Arjan Bhullar

Arjan Bhullar

Question: Who has become the first Indian-origin fighter to win a mixed martial arts (MMA) title?
(a) Arjan Bhullar
(b) Khabib Shah
(c) Gaurav Taneja
(d) Prateek Rathee
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • Arjan Bhullar became the first Indian-origin fighter to win a world title in a top-level a mixed martial arts MMA promotion.
  • He beat Brandon Vera to become the heavyweight world champion at the Singapore-based One Championship.
  • By defeating Vera, Bhullar ended the Filipino-American’s five-year championship-winning run. B
  • hullar had won the commonwealth games gold medals in 2010 and 2012. He became the first Indian-origin freestyle wrestler to represent Canada at the Olympics.

Links:
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/arjan-bhullar-first-indian-mma-world-champion-7316447/#:~:text=Arjan%20Bhullar%20became%20the%20first,the%20Singapore%2Dbased%20One%20Championship.&text=By%20defeating%20Vera%2C%20Bhullar%20ended,%2Dyear%20championship%2Dwinning%20run.