On the Mic

Daniyal Nasir Mirza and Ismail Farooq sit down with Dr. Hyder Ali Khan, a public health researcher, to discuss the crazy, rapidly evolving “new normal” we live in, what comparisons we can draw from previous episodes like this and what life will look like on the other side.    Please do like this video, share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more!   This episode is also av...

Daniyal Nasir Mirza sits down with Greece’s #1 P4P female fighter, Christina “Charis” Stelliou. Unbeaten in over 2 years with a 5 fight win streak, Christina has her focus set towards ONE Championship. Training out of Athens, Greece and representing the Spartakos Fight Club,  Christina has dominated the Greek and European Balkan scenes. Already having got a last-minute call from ONE Champions...

Daniyal sits down with Arbi Mezhidov, a man who is staying ready and should definitely be On the UFC’s Radar and Fateh Aktas, who will be fighting at BRAVE 37 in Stockholm against Sweden’s own Irman Smajic. We talk to two of the top MMA prospects in the world and continue to bring to you the sport of MMA like you’ve never seen before. This is Pakistan's #1 Combat Sports Platform:  This is THE...

Ismail Farooq is joined by Keeping Score's Muhammad Ali and Ahmed Tariq to discuss the Premier League's intense top-four race. They look at each of Chelsea, Man United and Leicester's performances, weaknesses and remaining fixtures to analyse who will secure the Champions League places this season.   Keeping Score's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepingscoreig/  Keeping Score's Yo...

Armaghan Khan is a domestic footballer playing for Islamabad A-League club Huma FC. He has also been selected for the Pakistan football team U19 and U23 camps in his career. Ismail Farooq talks to Armaghan about his footballing journey and what his plans are in the future. They have a detailed chat about why things are so difficult for local footballers to succeed, even if they are talented enough...

Abdul Rehman is the current representative of a lineage of pehlwans and fighters from Sadiqabad. Possessing the mindset and might of a pehlwan, Abdul Rehman’s effortless transition to the mats is a story of triumph but is also an alarming one with regards to the mishandling and lack of infrastructure present for the athletes. Abdul Rehman gives us an in-depth glance into the processes, the chances...

Daniyal Nasir Mirza is joined by Ali Suhail, Altamash Sever, Daud Ramay, Isa Najam, Luke Azariah, Yusuf Ramay and Zain Peerzada: ALL of Pakistan’s favorite metal bands, TAKATAK. In what is definitely our funniest podcast to date, we sit down and talk to all of the band members about their recent successes with the singles from their upcoming album Acrophase. With Fault Lines, Voyager, The Whale an...

After Liverpool was finally crowned champions of England after 30 years, Ismail Farooq explains the emotions behind this title, what it means to Liverpool fans, and how Jurgen Klopp took a team that was largely irrelevant to being the best team in England, Europe and the world.   Edited by: Umer Fasie Bashir   Follow us on:  FACEBOOK   https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi... &...

Asad Warraich is signed to Rich Franklin’s ONE Warrior Series. After two cancelled bouts due to visa cancellations and the COVID outbreak, Asad looks to improve his perfect 3-0 professional record by chasing the chance of getting the 100,000$ ONE Championship contract. Fighting out of Gujrat and having trained in the Olympia Fight Club in Azerbaijan, the Muay Thai ace looks to be one of the most p...

Murtaza Hussain is one of the top Pakistani professional football players right now. He currently plays as a forward for K-Electric FC in the Pakistan Premier League. Murtaza rose through the ranks from the B-Division, where he was top scorer, to KRL FC, the most successful club in Pakistan. He then impressed K-Electric's management who decided to offer him a contract. Ismail Farooq talks to Murta...

As the Premier League finally returns, Ismail Farooq is joined by host of The Wengerball Pod, Ahmed Yusuf, to discuss the problems and issues (both long-term and immediate ones) faced by Arsenal after two defeats in four days. They also talk briefly about Spurs vs Man United and how those two clubs are shaping up with their current set-ups. Edited by: Umer Fasie Bashir   Follow us on:  F...

Hayder Hassan is On the Mic. Currently signed to BRAVE, The Hulk is a UFC, Strikeforce and M-1 Global veteran.   Having competed in The Ultimate Fighter Seasons 21 and 25 (with making it to the finals of Season 21 against current UFC Champion Kamaru Usman, Vicente Luque, Joe Stevenson and Jesse Taylor are on Hayder’s resume.   Having fought in the BEST promotions in the world, and traini...

Alex Poppeck holds an impressive professional MMA record with 10 wins. Coming hot off of his win over Francisco de Souza at Aggrelin 29, Alex looks to make his way into the UFC after competing in Dana White’s Contender Series. Daniyal Nasir Mirza talks to Munich’s #1 about all of this, and A LOT more. Edited by Umer Fasie Bashir Follow us on:   FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/onthemicoffi ....

Nosh Khan is a professional MMA fighter fighting out of Pakistan. Training at Espada Hong Kong, Nosh Khan’s 25 fight professional career comes with a BJJ black belt worth of wisdom and a 92.37% finish rate. After his homecoming fight at Flogger Series 1, Nosh talks to Daniyal Nasir Mirza about his assessment of the Pakistani MMA landscape, what’s next and what can be. He also details what he sees...

Tashfeen Ansari is a holistic life-coach with a bachelors degree in "Psychology with Counselling Skills." He is a certified practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy, EFT, TFT, Therapeutic Art and Meditation. Tashfeen is also the founder of The Psych Bridge, a non-profit NGO that provides free mental health services to the youth.   We talk to Tashfeen about why there's a cris...

Ismail Farooq is joined by two Fantasy Premier League experts, FPL General and AbuBakar Siddiq, to take on a brand new FPL Challenge: picking a 15 man team of the greatest FPL players since the game started in 2002-03. It's not as easy as you think, especially with the rules involved. You'll be surprised to see which FPL greats didn't make any of the three teams.   Listen to the episode to se...

Shahzaib "King" Rindh is a professional kickboxer fighting in the ONE Super Series with an impressive record of 75-4. He fights out of Quetta, Balochistan and very recently fought against a former WMC Muay Thai World Champion. At only 22 years old, Shahzaib is already a fighter signed to ONE Super Series, a 3x National Wushu Champion and a student of International Relations. Daniyal Nasir Mirza sp...

Ismail Farooq has an incredibly fascinating conversation with Ali Ahsan, Editor of FootballPakistan.com (FPDC) about the history of football in the region, it's (lack of) development and its current state in Pakistan. Starting off from the War of Independence in 1857 and ending at the latest news surrounding Pakistani football, these discussions span many topics, ranging from how cricket got the u...

Mr. Azhar Saleem took time out to discuss the Human Development Foundation and what it does. HDF Pakistan is carrying out different remedies to help those affected most by COVID-19. We get to discuss HDF Pakistan’s constant work towards revitalizing disaster struck societies through their Holistic Model. We also discuss HDF Pakistan’s major projects such as Umeed Say Aagay. To contribute or follow...

Furqan Cheema is a professional ONE Championship MMA fighter fighting out of Bradford, England by way of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Furqan breaks down why he accepted a high stakes Pakistan vs India fight on short notice against Rahul Raju at ONE: Edge of Greatness. He also talks about the current COVID-19 situation, his training philosophy and more. Furqan Cheema: https://instagram.com/furqanthelionch...

Ismail Farooq and Jawad Nasir take a dive into the pre-covid19 world to analyse one of the most iconic and gamechanging moments in the Premier League: Jose Mourinho's arrival at Chelsea and England in 2004. They discuss how Mourinho influenced Chelsea and English football in a way people do not normally associate with him. Disclaimer: this is an episode full of ironies. Edited by: Umer Fasie Bashi...

Bashir Ahmad is the pioneer of MMA in Pakistan. His journey in MMA has gone from training people in his own apartment (called The Slaughterhouse) to training more and more MMA fighters in Shaheen MMA and Synergy MMA, to fighting in ONE Championship and being the first Pakistani to do so, to now being an executive of ONE Championship. Irfan Ahmed is one of the top prospects of the Shaheen MMA Acade...

Naveed Iftikhar is an economic policy professional and academic. He has been working with the Ministry of Finance and other government organisations on economic policy issues. He also writes regularly on economics and public policy for national newspapers such as The Express Tribute and The News. We had a detailed conversation with him about the economic impact of covid-19 on Pakistan, both in sta...

Pressing Matters #35: Is football a results/trophies business? In this pre-recorded episode, Ismail Farooq and Ali Shayan debate a topic that is very relevant and important in football discussions and opinions. Should matches be judged by looking at which team scored more goals? Sounds kind of obvious, right? Maybe it isn't.  Should the ability and success of teams and managers be based on mo...

Dr. Mashhood Qazi is a doctor currently working in the UAE. Otherwise based in the UK, he is an emergency medicine consultant and has previously worked in the Royal London Hospital. He is a Masters in Public Health and is currently working in Al Ain Hospital, which is the designated center for coronavirus in Al Ain. Please like and share this video and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more. Th...