Indian MMA Origin Stories Episode 02: Crosstrain Fight Club ft. Siddharth Singh | MMA in India

In the second episode of Indian MMA Origin stories, we talk to Siddharth Singh who is the man behind Crosstrain Fight Club which is one of the top MMA Gyms in India based out of Delhi

For the uninitiated, Indian MMA Origin Stories is an Interview series from LockerRoom India where we try to explore the origin stories of Indian MMA Fight Teams, Indian MMA Gyms, Indian MMA Promotions, and whatnot.

In this episode, Siddharth Singh opens up about how he was pushed into boxing from a young age itself, what triggered and gave him the Idea of Crosstrain Fight Club, a funny story involving Ben Henderson, initial steps he took for Crosstrain Fight Club, how brokers scammed him, his collaboration with fighters like Rajinder Singh Meena, Jason Ramesh Solomon and more, how he built the team and how names like Tarun Yadav, Rachit Tyagi, and Anshul Jubli joined the team, the story of the first-ever BJJ seminar in Bhutan, funny story behind the name of Crosstrain Fight Club, future prospects that we should watch out for, his take on the belt system in MMA and much more. You can listen to the interview with the timecodes below.

Time Code for video:

00:25 - How he got pushed into Boxing
02:00 -Trigger and the huge job offer he had
04:16 - How Ben Henderson became a sign
07:36 - Initial steps for Crosstrain Fight Club
09:20 - Scam by brokers and the first warehouse
10:18 - First-year and collab with Indian MMA fighters
13:37 - Changing the approach and building his team
15:36 - The first class of Anshul Jubli at CFC
18:13 - What his happiest memory will be
19:26 - Story of the first-ever BJJ Seminar in Bhutan
22:36 - Funny story behind the name of Crosstrain Fight Club
24:55 - Biggest challenges and Franchising
29:25 - Future prospects to watch out for
31:30 - Belt System in MMA
34:10 - His take on MMA in India
38:24 - Closing thoughts

You can listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Breaker, Radio Public.

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