Earlier this month, combined martial arts fighter Pooja Tomar turned the primary Indian to win a bout within the Final Combating Championship (UFC). The 28-year-old fighter received a cut up determination over Brazil's Ryan dos Santos within the straw-weight division (52kg), marking her UFC debut. Now, Tomar aspires to be a pioneer for MMA in India, and hopes to see extra stars emerge within the sport from the nation. She additionally spoke about her intense routine to arrange for her UFC bouts.
“I simply wish to proceed combating and win my fights and develop MMA in India,” Tomar informed NDTV.
She stated, 'I would like individuals to know and comply with MMA, whether or not it’s via me or via another person.' She added, 'Killing somebody and getting overwhelmed up is completely different from anything. It’s a completely different form of exhausting work, so I would like everybody in India to learn about MMA.'
The 28-year-old, who hails from the small city of Budhana in Uttar Pradesh, has signed her contract with the UFC in October 2023.
Tomar is named “The Cyclone” within the ring, and his coaching routine actually lives as much as his title.
“There may be numerous work that goes on behind the scenes,” Tomar stated. “Folks solely see us combating within the Octagon. We had been coaching for 3-4 months. I used to be in camp for a really very long time as a result of my flights had been cancelled,” she added.
Tomar stated his coach Mike Ikely doesn't go simple on him throughout coaching and prepares him for the hardest conditions within the ring.
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Puja Tomar takes a cut up determination #UFCLouisville pic.twitter.com/IMYkYlcDKj
— UFC (@ufc) June 8, 2024
“There have been instances once I was exhausted and unable to get out and fell on the bottom, however he would name individuals to return and hit me extra,” Tomar informed NDTV. “I’d cry and he would inform them to maintain going and that I needed to discover my approach out,” she stated.
The UFC is extensively considered the very best commonplace in combined martial arts, and Tomar’s win is an instance for rising Indian MMA fighters to comply with.
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