She received a warm welcome from the Chinese crowd, owing to the popularity of the 2016 film, “Dangal”, which turned out to be an unlikely cultural phenomenon there. Although she didn’t feature in the film, she is quite a popular name in China, because of the film that chronicled the life of her elder sisters — the wrestlers Geeta and Babita.
?? 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! @PhogatRitu#WeAreONE #ONEChampionship #AgeOfDragons pic.twitter.com/J2WCjwAhBT— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) November 16, 2019