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<\/p>\nAnshul Jubli has put Indian MMA on the map before his return to the Octagon at UFC 294 – and he had quite the story getting there.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old was shown the sport by the brother of a friend back in 2015 when he was working as a school teacher and thinking about joining the Indian Army. He and his pals would then re-enact moves to try and master them before he found a home at the Crosstrain Fight Club in Delhi where he trained under Siddharth Singh.<\/p>\n
Learning ground game in the gym and stand-up with the Tokas Boxing Club, he made his bow in the Matrix Fight Night, which was founded by Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff. <\/p>\n
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Fighting at lightweight, Jubli won five consecutive fights under the Matrix banner between 2019 and 2021, catching the eye of UFC chiefs.<\/p>\n
Road to UFC would provide his route to the big time, beating Kim Kyung-pyo in a semi-final to face Jeka Saragih in the final at UFC Vegas 68.<\/p>\n
A TKO victory would make him the first Indian fighter to ever win in on a UFC card, telling Michael Bisping in the Octagon: "Namaste UFC, we have arrived! India is here!"<\/p>\n
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Jubli went one step further than Bharat Kandare, who lost against Song Yarding back in 2017 – and is now looking to win in the UFC proper.<\/p>\n
The undefeated star, now 7-0, takes on Mike Breeden (10-6) of the United States on the undercard of the lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski<\/p>\n
Proving his fighting credentials, Jubli has agreed to fight Breeden on Saturday evening despite his foe missing the 155lb lightweight limit by 3.5 lbs. <\/p>\n
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Jubli will claim 30% of his opponents purse by agreeing to fight, with history in the palm of his hands for India.<\/p>\n
UFC 294 also features a blockbuster co-main event between former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev at their new weight division of middleweight.<\/p>\n
Former light-heavyweight title challenge Magomed Ankalaev goes up against Johnny Walker, with Nathaniel Wood, Javid Basharat and Muhammad Mokaev also back in action.<\/p>\n
Coverage of UFC 294 in the UK gets underway at 5pm on TNT Sports on Saturday October 21, with the main card from 7pm.<\/i><\/p>\n