Ritu Phogat

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Ritu Phogat
Personal information
Full nameReetu Kumari Phogat
Born (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994 (age 27)
Balali, Haryana, India
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Occupation
  • Martial artist
  • Wrestler
Parent(s)
Relatives
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Event(s)48 kg
Coached byMahavir Singh Phogat
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Medal record
Women's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Singapore 48 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 New Delhi 48 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bydgoszcz 48 kg
Updated on 20 August 2021.
Ritu Phogat
Other namesThe Indian Tigress
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)
DivisionAtomweight
StyleFreestyle Wrestling
Fighting out ofSingapore
TeamEvolve MMA (2019–present)[1]
TrainerMahavir Singh Phogat
Years active2019–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins6
By knockout3
By decision3
Losses1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Reetu Kumari Phogat (born 2 May 1994) is an Indian mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship. She is also a female wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.

Early and personal life[]

Further information: Phogat sisters

Ritu is the third daughter of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and started training under her father at the age of eight. She dropped out of school after tenth grade in order to focus on her wrestling career.[2]

Her sisters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari as well as cousin Vinesh Phogat are all Commonwealth Games gold medalists in wrestling. Another cousin of her, Priyanka Phogat, is also an international level wrestler.[citation needed]

Wrestling career[]

In October 2016, Phogat won her second consecutive title at the annual National Wrestling Championships. In November 2016, she won the gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in Singapore in the 48 kg category.[3]

In December 2016, she became the most expensive female wrestler at the Pro Wrestling League auction, bagging a ₹36 lakh INR contract with the Jaipur Ninjas franchise.[2][4]

In November 2017, she won silver in the 48kg category in World U-23 Wrestling Championships being held in Bydgoscz, Poland. This is India's first silver in the championship.[5]

Mixed martial arts career[]

ONE Championship[]

In February 2019, Phogat signed with ONE Championship with the intention of making her mixed martial arts debut.[6]

Phogat made her mixed martial arts debut against Nam Hee Kim at ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons in November 2019. She said, "In MMA my goal is to become the first Indian World champion."[7]

Phogat faced Nou Srey Pov at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix on 30 October 2020.[8] She won the fight via TKO.[citation needed]

Just over a month removed from her last bout, Phogat faced Jomary Torres at ONE Championship: Big Bang on 4 December 2020. She won the fight via TKO due to elbows.[9]

Phogat faced Bi Nguyen at ONE Championship: Dangal on 15 May 2021 for a spot in the 2021 ONE Women's Atomweight Grand Prix.[10] Phogat lost by split decision, suffering the first loss of her mixed martial arts career.[11]

Phogat was scheduled to face Meng Bo in a quarterfinal bout of the 2021 ONE Women's Atomweight Grand Prix at ONE Championship: Empower on 28 May 2021.[12] Instead she face Bi Nguyen and lost the bout via a controversial split decision after winning the first two rounds. Due to the loss, Phogat was removed from the Grand Prix.[11]

Phogat faced Lin Heqin at ONE Championship: Battleground on 30 July 2021.[13] She won by unanimous decision. She has been added in the 2021 ONE Women's Atomweight Grand Prix after displaying dominant performance against Lin Heqin.[14]

Phogat faced Meng Bo in a quarterfinal bout of the Atomweight World Grand-Prix at ONE Championship: Empower on September 3, 2021.[15] After surviving an early onslaught in the first round, Phogat went on to dominate the final two rounds to win by unanimous decision and advance to the Grand Prix Semi Finals.[16]

Mixed martial arts record[]

Professional record breakdown hide
7 matches 6 wins 1 loss
By knockout 3 0
By decision 3 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 6–1 Meng Bo Decision (unanimous) ONE Championship: Empower September 3, 2021 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore Atomweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals.
Win 5–1 Lin Heqin Decision (unanimous) ONE Championship: Battleground 30 July 2021 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Loss 4–1 Bi Nguyen Decision (split) ONE Championship: Dangal 15 May 2021 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore 2021 ONE Women's Atomweight Grand Prix Qualifier.
Win 4–0 Jomary Torres TKO (elbows) ONE Championship: Big Bang 4 December 2020 1 3:55 Kallang, Singapore
Win 3–0 Nou Srey Pov TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 30 October 2020 2 2:02 Kallang, Singapore
Win 2–0 Wu Chiao Chen Decision (unanimous) ONE Championship: King of the Jungle 28 February 2020 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win 1–0 Nam Hee Kim TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons 16 November 2019 1 3:37 Beijing, China

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Famous Indian wrestler Ritu Phogat joins Evolve MMA". asianmma.com. 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yadav, Sidharth (31 December 2016). "The next Phogat". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Sandeep Tomar, Satyawart Kadian, Ritu Phogat bag gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships". The Indian Express. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Bajrang Punia, Ritu Phogat top Indian buys at Pro Wrestling League auction". ESPN.in. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Dangal 2: Another Phogat sister sets the mat on fire". The Times of India. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ James Goyder (27 February 2019). "Indian wrestler Ritu Phogat signs with ONE Championship". mmamania.com.
  7. ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (5 November 2019). "Ritu Phogat 'anxious' to become India's first MMA world champion". Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ^ "ONE: INSIDE THE MATRIX FULL LINEUP REVEALED". Asian Persuasion MMA. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Danny Kingad faces Kairat Akhmetov at ONE: 'Big Bang'". asianmma.com. 23 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Brandon Vera to defend heavyweight title against Arjan Bhullar at ONE: 'Dangal'". Asian MMA. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ritu Phogat stumbles to first MMA loss, out of One title shot". ESPN.com. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ^ Marc Raimondi (12 March 2021). "ONE women's atomweight grand prix to launch on all-women's card in May". ESPN.
  13. ^ "Aung La Nsang faces Leandro Ataides at ONE: 'Battleground' | Asian MMA". AsianMMA. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  14. ^ "ONE Championship – Battleground results: Aung La N Sang, Victoria Lee impress in stoppage wins". MMA Junkie. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  15. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (16 August 2021). "ONE Championship's all-women's card back on for next month". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  16. ^ Anderson, Jay (3 September 2021). "Ritu Phogat Survives Early Onslaught, Gets Past Meng Bo at ONE: Empower". Cageside Press. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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