Ritu Phogat
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| Full name | Ritu Mahavir Phogat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1994 Balali, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling Mixed martial arts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 48 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mahavir Singh Phogat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ritu 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
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.[1]
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]
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.[2]
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.[1][3]
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 prestigious championship.[4]
In February 2019, Phogat signed with ONE Championship with the intention of making her mixed martial arts debut.[5]
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."[6]
Mixed martial arts record
| 2 matches | 2 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 2–0 | Chiao Chen Wu | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Championship: King of the Jungle | 28 February 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 1–0 | Kim Nam Hee | TKO (punches) | ONE Championship: Age Of Dragons | 16 November 2019 | 1 | 3:37 | Beijing, China |
References
- ^ a b Yadav, Sidharth (31 December 2016). "The next Phogat". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Sandeep Tomar, Satyawart Kadian, Ritu Phogat bag gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships". The Indian Express. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Bajrang Punia, Ritu Phogat top Indian buys at Pro Wrestling League auction". ESPN.in. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Dangal 2: Another Phogat sister sets the mat on fire". The Times of India. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ https://www.mmamania.com/2019/2/27/18240971/indian-wrestler-ritu-phogat-signs-one-championship-mma
- ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (5 November 2019). "Ritu Phogat 'anxious' to become India's first MMA world champion". Retrieved 22 June 2020.
External links
- Profile at the United World Wrestling