Surya Sagar, who recently became the inaugural WBC India Muay-Thai champion, talks about his Muay-Thai career so far, traveling to Thailand for fighting, his love for snakes, winning the WBC India Muay-Thai Title, and much more   

Muay-Thai Diaries is an Interview series from LockerRoom India where we feature the stories of Muay-Thai fighters from India.   

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00:35 – About winning the WBC Muay-Thai India Title 

01:24 – How Combat Sports came into his life 

03:21 – His Love for Snakes  

04:13 – How he started training  

05:42 – Memories of his first fight 

06:40 – How his family reacted to combat sports 

07:36 – Travelling to Thailand for Fighting 

08:55 – Training across different gyms in India 

10:00 – Experience of fighting in Thailand 

13:02 – Major challenges that he faced 

14:59 – Story behind the WBC Muay-Thai India Title Fight 

15:30 – Future matches and Title defense 

16:45 – His advice to newcomers   

#MuayThai #India #SuryaSagar 

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GAMMA India's Jitendra Khare details the format of Striking MMA, why it is necessary, Striking MMA in Indian context, The format at the GAMMA Asian MMA Championships, his take on Rodtang vs. Demetrious Johnson and more.   

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00:35 - On the recent performances of his team 

02:00 - What is Striking MMA? 

06:45 - Striking MMA at the GAMMA Asian MMA Championship 

09:42 - Scoring in Striking MMA 

13:35 - Striking MMA for Indian Fighters 

15:25 - Rodtang vs. DJ Fight 

17:51 - Closing Thoughts   

Why Striking MMA?  

Today, mixed martial arts is the most popular discipline of combat sports worldwide and has the youngest fan base among all combat sports. Even though many mixed martial arts athletes and champions come from different fighting backgrounds such as Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Jiu-jitsu, Judo, and Wrestling, before progressing into mixed martial arts, it is not an easy task for them to learn and master all the techniques of the sport i.e. striking, submission and grappling.  

For example, athletes in striking-based combat sports such as Boxing, Kickboxing, and Karate would be unfamiliar with submission grappling and would be unprepared to deal with submission techniques by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  As a result, the GAMMA Technical Committee has decided to launch Striking MMA, a fighting system based on traditional rules of MMA to facilitate a smooth transition and pathway into mixed martial arts regardless of the technical knowledge of the athletes.  

What is Striking MMA?  

The rules are intuitive as they include all the techniques which have made mixed martial arts popular except with the exclusion of the ground and pound techniques. Athletes are still allowed to submit their opponents to the ground and have a maximum of 30 seconds time to finish the submission to get the tap out and win. The fighter who was saved by 30 sec. the rule gets a point deducted similar to a knockdown in stand-up.  The future of Striking MMA  

GAMMA will pilot Striking MMA at an international stage with the Striking MMA World Cup before holding regular Championships in each continent and culminating with the World Championships. Official seminars will be conducted as a first step towards introducing Striking MMA.  

#MMA #StrikingMMA #India    

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Indian Boxer Rakesh Lohchab opens up about his boxing career so far, how his boxing career started, Olympic Dream, future goals and plans, and much more.  

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00:45 - How boxing discovered him 

01:42 - Starting Days and Initial challenges 

02:30 - Competing in his first State Competition 

05:06 - Olympic Dream and Professional Boxing 

07:13 - His most memorable fight 

07:50 - Trying his hand in MMA 

08:25 - Future Goals and Plans 

09:05 - Challenges ahead of him and closing thoughts  

#RakeshLohchab #IndianBoxing #Boxing 

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UFC returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a thrilling pair of world championship bouts at UFC 266. Here is Indian MMA Fighter Glen Fernando (https://www.instagram.com/iam__game/) breaking down the main card.  

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01:53 - Why UFC 266 is an exciting card? 

02:42 - Jessica Andrade vs. Cynthia Calvillo  

04:10 - Curtis Blaydes vs. Jarzinho Rozenstruik 

06:16 - Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler 2 

14:33 - Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lauren Murphy 

18:00 - Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega  

How to watch UFC 266 in India | UFC 266 India Time and Channel  

UFC 266 will be live in India on Sunday, 26 September 2021 from 7:30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST) On SONY TEN 2 & SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 3 & SONY TEN 3 HD (Hindi). The Ultimate Guide to UFC 266: Pre Show (UFC 266) will be live from 7:00 AM Indian Standard Time (IST) and The Ultimate Guide to UFC 266: Post Show (UFC 266) will be live from 11:00 AM Indian Standard Time (IST)  

What are your predictions? Let us know in the comment section of the article below.  LockerRoom is home to the first-ever mobile app from India which is dedicated to MMA and Combat Sports news.  Download the LockerRoom App for all the latest MMA news:  http://onelink.to/6gkfh8

Top-Ranked Indian Boxer Faizan Anwar talks about his recent win over Ricky Sismundo of The Philippines, His Olympic Dreams, How it feels to be the top-ranked Indian Boxer as per BoxRec, being undefeated in his professional boxing career, how he managed to be a top boxer at the young age of 20, his advice for young boxers and much more.  

#FaizanAnwar #IndianBoxing #India   

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In the first episode of the LockerRoom Q and A, we talk to MMA India Federation President Sharif Bapu and ask the questions that were raised by you guys through the LockerRoom India Instagram Page. Below are the questions that were asked.  

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01:44 – How to start an Amateur MMA career   

03:35 – When will be Fight of Knights 3   

07:27 – Amateur Fighters are looted. What are the measures you can take?  

12:18 – How can I go in the UFC  

15:45 – How to participate in IMMAF Events  

19:49 – Why the costs are too much for fighters going to international competitions  

29:11 – Update on Underground Fight Nights  

32:00 – What are the benefits of competing in IMMAF Events?  

34:00 – Thoughts on Inaaya Multani competing in IMMAF Events  

41:58 – Will we make free training centers for MMA?  

47:00 – Closing thoughts   

#MMAIndia #IndianMMA #SharifBapu   

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Indian Boxer Gagan ‘The Pitbull’ Sharma has already made his mark in the boxing circuit. Currently holding a professional record to 9-2 to his name, Gagan has been in the ring with both Indian and international opponents and is ranked second in the Middleweight rankings for India as per BoxRec.

Over the course of his career, Gagan has fought in India, Thailand, Dubai, and United States among others, and is now on track to make his return to the ring.

Hailing from Chandigarh, he started his boxing journey at the young age of five after being inspired by the legendary Mike Tyson. And when the young Gagan’s father decided to take the internet in their home so that Gagan can watch Mike Tyson, his life changed forever.

Boxing has been part of Gagan’s life ever since. Now, he has made his acting debut as well as he played a role in the new boxing-based movie from Bollywood, Toofan which stars Farhan Akhtar in the lead role.

We managed to catch up with Gagan for an exclusive interview to talk about his boxing journey, the troubles he had gone through early in his career, and how the role in Toofan came for him, his future plans, memories of his fight in the United States and much more. You can check out the complete interview above.

#Boxing #India #GaganSharma

In the fifteenth episode of Indian MMA Origin stories, we talk to Himanshu Goyal and Vishal Seigell who are the co-founders of Bob and Weave.

For the uninitiated, Indian MMA Origin Stories is an Interview series from LockerRoom India where we try to explore the origin stories of Indian MMA Fight Teams, Gyms, Promotions, and whatnot.

In the episode, Himanshu and Vishal open up about the idea behind Bob and Weave, the fighters that are in the team, the plans that the team has in place, the long-term vision, and much more. You can see the time code of the interview below for easy viewing.

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01:03 – What is Bob and Weave

02:28 – The Team behind Bob and Weave

07:15 – The Idea behind the concept

10:31 – Fighters in the team

13:50 – Story behind the name of Bob and Weave

15:15 – Future operational model of the team

28:01 – Immediate roadmap for the team

You can listen to the episode on Spotify, Anchor.FM, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Breaker, Radio Public. 

Let us know your thoughts on the episode in the comment section below. Also, let us know who you want to see in the next episode of the Indian MMA Origin Stories.

#BobandWeave #IndianMMA #MMAIndia 

Indian Muay-Thai fighter Abhimanyu Thakur, who has been competing internationally for more than a decade now, opens up about his Muay-Thai adventures in Thailand, fighting at the Lumpinee Stadium, Training with legends, the state of Muay-Thai in India, his future plans, and his advice for young Muay-Thai fighters and more.   

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00:50 - About his current training camp 

01:46 - How he ended up in Thailand 

05:18 - Adventures of his initial days in Thailand 

08:18 - Realisation from his first fight 

11:52 - How his initials fights went 

15:40 - Financial and Visa Issues  

16:22 - Fighting at Lumpinee Stadium 

18:48 - Training in India 

20:24 - Muay-Thai in India 

25:44 - Why he has not started his Gym in India 

28:33 - His advice to Muay-Thai fighters  

Muay-Thai is an Interview series from LockerRoom India where we feature the stories of Muay-Thai fighters from India.   

#MuayThai #MuayThaiIndia #MuayThaiFighters   

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Parm Goraya, who is the man behind LZ Promotions which will be hosting the WBC India title fight between Suman Kumari and Chandni Mehra, talks about the story behind LZ Promotion, his journey through the boxing world, the WBC India title fight and much more in an exclusive interview.

00:35 – Update on the LZ Promotions event

01:52 – His journey in the Boxing World

06:37 – How and Why LZ Promotions started

08:50 – How the WBC India Title fight materialized

12:02 – What the fans can expect from the event

14:09 – Closing thoughts

#IndianBoxing #BoxingIndia #LZPromotions 

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