Ritu Phogat won on her Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut after beating her South Korean opponent Kim Nam-hee with a technical knockout victory in the first round of the atomweight (52 kg) contest at One Championship’s Age of Dragons event in Beijing, China on Saturday. 🇮🇳 DOMINANT DEBUT 🇮🇳Indian phenom Ritu Phogat scores a Round 1 TKO against Nam Hee Kim to pick up her first victory in mixed martial arts! After securing the mounted crucifix position, Phogat pounded Kim out until the referee intervened. For me, it’s all about becoming the first Indian world champion in MMA.”After participating in events such as the Wrestling World Championships, Commonwealth Wrestling Championships, Asian Wrestling Championships, Yasar Dogu International, and the Pro Wrestling League, she has been learning the arts of Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing training under EVOLVE MMA since February. Apart from Ritu, three other Indians are also currently competing in One Championships, namely, Himanshu Kaushik, Pooja Tomar, and Rahul Raju.

Source: Indian Express November 16, 2019 11:26 UTC