Mixed martial arts Uttarakhand team from Aj fitness and MMA Academy( AFMA) participated in Bodypower India Open MMA Championship 2016 in Mumbai. The event was sanctioned by All India Mixed Martial Art Association ( AIMMAA). In it, 15 fighters participated from AFMA as team Uttarakhand in different weight categories of Amature Full contact, semi contact MMA and grappling event. Team AFMA of Uttarakhand fighters won and dominated all the weight categories.
Anshul Jubli won the light heavy weight championship in Amature MMA open tournament. Rituraj Singh Pundeer came second in heavy weight category. Rishab Dimri came second in Bantam weight category below 18 years Sports MMA while Pradyumna Issar of Doon Blossoms School came third in the featherweight category and Subash Bhatt and Arushi Krishna reached semi- final in light heavy weight and female fly weight and sports MMA fly weight under 18 years categories respectively. Pradyumna Issar was also awarded with a special prize from the team Bodypower.
Master Amit Juyal and Master Sachin Singh of AFMA are proud with the results and appreciated the whole team for their performance at the event. Mater Amit Juyal and Master Sachin Singh were also awarded with the position of Chief Delegate of State Uttarakhand for AIMMAA.