At the debut Asian Mixed Martial Arts Championship 2021 in Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan won a Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal.
Shahzaib Khan earned the Pakistan Gold Medal, while Liaqat Ali secured the Asian championship in silver and Allah Gul Afridi bagged the country’s bronze medal. Pakistan took part in the Asian Championship for the first time.
However, although the team was expected to participate in full force, the national federation was forced to do a token gesture by lack of funding
Pakistani players scored three medals, one for gold, one for silver, and the other for bronze.
President Zulfiqar Ali complimented the actors for making the Pakistan Mixed Martial Arts Federation (PMMAF) proud of the nation at the Asian Championships.
Zulfiqar said: “PMMAF will go ahead and will make every effort to ensure maximum participation in all future events.”
In December this year, the 2021 World MMA Championship is expected to take place. This achievement of the players was also warmly received by the MMA community in Pakistan, “he said.
