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LAHORE: Team Pakistan made its presence felt at the Asian MMA Championship 2024 as two of their fighters Eman Khan and Bano Butt secured a gold medal each in respective categories.

Bano, who outclassed India’s Khushboo Nishad via a knockout in the semi-final on Wednesday, continued her impressive run in the event.

She clinched the first gold medal for Team Pakistan by defeating Kazakhstan’s Gulnaz Abdrakhmanova in the senior women’s Atomweight category.

Team Pakistan soon got their hands on another gold medal when Eman Khan humbled Kazakhstan’s Dinara Ayapova in the first round via a rear-neck choke.

“I worked hard for more than three years for this event,” said Eman after clinching the Asian MMA Championship gold medal for Team Pakistan.

Eman also congratulated her compatriot Bano Butt on emulating the same feat before expressing her desire to witness Pakistan excel in MMA as well as in other sports.

Meanwhile, Bushra Ahmed, who earned direct qualification into the final round on technical grounds, came up short against Kazakhstan’s Adel Makhametova and thus, had to settle for a silver medal.

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In the men’s category, all three of Team Pakistan’s fighters suffered defeats.

Zeeshan Akbar glimmered a ray of hope for a third gold medal for Team Pakistan as he fought Krghyzstan’s fighter for three rounds but failed to pull off the victory.

On the other hand, Shahab Ali lost to Kazakhstan’s Neimat Assadov in the senior men’s Lightweight category while Abdul Manan suffered defeat in the final of the junior men’s flyweight category.

All in all, Team Pakistan bagged six medals, two golds and four silvers.

Team Kazakhstan and Team Tajikistan topped the medals chart of the Asian MMA Championship with seven gold medals each, followed by Team Bahrain with three, while Team Pakistan and Team Kyrgyzstan clinched two each.

The Asian Championship of MMA was held in Pakistan for the first time, while Brave Combat Federation marked its return to Pakistan after a six-year gap.

This Asian MMA Championship, scheduled from 18th to 22nd August 2024, was broadcast live on Pakistan’s first HD sports channel, A Sports, and simultaneously streamed on ARY ZAP.

A total of 12 countries participated in the Asian Championship, featuring more than 180 fighters, 120 officials, and 120 technical staff.

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LAHORE: A total of four Pakistan fighters, three men and a woman, qualified for the final stage of the ongoing Asian MMA Championship in respective categories.

An eventful Day 3 of the Asian MMA Championship, which featured 38 matches, saw Pakistan’s Abdul Manan, Zeeshan Akbar, Shahab Ali and Bano Butt emerging triumphant and taking Team Pakistan into the finals.

In the third round of the women’s Atomweight bout, Bano outclassed India’s Khushboo Nishad via a knockout.

“I worked hard for the semi-final,” said Bano after the win.

“My category was junior but my coach asked me whether I could compete in the senior’s category. I responded positively because I wanted to test myself.

Bano further lauded Indian rival Khushboo and asserted that the latter is like her elder sister.

“The Indian rival is like an elder sister to me but in the cage, nobody’s your friend.

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Bano butt then went on to express her determination to win the Asian MMA Championship Gold medal for Team Pakistan.

Meanwhile, in the Men’s Lightweight category, Shahab Ali downed Team Lebanon’s Fadi Jaber while Abdul Manan knocked out Abdulla Ismaeel to make his way into the final round of the Flyweight category.

Continuing Team Pakistan’s dominance, Zeeshan Akbar made Kutberdi Kurdutulov tap via a rare-neck choke to advance into the final round of the Bantamweight division.

The final round of the Asian MMA Championship 2024 will be comprised of 22 bouts in different divisions.

A total of six Pakistan fighters, three men and as many women, will feature in the final as Eman Khan and Bushra Ahmed had already progressed on technical grounds.

The Asian Championship of MMA is being held in Pakistan for the first time, while Brave Combat Federation marked its return to Pakistan after a six-year gap.

This Asian MMA Championship, scheduled from 18th to 22nd August 2024, is being broadcast live on Pakistan’s first HD sports channel, A Sports, and simultaneously streamed on ARY ZAP.

A total of 12 countries are participating in the Asian Championship, featuring more than 180 fighters, 120 officials, and 120 technical staff will participate in the competitions.

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LAHORE: A total of 12 Pakistan fighters, eight men and four women, advanced into the semi-final stage of the ongoing Asian MMA Championship in respective categories.

In an eventful second day of the Asian MMA Championship, which featured 33 matches, saw Pakistan’s Abdul Manan, Zeeshan Akbar, Muhammad Aroz Saleem Baig, Taimur Chishty, Abdul Sami, Asghar Khan, Shahab Ali and Zulqarnain Khan, advancing into the Men’s semi-finals of different weight categories.

Representing Team Pakistan in the Flyweight category, Manan outclassed Team Kyrgizstan’s Avazbek Tairov to advance further while Zeeshan triumphed over Islam Nazarmukhamedov in the Bantamweight duel.

 

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In the Lightweight category, Shahab Ali downed Team Iran’s Daryush Khanlari to book his semi-final with Team Lebanon’s Fadi Jaber.

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Pakistan fighters were equally impressive in the women’s category as four of their fighters, Bushra Ahmed, Eman Khan, Bushra Akhtar and Bano Butt, made it to the semi-finals in their respective categories.

Bano will square off against Team India’s Khushboo Nishad in the semi-final of the Women’s Atomweight category.

The Asian Championship of MMA is being held in Pakistan for the first time, while Brave Combat Federation marked its return to Pakistan after a six-year gap.

This Asian MMA Championship, scheduled from 18th to 22nd August 2024, is being broadcast live on Pakistan’s first HD sports channel, A Sports, and simultaneously streamed on ARY ZAP.

A total of 12 countries are participating in the Asian Championship, featuring more than 180 fighters, 120 officials, and 120 technical staff will participate in the competitions.

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