Peshawar Zalmi, SFN holds MMA event
Event aimed at promoting one of worlds' most popular and fastest growing sports of MMA in Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The One Day Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Contender Fight saw stunning fighters in action at Amir Khan Boxing Hall of the Pakistan Sports Complex.
The event aimed at promoting one of the worlds most popular and fastest growing sports of MMA in Pakistan, was jointly organized by Peshawar Zalmi and Serai Fight Night (SFM).
During the SFN MMA Contender Fight Night in Islamabad conducted by the Peshawar Zalmi & SFN, the Amir Khan Boxing Hall was filled with lights and roars of the crowd as they witnessed their favorite fighters compete with one another.
The event was broadcasted live on Zalmi TV, which is Peshawar Zalmi s sports oriented web streaming content platform. The event included 26 fighters including two female from all across Pakistan.
Peshawar Zalmi superstars Kamran Akmal, Chris Jordan, Daren Sammy & Andre Fletcher wished the athletes the best of luck for the main event.
Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, KP Minister of Tourism and Sports Atif Khan, Peshawar Zalmi Chairman Javed Afridi, Peshawar Zalmi Head Coach Mohammad Akram and International ambassadors were present at the event.
Rizwan Khan and Zalmi s Rifaq Sarwar won the main event matches. In other fights, Ali Imran, Munawar Sultana, Naimat Ullah, Arshad Khan, Rizwan Ali, Nazir Khan, Haider Satti, Ayub Khan and Hamza Butt were victorious.
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Speaking on the occasion, Imran Ismail said that "it was amazing to see an MMA event like this happen in Islamabad. I congratulate SFN and Team Zalmi for this successful event."
Peshawar Zalmi Chairman Zalmay Javed Afridi said Zalmi would continue to play its role in promoting sports. Zalmi has partnered with SFM to promote MMA in Pakistan, he said.
He said Pakistan Super League (PSL) 5, Zalmi would play a leading role in promoting other sports events throughout Pakistan. Pakistan has best MMA talented players available and this event would provide fighters a great platform for showing their capabilities, he said.
“With PSL 5 happening in Pakistan, we should start formulating platforms for other sports as well so they too can become global sporting entities and lead towards Pakistan s sports revival,” he said and added Pakistan has a lot of talent of MMA in Pakistan. This event is a testimony to the fact that we will be seeing Pakistani MMA fighters fighting at the grand stage.
SFN Chairman Saad Khan said this event would help us identify young fighters. He lauded Peshawar Zalmi and Javed Afridi for promoting MMA event in Pakistan. CEO SFN, Umer Toor was also present at the occasion.
Chairman SFN Saad Khan said that "With Zalmi as our partner, we were able to make a huge impact in MMA Pakistan and it gave the fighters a proper platform to showcase their talent. I would like to thank Chairman Peshawar Zalmi Javed Afridi for partnering up with us in just a start of a upcoming event series."
