official partners. On October 26th 2011, ONEFC announced that they had forged the largest MMA network in history. ONEFC has partnered with the top teams, promotion and organizations all across Asia  to form a giant network that is benefiting all. One of these teams and promotions is PAKMMA. What…

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ONEFC

ONEFC

After months of waiting, ONEFC finally arrived and held their inaugural show yesterday September 3rd in Singapore. It was broadcast to 500 million homes in Asia but unfortunately did not seem to be available here in Pakistan. For the MMA fans of this country the only way to watch it was via live stream on the MMA news website Sherdog (www.sherdog.com). ONEFC had been pushing this event through MMA outlets hard and had built up…

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