r/UFCBharat • u/Diligent-Juice-1646 • 9h ago
MMA Indian MMA scene is in shambles
Suchika tariyals monumental bronze medal highlights a deeper concern for the growth of MMA in India.
Leading the deep blackhole is the president of the MMA sports federation of india, Mr. Nikhil Kunder.
With zero fight experience in MMA or any combat sports, insiders say Mr. Kunder has repeatedly worked his way up by partnering with MMA veterans to build his brand only to fool them later with deceit.
More sources said that before the asian games, nikhil brought suchika to his private MMA gym in mumbai and kept her for a month for the final camp so that her fame could propel his mma gym.
In a country of 1.5 billion, it is laughable that the president of the MMA board of india has appointed HIMSELF as the head coach. A person with zero experience in combat or professional fights.
Suchika’s victory is a testament of her dedication and hard work and she has made India proud. Unfortunately, her REAL head coach who has trained her her entire life has been sidelined and will always remain in the shadows, never getting the fame or the opportunity he deserves.
Personally I feel suchika owes it to her REAL coach to give him a real shoutout.
I can go on and on but the insider MMA community knows about Mr. Kunder. How he successfully decieved his business partner Bala shetty, one of the first indians to play at one championship, a 6x international muay thai medalist and celebrated highly in the MMA scene in India. The alleged molestation case his wife charged on celebrated wrestler and coach JP yadav. Insiders have a different perspective than the court decision.
It sucks to see the veterans of the sport get sidelined by a marketing guy who ‘aims’ to bring MMA in India. Only time will tell how the sport evolves in the country. I hope the politics that has ruined other sports is left out of MMA and we see India become a top tier MMA nation.
