Ahmed ‘The Wolverine’ Mujtaba destroys India’s Rahul Raju in 56 seconds

Mixed martial arts (MMA) star Ahmed ‘The Wolverine’ Mujtaba destroyed India’s Rahul Raju in ONE Championship’s first round in only 56 seconds.

The MMA fighter, who hails from Quetta and debuted in 2013, ducked an overhand right and countered his opponent with a punch of his own, finishing him in just the opening minute of their fight.

Ahmed Mujtaba 🇵🇰 gets Pakistan the win over India, STOPPING Rahul Raju in Round 1! @ahmedwolverine1 #ONEUnbreakable3 #WeAreONE #ONEChampionship pic.twitter.com/wpVX2avZQw

— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) February 5, 2021

The referee had to intervene as Raju immediately fell to the canvas and Mujtaba followed up with another strike. The Pakistani fighter’s win in the first round of One Championship — Asia’s biggest MMA promotion — took his career record to 8-2, while his Indian counterpart fell to 7-6.

🤲🏻🇵🇰🔥🥊 pic.twitter.com/GsEpYmWJBd

— Ahmed Wolverine Mujtaba (@ahmedwolverine1) February 5, 2021

A graduate of the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), the 35-year-old’s return marks his first fight in nearly three years when he lost to China’s Jia Wen Ma.

After March 2018, several bouts, including two with Raju and one with Eduard Folayang, were scrapped. In 2016, he toppled Singapore’s highly-rated Benedict Ang, continuing his four-year spree of wins until losing to Keanu Subba in 2017.

Taking to Twitter, Mujtaba dedicated his victory to the people of Kashmir and his fans in Pakistan and across the world.

“Alhumdulillah. Thankyou everyone, much love and respect. A small gift to the people of Kashmir on Kashmir day,” he wrote on Twitter.

Alhumdulliallah☝🏻
Thankyou Everyone, much love and respect🤲🏻♥️
A small gift to the people of Kashmir on Kashmir day 🇵🇰🤲🏻
#PakistanZindabad pic.twitter.com/4gYD1NezT5

— Ahmed Wolverine Mujtaba (@ahmedwolverine1) February 5, 2021