Uloomi Karim

Pakistani mixed martial arts fighter

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Uloomi Karim is a Pakistani professional mixed martial arts fighter. He started fighting professionally in Pakistan's first professional league and has said he is the first person in his family to fight professionally. Karim has said that in 2016 he became the first Pakistani to win an international mixed martial arts belt. His last professional MMA fight was in October 2018.

Early life and background

Karim's family village is in upper Hunza. He has said his mother is from Karimabad in Hunza, and that his childhood vacations, until he was about 13 or 14, were all spent in Hunza. [1]

Karim has said he was bullied a lot as a child. He describes himself as the least violent boy of his childhood and recalls only one fight, against a friend who was also a relative. He has said his parents taught him a no-violence policy, and that his mother told him not to hold back if someone raised a hand on him. [1]

Martial arts training

Karim has said he was into traditional martial arts from childhood. He started training in Wushu around 1996 or 1997, and after moving to Islamabad he began practising Taekwondo. Around 2007 he began training in several different martial arts, and he also trained a little in boxing and wrestling. In 2007 his two brothers suggested creating a martial art. He has said he weighed about 61 to 62 kilos when he sparred with a partner of about 138 kilos. [1]

Education

Karim was an undergraduate studying computer sciences around 2012. [1]

Fighting career

Karim has said he is the first person in his family to fight professionally. He started fighting as an amateur while still in high school. He has said that both his brothers fought at Pakistan's first amateur event, and that his parents asked him to stop fighting. [1]

Karim started fighting professionally in Pakistan's first professional league. He has said nobody was paid at the first two or three professional events in Pakistan. He has also said he was paid 7,500 rupees for one fight in 2014 and calls himself Pakistan's highest-paid fighter for a fight. [1]

Karim has said that in 2016 he became the first Pakistani to win an international mixed martial arts belt. He has said the whole village came to receive him after an international fight in 2016. He has also said he won a title belt in a Muay Thai fight in Thailand. His last professional MMA fight was in October 2018. He has said fans in Gilgit-Baltistan share his training videos, which he credits for his success, and that he was nominated at a sports award as one of the best sportsmen of the year. [1]

Training institute and events

Karim has confirmed that he and his team run an institute where they teach mixed martial arts. He has said they trained people for free at the gym, and that only one person there was a paying client. He has said Team Fight Fortress gave free training and gear to the women who came to train. He has also said his group owns a cage and needs a venue with a capacity of at most 1,000 people, and that an event his group held in 2019 was a huge event. [1]

Views

Karim has said that martial arts gave him a lot of discipline and teaches students early how important their life is. He says being a fighter means facing every adversity that comes his way, and that fighting is a lifestyle. In his view the actual fight is maybe 10% of being a fighter. [1]

Karim says physical fights are glamorised for the sake of the industry. He thinks mixed martial arts suits young people today because it trains the mind as well as the body. He has said many of the world's best athletes come from troubled places, and his theory is that people inside a problem only see the problems around them. [1]

Karim has said boxing is seen as a gentleman's sport, though it has more deaths than MMA. He says MMA differs from other combat sports because fights continue after a fighter falls. He has said Muay Thai uses punches, kicks, knees and elbows, with all eight limbs. [1]

Karim has said Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is called human chess. He says no single sport or martial art is best and that the athlete makes the difference. He has also said that in training, fighters do not check whether a partner is a girl or a boy. [1]

The sport in Pakistan

Karim has said nobody in Pakistan knew about mixed martial arts in 2010. He says fighters in Pakistan are still paid far less than fighters in the rest of the world, and that some Pakistani fighters have day jobs as waiters. [1]

Karim says event organisers bring ministers and VIPs instead of giving the sport respect. He has said the sport must learn how to sell itself to private sponsors, and that it does not need government support. [1]

Personal life

Karim has said his sister Anita Karim is Pakistan's first female mixed martial artist. [1]

Timeline

1996
Started training in Wushu around 1996 or 1997.[1]
2007
Began training in several different martial arts, and his two brothers suggested creating a martial art.[1]
2012
Studied computer sciences as an undergraduate.[1]
2014
Paid 7,500 rupees for one fight, according to Karim.[1]
2016
Became the first Pakistani to win an international mixed martial arts belt, according to Karim.[1]
2018
Last professional mixed martial arts fight, in October.[1]
2019
His group held an event he describes as huge.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-02-15 Mixed martial arts transforms bullied kids into warriors Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Uloomi Karim?

Uloomi Karim is a Pakistani professional mixed martial arts fighter. He started fighting professionally in Pakistan's first professional league. His last professional MMA fight was in October 2018.[1]

What does Uloomi Karim do?

Uloomi Karim is a professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has confirmed that he and his team run an institute where they teach mixed martial arts.[1]

Where did Uloomi Karim study?

Uloomi Karim was an undergraduate studying computer sciences around 2012.[1]

Where is Uloomi Karim from?

Uloomi Karim's family village is in upper Hunza. He has said his mother is from Karimabad in Hunza and that his childhood vacations were all spent in Hunza.[1]

What is Uloomi Karim known for?

Uloomi Karim has said that in 2016 he became the first Pakistani to win an international mixed martial arts belt. He also started fighting professionally in Pakistan's first professional league.[1]

When was Uloomi Karim's last professional MMA fight?

Uloomi Karim's last professional MMA fight was in October 2018. He has also said he won a title belt in a Muay Thai fight in Thailand.[1]

Who is Anita Karim?

Uloomi Karim has said that Anita Karim is his sister and Pakistan's first female mixed martial artist.[1]

How did Uloomi Karim start in martial arts?

Uloomi Karim has said he was into traditional martial arts from childhood. He started training in Wushu around 1996 or 1997, and after moving to Islamabad he began practising Taekwondo.[1]

References

  1. Mixed martial arts transforms bullied kids into warriors . Thought Behind Things , 2021-02-15.
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  1. Uloomi says he is the first person in his family to fight professionally. So I am I am the first one in the family who is like fought professionally.
  2. Uloomi says he was into traditional martial arts from childhood. kyunke bachpan se I was into martial arts, traditional martial arts.
  3. Uloomi started training in Wushu around 1996 or 1997. I started off in I think 96 or 1997 from Wushu. It's a Chinese kickboxing art.
  4. After moving to Islamabad, Uloomi began practising Taekwondo. when I came to Islamabad, I started practicing Taekwondo.
  5. Around 2007 Uloomi began training in several different martial arts. So they started training me in different martial arts. This was 2007-ish.
  6. In 2007 his two brothers suggested creating a martial art. 2007 mein when my both my brothers they you know they were like acha aisa koi martial art banate hain.
  7. Uloomi says he also trained a little in boxing and wrestling. To I started training a little bit in boxing, a little bit in wrestling.
  8. Uloomi started fighting as an amateur while still in high school. So when I was when we were in high school, that's when I started fighting amateur.
  9. Uloomi was an undergraduate studying computer sciences around 2012. I think 2012, yes that's when I was in Bahria. I was doing my undergrad in computer sciences.
  10. Uloomi started fighting professionally in Pakistan's first professional league. I started fighting professionally kyunke Pakistan ki jo sabse pehli professional league shuru hui thi, Pak Fight Club
  11. Uloomi says nobody was paid at the first two or three professional events in Pakistan. Even even the professional fights, the first two, three events, there was no one was no one was paid.
  12. Uloomi says fighters in Pakistan are still paid far less than fighters in the rest of the world. Pakistan mein abhi bhi yeh hai ke fighters get paid very less, jitna baaki duniya mein fighters ko pay kiya jaata hai.
  13. Uloomi has said he was paid 7,500 rupees for one fight in 2014 and calls himself Pakistan's highest-paid fighter for a fight. 2014, I was I was the highest paid fighter of Pakistan for a fight and I was paid 7,500 rupees.
  14. Uloomi says his parents asked him to stop fighting. Hamare parents ne bola yaar beta, chhod do yeh, kahan tum jo hai na kin kin kaamon mein pad gaye ho.
  15. Uloomi says both his brothers fought at Pakistan's first amateur event. Pakistan ka sabse pehla jo amateur event hua tha usmein dono mere jo hai na bhai lade the.
  16. Uloomi's family village is in upper Hunza. My family is known, hamara gaon jo hai Shimshal, wahan pe it's upper Hunza.
  17. Uloomi says the whole village came to receive him after an international fight in 2016. 2016 mein I remember when I fought an international fight and I came back, pura gaon aaya receive karne ke liye
  18. Uloomi's last professional MMA fight was in October 2018. October 2018 when I fought professional mixed martial arts.
  19. Uloomi says he won a title belt in a Muay Thai fight in Thailand. But last year I fought in Thailand, I fought Thai kickboxing, aka Muay Thai fight and that was for a title belt which I won.
  20. Uloomi says in 2016 he became the first Pakistani to win an international mixed martial arts belt. jab 2016 mein, uh, I won from a Filipino opponent and, uh, usko maine, I won the like I became the first ever Pakistani to win an international mixed martial arts belt.
  21. Uloomi says his sister Anita Karim is Pakistan's first female mixed martial artist. Uske baad uh Anita Karim who is Pakistan's first mixed martial artist, female mixed martial artist, um who is my sister as well.
  22. Uloomi says fans in Gilgit-Baltistan share his training videos, which he credits for his success. I think my the key to my success is that Gilgit-Baltistan wale meri ek training ki bhi video usko bhi viral kar dete hain.
  23. Uloomi says his mother is from Karimabad in Hunza. because my mother is from Karimabad.
  24. Uloomi says he was bullied a lot as a child. I did get bullied a lot bachpan mein.
  25. Uloomi says he was the least violent boy as a child. And I was the least violent guy and main bahut bahut had ka shareef tha.
  26. Uloomi says he had only one fight in childhood, against a friend who was also a relative. I think there was only one fight uh that I had in my childhood. It was a friend of mine who was a relative as well.
  27. Uloomi says his mother told him to fight back if someone raises a hand on him. But when I got back home and then I told my mother about that, she's like, you did the right thing. If someone raises their hand on you, you do not hold back.
  28. Uloomi says his parents taught him a no-violence policy. my parents had always taught me that no violence, no violence, no violence policy.
  29. Uloomi says martial arts gave him a lot of discipline. And apart from anything else, martial arts gave me a lot of discipline.
  30. Uloomi says martial arts teaches students early how important their life is. martial art teaches you from the first or the second day, if not, then the first week you're going to learn how important your life is.
  31. Uloomi says being a fighter means facing every adversity that comes his way. I mean, being a fighter means to me ke I fight every single adversity that comes in front of me.
  32. Uloomi says fighting is a lifestyle. I think fighting is a lifestyle wali baat hai na ke you have to take that as a lifestyle.
  33. Uloomi says the actual fight is maybe 10% of being a fighter. ladna jo hai fight that is like maybe 10% of it.
  34. Uloomi says physical fights are glamorised for the sake of the industry. fight jo physical fight hai usko glamorize kiya jata hai for the sake of the industry
  35. Uloomi thinks mixed martial arts suits young people today because it trains the mind as well as the body. Aaj kal ke time ke hisaab se I think that mixed martial arts is the thing. You know, this is the activity jisme not only your body but you you're you're forced, you're compelled to use your mind as well.
  36. Uloomi says many of the world's best athletes come from troubled places. bahut sabse jo achche athletes jo bante hain, duniya bhar ke, they come from troubled places.
  37. Uloomi's theory is that people inside a problem only see the problems around them. my theory is that when you are like surrounded by problems, you'll only see like when you're inside the problem, you'll only see the problems around you.
  38. Uloomi says they trained people for free at the gym, and only one person there was a paying client. Uh toh we were training guys for free and he was the only guy who was a paying client at the gym.
  39. Uloomi says he weighed about 61 to 62 kilos when he sparred with a partner of about 138 kilos. The guy weighed around like 138 kilos. Um toh I was around 61, 62 kilos.
  40. Uloomi says nobody in Pakistan knew about mixed martial arts in 2010. 2010 mein hamara matlab mixed martial arts kisi ko pata bhi nahi tha.
  41. Uloomi confirms that he and his team run an institute where they teach mixed martial arts. Could you think this sort of like because you guys have an institute as well where you teach this uh sport as well? Yes. Yes.
  42. Uloomi says Team Fight Fortress gave free training and gear to the women who came to train. Training free, training gear humne jo hai na Team Fight Fortress ne unko diya.
  43. Uloomi says an event his group held in 2019 was a huge event. jab 2019 mein humara ek event hua, Serai Fight Night ke naam se, it was a huge event.
  44. Uloomi says some Pakistani fighters have day jobs as waiters. fighters hain ke jo who who who like whose day job is to wait tables.
  45. Uloomi says event organisers bring ministers and VIPs instead of giving the sport respect. usko respect dene ki bajaye hum log ministers ko lekar aate hain, kisi VIP big shot ko lekar aate hain
  46. Uloomi says the sport must learn how to sell itself to private sponsors. we need to learn how to sell the sport to them.
  47. Uloomi says the sport does not need government support. government ki support ki zaroorat nahi hai.
  48. Uloomi says he was nominated at a sports award as one of the best sportsmen of the year. Sports award mein, Alhamdulillah, I was nominated as a as the best sports uh you know, was one of the best sportsman of uh of of of the year.
  49. Uloomi says boxing is seen as a gentleman's sport, though it has more deaths than MMA. Boxing boxing ko ek gentleman sport samjha jata hai, even though boxing has more deaths than mixed martial arts.
  50. Uloomi says MMA differs from other combat sports because fights continue after a fighter falls. It's it's unlike any other combat sport where you when you punch someone, they fall down and you stop and you wait for you know the person to get up and the referee gives you a count.
  51. Uloomi says Muay Thai uses punches, kicks, knees and elbows, with all eight limbs. Thai kickboxing mein you can punch, kick, knee and elbow. So there is four you know tools. You use all your eight limbs to fight.
  52. Uloomi says Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is called human chess. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ko isi liye human chess bhi bola jaata hai.
  53. Uloomi says no single sport or martial art is best; the athlete makes the difference. wahan se yeh baat basically bani ke koi ek sport ya koi ek martial art best nahi hota, athlete acha hota hai.
  54. Uloomi says his group owns a cage and needs a venue with a capacity of at most 1,000 people. Cage humare paas hota hai, we just need a space, jis mein place jahan pe itni space ho ke bohot zyada nahi toh at like at max 1,000 logon ki capacity ho.
  55. Uloomi says his childhood vacations, until he was about 13 or 14, were all spent in Hunza. mera poora bachpan matlab I think 10-12 saal tak, 13-14 saal tak ka jab mein tha, my vacations was all Hunza, Shimshal, Hunza, Shimshal.
  56. Uloomi says in training, fighters do not check whether a partner is a girl or a boy. Toh aap yeh nahi dekhte ke ladki aayi hai ya ladka aaya hai ya kaun hai.