Rahul Chhabra is a MMA commentator and analyst who has stepped into the role of a manager for Indian MMA fighters, and is responsible for placing them at major MMA promotions like Bellator, PFL and Karate Combat. The 'voiceofindianmma' as he calls himself on Instagram also attracts sharp criticism and even hate from MMA fans, we talk to Rahul about his experiences dealing with the haters, fighters and promoters from around the world in our longest podcast yet.
00:00 Intro
03:30 About Rahul's journey
07:00 SFL First MMA in India
10:10 Early MMA Media
12:10 Restrictive Fighter Contracts
14:00 Need for Managers
16:40 Fighters when they win abroad
17:35 Fighters Turned down Karate Combat
19:20 Fighter Selection?
21:15 India vs Pakistan at Karate Combat
21:55 About Uloomi Karim
25:00 KC Rules are different
26:00 Hate on Instagram
29:30 Are Indian fighters ready for Int'l MMA?
33:40 Hate to Indian Fighters
34:20 Uloomi Missed Weight 6kg
40:00 Job of Managing Fighters
44:10 Road to UFC 2022
48:40 Next Anshul?
50:50 Managers Cut
52:52 Fighters Social Media Important?
57:00 Puja Tomar UFC Debut
57:50 Road to UFC 2024
01:00:45 Kiran Singh at UFC
01:05:20 Asha Roka?
01:08:00 ONE Championship
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