‘I didn’t set out to break records’: Pakistan’s first female MMA fighter
Al JazeeraCenterEN 18 min read 100% complete by Hafsa AdilJanuary 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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Anita Karim, from the Hunza Valley in Pakistan, is the country's first international female MMA fighter. In 2017, she decided to pursue MMA, dropping out of university to train in Islamabad with her brothers. In 2018, she made her international debut, becoming the first Pakistani woman to compete in an international MMA fight. Now, eight years later, Anita is preparing to participate in Pakistan's first professional women's MMA fight. The event will be held in Pakistan on Saturday.
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