RAWALPINDI: Professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) wrestler Ahmed Mujtaba met Director General Inter-Services Public Major General Babar Iftikhar and expressed his gratitude on the occasion.
In a tweet by the MMA superstar fighter, he said he met DG ISPR and was humbled by the encouragement and support. He further wrote, “I request our youth to have faith in Allah and follow the principles of hard work and commitment.”
The ISPR DG presented a souvenir to the victorious fighter who had defeated India’s Rahul Raju aka ‘The Kerala Krusher’ in only 56 seconds in the first round of the mixed martial arts (MMA) competition ONE Championship at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on February 5th.
Met @OfficialDGISPR today. I am humbled by the encouragement and support. I request our youth to have faith in Allah & follow the principles of hard work and commitment. #ALLAHOAKBAR #Wolverine #mygym @ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/WNiEHfU9k3
— Ahmed Wolverine Mujtaba (@ahmedwolverine1) February 10, 2021
Pakistani MMA star Ahmed ‘The Wolverine’ Mujtaba destroyed India’s Rahul Raju in ONE Championship’s first round in less than 60 seconds.
The MMA fighter, who hails from Quetta and debuted in 2013, ducked an overhand right and countered Raju of India with a punch of his own, finishing him in just the opening minute of their fight.
The referee had to intervene as Raju immediately fell to the canvas and Mujtaba followed up with another strike. The Pakistani fighter’s win in the first round of One Championship — Asia’s biggest MMA promotion — took his career record to 8-2.
The 35-year-old’s return marks his first fight in nearly three years when he lost to Jia Wen Ma. After March 2018, several bouts, including two with Raju and one with Eduard Folayang, were scrapped. In 2016, he toppled Singapore’s highly-rated Benedict Ang, continuing his four-year spree of wins until losing to Keanu Subba in 2017.
