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Ritu Phogat aims to combine striking and wrestling against Bi Nguyen as crucial 2021 calendar starts

Known for her grappling strength, Ritu Phogat aims to balance it with striking against Vietnamese-American Bi Nguyen at One: Dangal.

Arjan Bhullar wins One Championship Heavyweight title; Ritu Phogat suffers first MMA loss

Arjan Bhullar is the first Indian-origin fighter to win a high-level MMA title.

India's Ritu Phogat beats Philippines' Jomary Torres in first round of ONE Championship

The 26-year-old Indian beat Philippines' Jomary Torres via technical knockout in round one of ONE Championship (ONE) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Ritu Phogat cruises to third straight MMA win, stays on course for a shot at world title

One-and-a-half rounds, or roughly seven minutes is all it took for Phogat to canter to a Technical Knock-Out in this One: Inside The Matrix promotion; a commanding, ruthless performance that never gave the Cambodian Kun Khmer world champion a whiff

Ritu Phogat eyes hat-trick of wins with brute strength and an Afghan trailblazer in her corner

Ritu Phogat’s MMA coach Siyar Bahadurzada believes that the erstwhile wrestler is blessed with “tremendous strength” and will put her best foot (and punch) forward.

Ritu Phogat’s grappling pedigree set to meet Nou Srey Pov's Kun Khmer test at One Championship

Nou Srey made it clear that her famed Kun Khmer skills will be her go-to option. Kum Khmer, or Pradal Serey, is a traditional Cambodian boxing form. It is a stand-up martial art but unlike boxing, the practitioners are allowed to use their elbows too.

Ritu Phogat aims to 'shock' Cambodia's Nou Srey Pov in her third ONE Championship bout

Since her last bout, against Wu Chiao Chen on 28 February, Phogat claims to have worked hard on Muay Thai and Brazilian jiujitsu besides improving her boxing skills, and she aims to 'shock' her Cambodian opponent on 30 October.

Ritu Phogat to take on Cambodia's Nou Srey Pov at One Championship's event in Singapore

The Singapore event would also include four world title bouts and a total of six exciting world-class match-ups later this month.

Coronavirus Outbreak: India's MMA fighter Ritu Phogat working on mental toughness, reading 'The Secret' during lockdown

Ritu, who had registered her second win in ONE Championship last February, is currently based in Singapore and said she is taking this break as an opportunity to work on her skills

Ritu Phogat beats debutante Wu Chiao Chen convincingly for second consecutive win in ONE Championship

Phogat's victory follows a sizzling debut last year where she finished Nam Hee Kim in the first round by technical knockout