Ritu Phogat is about to make her debut in the MMA world on 16th November in Beijing, China. OneFC has made special video series on the Indian champion to introduce the Indian champion to its fans. The announcement was made by Ritu herself via her instagram account. The series will be called “Ritu’s World” and the first episode will be released on 6th November.
The series will be window into the life of Ritu Phogat fans as she embarks on her mixed martial arts journey.
Here’s a sneak peek to my world . The transition from wrestling to MMA, My upcoming @onechampionship
24 year old Ritu who has U23 World Silver medal to her credit will be seen in action at the Age of Dragons at the Cadillac Arena where she will be fighting a Malaysian kickboxer Cindy Tiong. The D-DAY for Ritu’s debut will be headlined by Ilias Ennahachi who will defend his ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship against Chinese sensation Wang Wenfeng. Ritu is the third daughter of the legendary former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat. Her sisters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari need no introduction as not only are they India’s finest female wrestler, they also have a Bollywood biopic made on them called ‘Dangal’ with Amir Khan as the lead actor. It was one of highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. Earlier this year, decorated Indian wrestling star Ritu Phogat quit her wrestling career to make a transition into the sport of Mixed Martial Arts full time. She had then signed with EVOLVE MMA
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ONE Championship: Age of Dragons takes place November 16, 2019 in Beijing, China. The full card can be found below.
ONE Championship: Age of Dragons
Main Event – ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Championship
Ilias Ennahachi (C) vs Wang Wenfeng
Kickboxing (8oz gloves): 61.2kg
Co-Main Event – ONE Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship
Tarik Khbabez vs Roman Kryklia
Kickboxing (4oz gloves): 102.1kg
Meng Bo vs Laura Balin
Mixed Martial Arts: 52.2kg
Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex vs Sasha Moisa
Muay Thai (4oz gloves): 72.0kg
Miao Li Tao vs Jeremy Miado
Mixed Martial Arts: 56.7kg
Jorina Baars vs Christina Breuer
Kickboxing (10oz gloves): 70.3kg
Ritu Phogat vs Cindy Tiong
Mixed Martial Arts: 52.2kg
Ma Jia Wen vs Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg
Mixed Martial Arts: 70.3kg
Yusup Saadulaev vs Daichi Takenaka
Mixed Martial Arts: 65.8kg
Enriko Kehl vs Armen Petrosyan
Kickboxing (10oz gloves): 73.0kg
Tang Kai vs Edward Kelly
Mixed Martial Arts: 70.3kg
Hexigetu vs Ramon Gonzales
Mixed Martial Arts: 56.7kg