7 Things You Should Know About Ann Osman, Malaysia's First Female Muslim MMA Fighter

Young, attractive, ambitious, the charismatic Ann Osman makes a good ambassador for women MMA in Asia.


1. Born in Sabah, 28-year-old Ann Osman is the first top-tier Muslim female Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter




2. In November 2014, TIME magazine named Ann as one of their new class of Next Generation Leaders





3. Ann had her first amateur MMA competition in 2012, following which she received an offer from ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC), Asia's dominant MMA promoter, in August 2013




4. Besides MMA fighting, Ann owns a travel adventure company called Borneo Paddles, which she started with a partner in Sabah





5. Ann has also modelled for retail and fashion brands




6. In October 2014, she became the first Muslim woman to compete in a professional MMA fight in a Muslim country when she faced Egypt's Aya Saeid Saber in KL




7. Ann, who says there is nothing un-Islamic about her fighting career, won her first professional MMA fight on the same day as Merdeka Day

5 Reasons Why Steven Gerrard Should Just Come Over And Retire In Malaysia

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard announced that he will not be renewing his contract with Liverpool at the end of the season. Maybe this article will reach him and send him here? Who knows!

Steven Gerrard, known as Captain Marvel to Liverpool fans, announced his decision not to renew his contract when the season is over. Here's why he should just chill out and come over to Malaysia...

Gerrard, 34, announced on Friday that this season would be his last as a player for Liverpool, and 24 hours later confirmed he would be heading to the United States to play for a Major League Soccer club in July.

1. Malaysia is among the top five countries to retire in. Stevie G can go relax in Port Dickson before playing beach football with the locals!

Malaysia has been voted among the top 5 best places to retire based on the Annual Global Retirement Index for 2014 by International Living.

Malaysia has been voted the third best place in the world to retire in. Top spot in the 2014 Retirement Index went to Panama. Second spot went to Ecuador. The Index was compiled by International Living magazine which has been scouring the globe for the best retirement destinations around the globe for over 30 years.

2. His ex-colleague El-Hadji Diouf is playing for Sabah! Both of them can sit down and yum cha at the mamak and talk for hours about the good old days

3. He'll be pleased to know that Liverpool has a huge following in Malaysia. Remember this video where Liverpool fans made a Manchester United fan take off his jersey?

4. Steven Gerrard loves food so much that he opened his own restaurant in Southport, England. When he comes to Malaysia, his tastebuds will go crazy because you know, people say awesome things about our food.

5. Gerrard will never shop alone. With 2 of our shopping malls making it into the top 10 largest shopping malls in the world, his wife and family will have a ball of a time. Oh, there's also a Liverpool FC store in Lot 10 so he's not that far from home.