Pakistan’s mixed martial arts fighter Anita Karim thanked her fans for the support after she won a fight against an Australian opponent in Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium.
Karim, who hails from Gilgit-Baltistan’s Hunza, fought against Uyen Ha under the banner of Fairtex Fight Promotion in the bantamweight category in Bangkok.
She remained dominant over her opponent during three rounds of the match. Karim posted her video of winning the fight on her Twitter account. She expressed gratitude for winning another accolade for Pakistan.
“Another one, Alhumdulillah All praises to the Almighty and a big thank you to everyone who showed love and support. Huge shoutout to my team @fairtexofficial for the knowledge and for pushing me every single day to get better! #teamfightfortress #anitakarim,” said Anita Karim in her tweet.
Another one, Alhumdulillah ????????????????♥️
All praises to the Almighty☝????and a big thank you to everyone who showed love and support ????????
Huge shoutout to my team @fairtexofficial for the knowledge and pushing me every single day to get better! #teamfightfortress #anitakarim pic.twitter.com/E4R2dlt1Y1— Anita Karim (@karimanitamma) June 12, 2022
Earlier, her brother Uloomi Karim who is also a professional MMA fighter proudly shared her success in a tweet.
Animal Karim, whose first professional fight was in 2018, is the only woman among the more than 300 professional MMA fighters in Pakistan. She comes from a family of MMA fighters. Anita has been training in Fairtex Training Centre, Pattaya for a couple of years.
Anita rose to fame after defeating Indonesian opponent Gita Suharsono in One Warrior Series (OWS) back in 2019. She is also known as the ‘arm collector.’
Anita Karim who is Pakistan’s first female Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter has defeated Australia’s Uyen Ha in Bangkok, Thailand.
Known as ‘the arm collector’ who hails from Hunza, Anita is one of the very few female fighters who have fought at the renowned Lumpinee Stadium. pic.twitter.com/oqCLVSa8U4
— Fidato (@tequieremos) June 11, 2022
