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Muhammad Nasir Khan Yousafzai is the Head Coach of KAK'S Fight Club and the Chief Promoter behind Pakistan's premier MMA league: Flogger Series. We sat down with Nasir after the conclusion of the meeting and formation of the PAMMAF's Punjab wing at the Bagh-e-Jinnah for a candid and exclusive interview. Nasir publicly addresses multiple KEY issues currently ongoing in PakMMA including SAGMMA, the ongoing amateur tournament held by them and Bashir Ahmad not being a direct stakeholder in the federation.

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Alex Poppeck is Munich's top Light Heavyweight destined for the UFC and makes his second appearance on The Weigh In. With his only shortcomings being against UFC fighters, Alex talks to us about trusting the process and why he's always learning. SHOW SOME LOVE TO OUR FAVOURITE GERMAN FIGHTER EVER ❤️

Misbah Uddin is a musician, songwriter, and producer. He is the guitarist for the legendary Pakistani band Keeray Makoray, whilst also being the founder of Rescue the Frog Studio. And last, but certainly not the least, he is one of the creators and leading stars of the extremely unique and brilliant Pyaar aur Sach.

Faizan Sameer is the head coach and manager of Team Eighteen, one of Pakistan's best futsal teams, from Islamabad. Team Eighteen is a project by Eighteen, who have hand-picked the top futsal players in Pakistan for their squad, and plan to expand their facilities and futsal projects to an even bigger scale.

Faizan talks to us about the team, his own journey as a coach/manager, and his thoughts on the current situation in Pakistani football.

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0:00 - Intro

0:45 - How did Team Eighteen start?

2:45 - Team Eighteen's long term vision in Pakistani futsal/football

5:45 - Faizan's journey in football

10:20 - The importance of man-management & squad-building

13:30 - The problems in Pakistani football - "ab players kay baaray mein sochnay ki zaroorat hai"

16:10 - The change in the new generation of Pakistan

17:30 - The criticisms received by Team Eighteen by some people in the football community

19:45 - Daniel Limones "driven out" + loss of hope

23:15 - Outro

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Fighting out of the great nation of Italy 🇮🇹, Leonardo "Puppy" Damiani will be competing in the UFC's Dana White Contender Series as he takes on AJ Fletcher on 31.08.21. Leonardo introduces himself with the promise of putting on a show when he steps foot inside the octagon.

Bilal Mumtaz is the co-founder of Sehat (https://sehat.com.pk/). He is also the Digital Health Association General Secretary, and E-Commerce Committee Convener at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Apart from that, he also works as a consultant for companies and start-ups.

Nadir "The Hulk" Baloch is a Pakistani boxing mainstay and veteran, fighting out of Lyari, that has recently peaked in form by winning the WBC Middle East Featherweight Championship at the Governor House in Lahore under the AK Promotions. With two wins in the recent surge of Pakistani boxing, Nadir tells us how it is and talks to us about what's next for The Hulk.

Usman Wazeer has changed Pakistani boxing forever. Self-promoted, self-sponsored and self-motivated, The Asian Boy has risen to the top of Pakistani boxing by continuously grinding and improving with every given occasion.

Haroon Malik is the Chairman of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalisation Committee, which is currently in limbo because of an illegal takeover of the PFF headquarters by Ashfaq Hussain Shah's group. Because of this, FIFA has placed a suspension on Pakistani football.