Shahzaib Rindh, an MMA fighter, created history on Wednesday by winning the Karate Combat Championship (KC-49) in Singapore. He was the first Pakistani world champion ever.
In the championship match, he prevailed over Bruno Roberto De Assis of Brazil, according to Karate Combat, which bills itself as the “premier full contact striking league” worldwide.
A full-contact combat sport involving punching, grappling, and ground fighting is mixed martial arts. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) combines fighting styles from throughout the globe.
The 26-year-old Balochistani made a comment on his victory on X, sharing a photo of himself with the title belt and calling it a “dream come true.”
“Thank God, history has been made!” said the six-time national champion in a separate post on X that included a video of himself. Pakistan has never before won an MMA world championship. At first, my battle was really difficult, but I had hope and all of your prayers helped.
“I refused to give up and battled through to win as a world champion for Pakistan.”
“It has been a long and challenging journey, but we did it,” he wrote in an Instagram post.
He expressed his gratitude to his manager, coach, family, and team for all of their support in getting him to this stage.
After defeating India 2-1 at the Dubai Karate Combat 45 tournament, Rindh had earlier in April bemoaned that it was the government’s “bad luck” that it did not stand by its country’s heroes.
He had stated, “If our heroes are supported appropriately, they can become role models for our youth,” and that young people would feel inspired to follow in the footsteps of their role models who received encouragement and support.
He predicted that “they will also be motivated and join sports.”
At that time, Rindh had stated that he was training to become a world champion and it was his next goal.
