Pakistan’s Asim Khan wins a historic bronze medal in men’s MMA -60kg at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. He becomes the first Pakistani MMA athlete to medal at the Asian Games.
Pakistan’s Asim Khan has made sporting history by winning a bronze medal in the men’s Modern Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) -60kg category at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Khan booked his spot in the semifinals with a dominant 3-0 win over Cambodia’s Sopanha Pheng in the quarterfinals. His gold-medal hopes then ended after a 3-0 semifinal defeat to Tajikistan’s Mirzobek Umarov.
Despite the loss, Khan’s achievement is a major milestone: he is now the first Pakistani MMA fighter to win a medal at the Asian Games. The 2026 edition is also notable because it is the first time MMA has been included in the Asian Games programme.
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