Ritu Phogat

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Ritu Phogat
Born (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994 (age 30)
Balali, Haryana, India
Other namesThe Indian Tigress
Nationality Flag of India.svg Indian
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)
Division Atomweight
Style Wrestling
Fighting out of Singapore
Team Evolve MMA (2019–present) [1]
Trainer Siyar Bahadurzada
Years active2019–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins7
By knockout3
By decision4
Losses3
By submission2
By decision1
Occupation Mixed martial artists, Wrestler
Spouse
Sachin Chhikara
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(m. 2022)​
Notable relativesDaya Kaur (mother)
Mahavir Singh Phogat (father)
Geeta Phogat (sister)
Babita Kumari (sister)
Sangita Phogat (sister)
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Women's Freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Singapore 48 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 New Delhi 48 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Bydgoszcz 48 kg

Ritu Kumari Phogat (born 2 May 1994) is an Indian mixed martial artist who competed in the Atomweight division of ONE Championship. She is also a female wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.

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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.

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. In November 2022 Ritu married Advocate Sachin Chhikara.

In 13 June 2024, Phogat gave birth to her baby boy with her husband.

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. [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. [3] [4]

In November 2017, she won silver in the 48 kg 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. [9]

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. [10]

ONE Atomweight Grand Prix

Phogat faced Bi Nguyen at ONE Championship: Dangal on 15 May 2021 for a spot in the 2021 ONE Women's Atomweight Grand Prix. [11] Phogat lost by split decision, suffering the first loss of her mixed martial arts career. [12]

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. [13] Instead, she faced Bi Nguyen in what was considered to be a warm-up bout. She lost the bout via a split decision. Due to the loss, Phogat was removed from the Grand Prix. [12]

Phogat faced Lin Heqin at ONE Championship: Battleground on 30 July 2021. [14] 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. [15]

Phogat faced Meng Bo in a quarterfinal bout of the Atomweight World Grand-Prix at ONE Championship: Empower on September 3, 2021. [16] 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. [17]

Phogat was scheduled to face Itsuki Hirata in the semi-final bout of ONE Women's Atomweight Grand Prix at ONE Championship: Next Generation on October 29, 2021. [18] However, due to sickness, Hirata had to pull out of the bout and was replaced by Jenelyn Olsim. [19] Phogat won the fight by unanimous decision. [20]

Phogat faced Stamp Fairtex in the ONE Women's Atomweight Grand Prix Final at ONE: Winter Warriors on December 3, 2021. [21] [22] She was defeated by submission via armbar in the second round. [23]

Continued ONE career

Phogat faced former ONE Women's Strawweight title challenger Tiffany Teo at ONE 161 on September 29, 2022. [24] She lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. [25]

On February 28, 2023, it was announced that Phogat had signed a three-year exclusive deal with Kumite 1 League. [26]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches7 wins3 losses
By knockout30
By submission02
By decision41
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss7–3Tiffany TeoSubmission (rear-naked choke) ONE 161 September 29, 202214:52 Kallang, Singapore
Loss7–2 Stamp Fairtex Submission (armbar) ONE: Winter Warriors December 3, 202122:14 Kallang, Singapore ONE Women's Atomweight World Grand Prix Final.
Win7–1Jenelyn OlsimDecision (unanimous) ONE: NextGen October 29, 202135:00 Kallang, Singapore ONE Women's Atomweight World Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win6–1Meng BoDecision (unanimous) ONE: Empower September 3, 202135:00 Kallang, Singapore ONE Women's Atomweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win5–1Lin HeqinDecision (unanimous) ONE: Battleground July 30, 202135:00 Kallang, Singapore
Loss4–1Bi NguyenDecision (split) ONE: Dangal May 15, 202135:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win4–0Jomary TorresTKO (elbows) ONE: Big Bang December 4, 202013:55 Kallang, Singapore
Win3–0Nou Srey PovTKO (punches) ONE: Inside the Matrix October 30, 202022:02 Kallang, Singapore
Win2–0Wu Chiao ChenDecision (unanimous) ONE: King of the Jungle February 28, 202035:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win1–0Nam Hee KimTKO (punches) ONE: Age of Dragons November 16, 201913:37 Beijing, China

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