Indian wrestling star Ritu Phogat returned inside ONE Circle at ONE 161 as she competed against Singapore’s own Tiffany Teo inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
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‘No Chill’ started with leg kicks as Ritu Phogat was looking to get inside the range to take the bout to the ground. While the Singapore-based fighter kept the range, ‘The Indian Tigress’ landed good overhand rights.
After the initial exchange, Phogat got a double leg but Teo took the back of the Indian wrestler. The long limbs of the ‘No Chill’ appeared to be a problem for the wrestler. That said, the Circle Wall did not give any space for Teo to work on the Rear-Naked Choke (RNC).
Tiffany Teo 🇸🇬 makes a STATEMENT with a first-round submission of Ritu Phogat!#ONE161 | #ONEChampionship
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Tiffany Teo hands Ritu Phogat the second straight loss of her career as she finished the Indian with only seconds left on the clock.
No judges’ scorecard was required as Teo got an impressive submission win. After the win, Teo called out Angela Lee.
MMA world reacts to Ritu Phogat and Tiffany Teo’s performance at ONE 161
Fight fans reacted to Teo’s win and Ritu Phogat’s another submission loss inside ONE Circle.
😭😭😭😭😭 Nooooooooo. Ritu!
Tiffany Teo pulls out a dominant grappling game to submit Ritu Phogat with a 1st round RNC.
I….am….hurt, but big win for Teo. #ONE161
— Mister B (@MisterB1986) September 29, 2022
Teo is a specimen #ONE161
— Chris Williams (@ForestFolfer) September 29, 2022
Tiffany Teo's size and strength is going to be a problem for the rest of the Atomweight division. #ONE161 pic.twitter.com/ca6Bq2wifW
— SuperBeast MMA (@SuperbeastCraig) September 29, 2022
Ritu Phogat is a great wrestler but MMA isn't her ground 💔#ONE161
— MMA GOD 🕴️ (@navin_g_k) September 29, 2022
Ritu Phogat's defensive grappling is terrible
— KudoDriver1993 (@HeavenlyLariat) September 29, 2022
Tiffany Teo makes Ritu Phogat tap out with seconds left in the first round! 😱#ONE161
— SuperBeast MMA (@SuperbeastCraig) September 29, 2022
Teo made that look easy #ONE161
— WMMA Scene Now (@NowWmma) September 29, 2022
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— Sherdog (@sherdogdotcom) September 29, 2022
The confident callout from Teo showed she came into the contest knowing she had the bout in her bag. The Singapore-based fighter looks next for Angela Lee when she settles her business with strawweight champion Xiong Jing Nan at ONE on Prime Video 2.
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