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Altamash Sever is the vocalist for two of Pakistan's most renowned bands: Takatak and Keeray Makoray. The man without a limit on his vocal range uses his lower register to tell us about the Pakistani music scene, his companions along the way and some of the craziest stories we've heard On the Mic. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & help your favourite local podcast 💚 Edited by Umer Fasie Bashir Please like a...

Daniyal Nasir Mirza sits down with The Mashwani Warrior ahead of his highly anticipated return to action at BRAVE 45 against Nkosi Ndebele. Zia Mashwani 🇵🇰 is competing in BRAVE 45 against Nkosi Ndebele 🇿🇦 THIS THURSDAY 12/11/20. Support Pakistani MMA Athletes by tuning into www.bravecftv.com this Thursday. Support our fighter going to war by leaving a comment below. This is Pakistan's #1 Combat S...

Ismail Farooq is joined by Manchester City fan Hussayn Nasir to talk about Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool: how the match went, how the title race might go, and if Guardiola will be at Manchester City next season. Edited by: Umer Fasie Bashir Follow us on: FACEBOOK  https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi... INSTAGRAM  https://www.instagram.com/onthemic_of... TWITTER  https://twitter.co...

Arafat Mazhar is the Director of Engage Foundation for Research and Dialogue, Director of Shehri Pakistan, which produces civic and legal awareness animations, and Director of Puffball Studios. He has directed the Urdu animated dystopian short film, Shehr e Tabassum. His upcoming animated cyberkhilafat short film, Swipe, releases THIS SATURDAY. He talks to Ismail Farooq about his two short films:...

Making his professional MMA debut after a lengthy and illustrious amateur career with an impressive 17 victories and countless accolades to his name, Muhammad Abbas Khan is Pakistan’s latest representative in the Middle East’s biggest and the world’s fastest-growing MMA promotion: BRAVE CF! He takes on Yann Liasse TOMORROW for BRAVE 44! Fighting out of the KHK Fight Team and training under the leg...

Ismail Farooq recaps the PFF B Division 2020 Department Leg as Masha United, Karachi United and Gwadar Port Authority earn promotion to the 2021 Pakistan Premier League. He is then joined by Shaikh Hamdan, First Team Coach and Assistant Academy Manager at Karachi United. Hamdan goes in great detail about the journey and hard work that resulted in the club's first promotion in its 24-year history,...

Jamil Rizvi & Salman Butt join Daniyal Nasir Mirza to discuss UFC 254, in which Khabib Nurmagomedov & Justin Gaethje face off in the main event for the Lightweight Championship Belt and in the co-main event we have a fierce contest between Robert Whittakermma & Jared Cannonier in which the winner will get the title shot against The Style Bender! The fans did not get the fight they want...

Ismail Farooq is joined by Ali Ahsan, Editor at FootballPakistan.com, to talk about the recent Pakistan Football Federation B Division Club Leg and the promotion of Baloch FC (Quetta) to the Pakistan Premier League. The two discuss the overall structure and quality of the B Division, the sad reality for club teams in Pakistani football, and what can be done to reduce the inequality between club te...

Natasha Raheel is a sports journalist for Express Tribune who writes about domestic football among other sports. She recently covered the extremely unfortunate story of how K-Electric is disbanding its football team, which is one of the oldest and most popular teams in Pakistani football, and a source of joy for the football lovers of Karachi. Professional footballers and other staff members who h...

3WL is the phenomenon pushing forward combat sports in Pakistan through a presentation, style and outlook never seen before. Brash, in your face and unapologetic: we talk to the minds behind 3WL. This interview breaks down the reality and mindset of Qaim and Baig, the boys who orchestrated the fight league that went from parks in DHA to where this podcast was shot: the BRAVE Gym. This is Pakistan'...

Ismail Farooq outlines why Manchester City have become a shadow of their title-winning selves and turned into a side that can lose matches quite often. He also explains, with evidence, why Man City's defenders are NOT the main problem and why the club's issues might be deeper and more complex than they appear. Will Pep Guardiola be able to restore his side back to their former world-class level? W...

Abdullah Khwaja runs the only legitimate professional wrestling academy in Pakistan. WRG (Wrestling Revolution Global) also plans to run the town-to-towb model followed by professional wrestling promotions around the world. Having trained in Al Snow's Wrestling Academy in Dubai, WRG is led by Abdullah, who acts as the trainer and promoter. This is Pakistan's #1 Combat Sports Platform: This is THE...

Shehryar Qureshi is a purple belt Jiu-Jitsu practitioner training under Jazzie Lone in the BJJ powerhouse known as Rogue MMA. Along with his BJJ expertise, Shehryar brings almost a decade worth of experience being around the PakMMA landscape. We preview UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa at the 32-minute mark of the Podcast! This is Pakistan's #1 MMA Show. This is The Weigh In! This is Pakistan's #1 Comba...

Hassan Kilde Bajwa is a vlogger, social media influencer and social activist. His content is based on tackling social issues and promoting feminism and gender equality in Pakistani society.   Hassan talks to us in great detail about whether he has any hope left after recent events and how much he believes the feminist movement has progressed in Pakistan. There is also a lengthy discussion abo...

With the new Premier League season back underway, Ismail Farooq is joined by Muhammad Ali and Ahmed Tariq from Keeping Score to preview the situation for each club (i.e. Chelsea, Man United, Spurs and Arsenal) looking to finish in the top 4 spots and predict what the top 6 will look like at the end of the season. Edited by: Umer Fasie Bashir   Follow us on: FACEBOOK   https://www.faceboo...

Musa & Sarim join us in the studio to preview UFC Vegas 11 They are both blue belts at arguably the best Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Pakistan, Rogue MMA. Along with being BJJ practitioners, Sarim and Musa bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience on subjects such as fitness, strength and problematic misconceptions about exercise. GET HYPED for UFC Vegas 11 and smash that subscri...

Daniel Limones is the Technical Director of the Pakistani Football Federation and former coach for Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano.  He chats to us in great detail about his thoughts on Pakistani football and his vision to develop the sport on domestic and international levels. Dani outlines the work he is doing to construct Pakistan's footballing identity, the importance of homegrown coac...

Alamgeer “Prince” Khan is an 11 year veteran of the fight game. He fights out of Quetta, Balochistan and represents WAPDA on the national level. Alamgeer has secured 4 international accolades representing Pakistan along with 5 National Championships. We speak with the man who looks at martial arts as a total professional about all things PakMMA! This is Pakistan's #1 Combat Sports Platform: This i...

Following Bayern Munich's win in the Champions League final, Ismail Farooq analyses how they went so suddenly from being an underperforming disappointment to being the best team in Europe. He also discusses how Neymar and PSG missed their big chance and if they will be back at this stage again soon.   Edited by: Umer Fasie Bashir     Follow us on:    FACEBOOK   h...

Ahmed Mujtaba is Pakistan's mainstay representative in ONE Championship and is a former WSOF and UGB Featherweight Champion. We sit down with PakMMA's resident Wolverine to talk about ONE Championship, Rahul Raju, PakMMA, falling out with TFF and other key actors and practices of the Pakistani MMA scene. This is must-see. This is Pakistan's #1 Combat Sports Platform:  This is THE WEIGH IN. &n...

Ismail Farooq talked to Sports Management Expert and Football Consultant Shahrukh Sohail about football and sports management in Pakistan. The two discussed the importance of sports management and how we can create a solid football ecosystem in the country. Shahrukh also shared his experiences working in Pakistani football, like organising the landmark “Ronaldinho & Friends” event. He also out...

We're back in the studio for The Weigh In! Our guest is a very special human being in Jamil Rizvi. Jamil is the founder of The Dojo and has competed in jujitsu, MMA and Muay Thai both locally and internationally. We talk about everything from opening a gym during the pandemic to his thoughts on some of the controversial subjects of PakMMA and of course, we hear his thoughts about UFC 252. Edited b...

Usman Mukhtar is an actor, filmmaker and all around swell guy. Having already bagged the Best Short Film Award at the South Shore Film Festival, Usman’s latest project saw him direct the critically acclaimed short film “Bench”. In this podcast, we discuss the film industry, superhero fandom, MMA in Pakistan and the challenges of creating and understanding mainstream content and a lot more. Edited...

Daniyal Nasir Mirza sits down with the man who will be taking on former BRAVE Welterweight Champion of the world, Abdoul Abdouraguimov at BRAVE 38 in a bid to finish his pending trilogy with current BRAVE Welterweight Champion Jarrah Al Silawi. Poised, ready and focused, The Bomber promises FIREWORKS Saturday night in Stockholm. This is Pakistan’s #1 MMA Show! THIS IS THE WEIGH IN Edited by Umer F...

Ismail Farooq sat down with Umaid Wasim, one of the top journalists in Pakistani football, to discuss the current situation of Pakistani football. Umaid provided in-depth and first-hand information about where Pakistani football currently stands both on and off the pitch, and how we can improve and develop in both those areas. We also discussed the performance of the Normalisation Committee and po...