Road to UFC: Pawan Maan ‘s brutal TKO loss via a spinning back fist to Jeka Saragih has torn the dreams of Indians. Hopes for the Indian Mixed Martial Arts sphere are clutched with Anshul Jubli as he enters the semi-final. Follow UFC Live Updates and UFC news with InsideSport.IN
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Road to UFC: India loses its MMA prodigy Pawan Maan in debut, hopes to live on with Anshul Jubli as he’s still knocking on GLORY DOORS
Road to UFC: India loses its MMA prodigy Pawan Maan in debut, hopes to live on with Anshul Jubli as he’s still knocking on GLORY DOORS
Hopes on Anshul Jubli: Pawan Maan faced Jeka Saragih on the road to UFC’s initial bout.
First-round witnessed the Indian fighter Pawan Maan throttled with a takedown and pushing his opponent to the corners of the cage. Jeka Saragih managed the takedowns. Pawan remained defensive in the initial round.
Second round saw the same opening by Pawan, a takedown to his opponent. However, Jeka Saragih wittily managed it. Both the fighters were equally waiting for an opening.
Indian lightweight prospect landed an elbow to the back of the Indonesian, which cost him a point deduction from the referee.
Third round witnessed a bombarding of punches from Pawan, while Jeka was in the defense. Close-range punches were in Pawan’s arsenal as he was a notable Indian boxing prodigy. While both were closed to each other and at (2:40) seconds, Jeka Saragih came up with a brilliant spinning back fist, collapsing Pawan Maan to the ground and earning him a TKO win.
This is how you make an impression!🤯
When you all thought he was coasting, Jeka Saragih does a spinning back fist KO! #RoadToUFC pic.twitter.com/MCiFMYQMtP
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) June 9, 2022
However, Anshul Jubli, who has been elevated to the semi-finals of the Road to UFC event after his Japanese opponent Sho Patrick Usami was eliminated due to weight management issues, remains the lone chance for Indians.
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Anshul Jubli will face the winner of Asikeerbai Jinensibieke (China) vs. Kim KyeongPyo (South Korea).
The four division champions will each get a UFC contract.
How to watch Road to UFC in India
Watch the LIVE coverage of Road to UFC on SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 2 (English), SONY TEN 3 (Hindi) and SONY TEN 4 (Tamil and Telugu) channels on 9th and 10th June 2022 from 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm (IST)
Road to UFC: India loses its MMA prodigy Pawan Maan in debut, hopes to live on with Anshul Jubli as he’s still knocking on GLORY DOORS
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