Indian MMA Origin Stories Episode 2: Crosstrain Fight Club ft. Siddharth Singh | MMA in India | Indian MMA

In the second episode of Indian MMA Origin stories, we talk to Siddharth Singh who is the man behind Crosstrain Fight Club.

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, Gyms, 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.

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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 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 watchout for

31:30: Belt System in MMA

34:10: His take on MMA in India

38:24: Closing thoughts

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