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00:00Pakistan Mixed Martial Arts Federation will return to Pakistan after 6 years of Brave Combat Federation.

00:08Pakistan Mixed Martial Arts Championship will start from 18th August in Lahore.

00:14Along with Harif Bharat, 180 athletes from all over the world will participate.

00:19You will be able to see the action live on Pakistan's first sports HD channel, A-Sports.

00:25And live streaming will be on ARY Zap.

00:28Yes, you saw the promo. It will be a very exciting event.

00:31I am looking forward to it.

00:34At the moment, President of Pakistan MMA Federation, Mr. Umar Ahmed is with us.

00:38Mr. Umar, tell us, this MMA event is taking place in Pakistan after 6 years.

00:43And what happened 6 years ago was also great.

00:47But this is bigger than ever.

00:49And this is the first time Asian Championship is taking place in Pakistan.

00:53So there are a lot of expectations. What would you like to say?

00:56Yes, Brave CF is one of the biggest promotions in the world.

01:00And it is said to be the most global promotion in the world.

01:02Because it holds its annual event in 37 different countries.

01:05It is coming back to Pakistan after 2018.

01:08And this time, not only Brave CF is coming.

01:11Pakistan MMA Federation has successfully secured Asian Championship.

01:16In which teams from 12 countries are coming.

01:18And around 160 athletes are coming to participate.

01:21We have approved 280 foreign visa applications.

01:26And we have a lot of support from the government.

01:29We are very thankful to the government.

01:31This by far is the biggest sporting event Pakistan has ever done.

01:35Before this, Pakistan has hosted the South Asian Games.

01:38Before that, Pakistan hosted the 1996 World Cup.

01:41In any event, more than 7-8 teams have not exceeded.

01:46This is the first event in which athletes from 12 countries are coming to compete.

01:50So this is a matter of pride for Pakistan.

01:52Yes, obviously this is a big event and everyone is very excited about it.

01:56You are working alone for the promotion of mixed martial arts.

01:59Shouldn't the government and the sports board play their role?

02:03It's a new sport.

02:06Its popularity among youth is very high.

02:10We realized through data analytics.

02:13If you look at TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

02:1716-21 year olds like MMA and combat sports videos the most.

02:25They like, engage and share.

02:27We are number 2 on Facebook.

02:30Cricket is number 1.

02:32But all other social media platforms between 16-21 years old.

02:36This is the most popular sport.

02:38Khabib, McGregor, Adesanya.

02:40Our youth look up and follow them.

02:44Definitely, the government should support us.

02:49But I have a different opinion.

02:52Every sport has an economy.

02:54Cricket has a lot of viewership.

02:57It has its own economy.

02:59It has PSL and ICC based events.

03:02As Pakistan MMA Federation, we tried to create an economy.

03:06Our professional fighters who are fighting in the ring.

03:09They get paid in dollars.

03:11They get 3-4 fights a year.

03:13They make a reasonable amount of money.

03:15Similarly, when they reach the world championship level.

03:18That money is going to increase.

03:20They can make up to 1-1.5 million.

03:22As you said, there are a lot of fighters.

03:25India is a part of it.

03:29How is the preparation of Pakistani fighters?

03:32We are very excited to compete with India.

03:37Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan.

03:41They are one of the most favorite teams.

03:43MMA is embedded in their culture.

03:45Bahrain is a very strong team.

03:47Asia is the powerhouse of MMA.

03:50Top 10 teams in the world championship.

03:536-10 teams are from Asia.

03:55Pakistan is a very experienced team.

03:59They have been competing in the IMMF for 3-4 years.

04:04I am sure that we will secure 8-10 medals for Pakistan.

04:10Umar Ahmed, President of Pakistan MMA Federation was with us.

04:14Wishing you very best of luck.

04:16Let's hope this event is successful.

04:18MMA will play an important role in promoting this event.

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