Renjith Ravindran

Writes about #IndianMMA and Combat Sports, Stories at @lockerroom_in, Formerly SportsKeeda, WrestlingInc, The Fan Garage, Wrestling Hub among others

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Really LOVED writing this one. Three years back, a group of athletes came together and dreamt of forging generations of warriors from #Nagaland. Currently holding a combined record of 41-7, they seem to be in the right direction. Their story: #MMA #India

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Four Indian MMA Fighters are set to train at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai as part of the fifth UFC Academy Combine, the invite-only talent evaluation platform.

Clinton Dcruz
Punyajit Likharu
Roshan Mainam
Sumit Kumar

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EXCLUSIVE: Indian MMA Fighter Roshan Mainam (@RoshanMMA) is all set to train at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai. Interview with Roshan and his coach Vishal Seigell dropping in some time.

READ: https://t.co/Emn6UiGKQP

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This was INSANE 🔥

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SPIN KICK KO. While you are waiting for the next fight at #UFCMexico, Check out this INSANE Spin Kick KO from Indian MMA Fighter Lauremba Inaoba at Warrior's Dream Series 7 event in Mumbai.

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Here is everything he had to say about the fight

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Huge Weekend for Indian MMA as Edukondal Rao is set to represent the nation at the historic PFL vs. Bellator Champs event in Saudi Arabia ⤵️

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Edukondal Rao will be fighting Abdullah Al Qahtani of Saudi Arabia. Hailing from Karnataka, Edukondal is a WKN India Kickboxing champion and has fought in promotions such as Hero Fight Night, Warrior’s Dream Series, Goa Beach Fight and Matrix Fight Night. He is currently 4-1 ⤵️

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FIRST ROUND SUBMISSION WIN. Indian MMA Fighter Ehtesham Ansari gets a first-round submission win at NAIZA FC 51 against Sardor Abilkhairov of Uzbekistan.

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Anshul Jubli (@anshuljubli_) opens up about the future of MMA in India and notes that MMA is going to be the biggest sport in India after cricket.

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Sumit Kumar will be fighting Seung Guk Choi of South Korea. The South Korean was last seen fighting at UFC Fight Night 218 - Lewis vs. Spivak and was part of Road to UFC 1.

Story of Sumit Kumar (Hindi): https://t.co/GBRn0ObBSl

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Two Indian fighters for Road to UFC 2 as Sumit Kumar will be competing at Flyweight and Rana Rudra Pratap Singh will be competing at Bantamweight.

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Rana Rudra Pratap Singh who has competed at BRAVE CF and ONE Warrior Series will fight Chang Ho Lee of South Korea in the opening round. Chang has also competed at BRAVE CF and ONE Warrior Series.

Story of Rana (Hindi): https://t.co/DrMTCZEILE

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BATH? Ruel Panales wants Mohammed Farhad to take a bath? 🤔🤔

Here is what Ruel and Rolando Dy had to say to India's Mohammed Farhad ahead of BRAVE CF 70 IN Slovenia.

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Indian MMA Fighter Sumit Bhyan is seeking financial support for his fight camp for ONE Lumpinee. Sumit has set up a crowdfunding campaign on Milaap for the same.

Link to the crowdfunding campaign: https://t.co/X4MdxlhK4q

@milaapdotorg | @ONEChampionship

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UFC Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev impressed by Indian MMA Fighter Mohammed Farhad and predicts a win for the Indian at BRAVE CF 70.

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A tough loss for India's Vikas Singh Ruhil at the PFL Challenger Series. Irrespective of the result, he is part of history as he was the first-ever Indian MMA fighter to step into the PFL Cage. 2023 is going to be huge for Indian MMA. Plenty of action coming up.

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And here's Vikas Singh Ruhil talking about making history at PFL Challenger Series 6 as he will become the first Indian to fight under the PFL banner. Vikas promises to give his 200% when he enters the SmartCage.

@PFLMMA | #PFLChallengerSeries

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Vikas Singh Ruhil has been part of the Indian MMA circuit for more than a decade after transitioning from Bodybuilding. He is set to make history today as he will become the first Indian fighter to step inside the PFL SmartCage.

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Here is a throwback to Vikas Singh Ruhil talking about the starting days of his MMA Career, the transition from bodybuilding, why he is training at Team Relentless under Jitendra Khare and more:

@PFLMMA | #PFLChallengerSeries

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Vikas Singh Ruhil and James Gonzalez have made weight for their PFL Challenger Series showdown.

DETAILS: https://t.co/zAyagE4KlL

@PFLMMA | #PFL

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ON WEIGHT ✅️ Vikas Singh Ruhil makes weight for his showdown this weekend at PFL Challenger Series.

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