Unyielding Wolverine – The rising hero of Pakistan.A Story by Danish Bin Sattar This is my first article. Regarding MMA in Pakistan.  Hello everyone. Now the first thing which comes to the minds of an average person all over the third world countries when you mention this word is none other than “Cricket”. Focusing so much on this sport that whenever a team loses , the nation loses it’s mind and start having riots. (I’m not talking about one nation specifically , I am talking about “Third World” Countries in general.) Talk about so much unprecedented love for cricket. Personally speaking , I never liked this game. Whenever a newbie like me plays the game for the very first time and I repeat “VERY FIRST TIME” they go crazy over a single practice match. “What the hell are you doing !? ” and “Don’t you even know how to catch a ball or play cricket !?” were the usual compliments I heard whenever playing my FIRST cricket match. Even if I tried to play a sport other than cricket i.e badminton for example , my sports trainer in school would say , “Yeh toh larkion ki game hai! Jao jaa kay cricket khelo!” meaning “This is a game for girls only! Go play cricket!”. For all the feminists out there , I would like to convey to them that sexism exists in sports too and women are not always the target. Anyways , I’m not here to discuss this infernal game. I’m here to talk about some other sport. Sports which have not yet been known in Pakistan and could improve this country’s reputation. Football looks is already in it’s declining stages despite being introduced in the country and Hockey is already dead despite being it our “National Game”. No , I’m here to talk about a sport so deadly it would make you have goosebumps and would shake you to the core. Mixed Martial Arts , otherwise known as MMA. Now , this sport dates back to the Olympics of Ancient Greece and these type of fights originated as hand-to-hand combat performed as a sport called “Pankration” from the Greek words pan and kratos , meaning “all powers”. The Greek competitors had only two rules: no biting and no eye gouging. Pankration was a popular event, and the competitors became heroes and the subjects of legends.The teachings of ancient Greek pankration spread to India thanks to Alexander the Great and his habit of recruiting athletes as soldiers because of their strength and combat knowledge. A Buddhist monk traveling through India picked up on aspects of pankration and brought that knowledge to China, where it birthed Asian martial arts such as kung fu, judo, and karate.As people branched into new lands, they took these arts and built on them, often creating a new style or form of martial art. For example, an expert in judo traveled the globe and ended up in Brazil to spread his teachings, an act that gave birth to the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.As martial arts spread, so did the idea of mixed-style competitions. Often a practitioner of one martial art challenged a practitioner of a different one for ultimate bragging rights. These mixed-style competitions took place worldwide for several decades, eventually gaining intense popularity in the United States.Participants in these competitions learned from their opponents and began to realize that in order to become well-rounded fighters, they must study any combative art form that could give them an edge in the game.Forinstance, if a kickboxer was matched with a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, the kickboxer would realize that he must become more adept at defending takedowns, thus prompting him to train with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighters. (Jiu-Jitsu ground fighting incorporates various submission holds, such as joint and compression locks and chokes.) From that point forward, competitions were no longer between athletes who focused on a singular martial art but between two mixed martial arts athletes. (Thanks to MMA For Dummies and Google for providing the required information to make awareness among people who don’t know MMA.) Like any sport, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) requires special equipment, largely to protect yourself during your training sessions. Important supplies and gear that you should gather before starting your MMA training include:
Once the fighter ready to begin your Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training, but their loved ones question the benefits of MMA fighting and try to hold him/her back or dampen their interest. They may equate MMA only with fighting and not with the vast and diverse advantages it provides to those who study it. If you think that joining or doing MMA is quite useless and not worth it , think again. The following points will prove it to you that MMA is a sport worth participating in:
Apart from this , there are different weight classes present in MMA and here is the list of them :-
Now that I’ve told you the know how’s and the what not’s of MMA , I hope this brief introduction will help you understanding the beauty of the sport. With the rise of MMA all over the world , let me introduce you to one of Pakistan’s rising star. Ahmed “Wolverine” Mujtaba. This legendary gladiator is from Quetta , which is the provincial capital of the province of Balochistan , part of Pakistan , also known as City of Fruit Flowers and is currently living in Islamabad , which is the federal capital of Pakistan. This lionhearted warrior is also a student of Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) and has a record of 8-0-0 meaning 8 consecutive wins , CONSECUTIVE ! , with no losses and no draws (Ma shaa Allah !).. His stats, according to Sherdog, shows that he won 5 of his fights by submission , 2 by knockout and 1 by judge’s decision (which is the latest one). This type of feat is achieved only by legends ! ( Recently , he had his debut match in ONE Championship which is the second best and largest MMA Promotion in the world , next to UFC which is the biggest and best MMA promotion in the world. In his latest match , he fought Benedict Ang , another great legend from Singapore who was also undefeated with a streak of 3-0-0 at the time when facing the legendary “Wolverine”. Trained by legends Ehtisham Karim , who is the founder of Fight Fortress in Islamabad and Bashir Ahmed , the legendary “God-Father of Pakistan Mixed Martial Arts (PAK-MMA)” and another great fighter in ONE Fighting Championship who is helping promote MMA in Pakistan !  Recently , after coming back from ONE Fighting Championship , he did not receive the recognition and the respect which he deserves from the Government as well as the rest of the nation which left him and his fans in a state of shock as the Government is too busy handling it’s leaks from everywhere and only busy promoting the infernal game known as “Cricket”. He has currently an injured foot and a broken rib but this isn’t stopping him from achieving glory. Personally speaking , I became his fan when he became the Featherweight champion back in Philippines and have been a fan since. Just for increasing your general knowledge , the wolverine is also an animal.. It’s true ! Google it ! The wolverine, a solitary animal, has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself. With the nickname given to the mighty colossus resembling the great Marvel Character , he will , IN SHAA ALLAH , become the next Connor McGregor of Pakistan. ( For those who don’t know who Mr.Connor is , he’s the recent Irish UFC fighter who currently holds two , I repeat , TWO UFC Championship title belts.. And a great fighter too. ) Apart from that , the expenditure’s made for his fights are not sponsored by the government but they are payed by themselves and their friends and family members as well as BUITEMS ( The university from which Ahmed Mujtaba is a graduate of.) He has a message for his fans : “I want to tell everyone that always work hard, set your goal and go for it, do not delay it because if you know that you can do it then just go for it.” That is why I love MMA Fighters. They just love their fans , no matter what. Also , he has just inspired not only me but many other Pakistani’s to join an MMA gym in order to become a great fighter like him. And to be neglected by the Government despite working so hard is just shocking to the core. My message to the legendary Wolverine is that he must never give up on his dreams and on his country. The Government may not support him now but the people of Pakistan supports you and loves you so. The Government will , IN SHAA ALLAH , give you and other aspiring MMA Fighters recognition and with your efforts , you will IN SHAA ALLAH become a great and aspiring figure for Pakistan ( which you already are). All the best wishes for Mr. Wolverine. The people of Pakistan loves you ! © 2016 Danish Bin SattarAuthor's Note
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