Mysuru: Robert Leithanthem Singh, an MMA athlete of the Academy of Martial Science (AMS) in city, won the Straw Weight Championship at the RONIN FC 3 held at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru recently.

Enroute to becoming a champion, he submitted his Manipuri opponent Naorem Bishorjit from RMX Gym via a Rear Naked Choke (RNC) in Round 3 in the first bout.

In the second bout, he won via a unanimous decision against Manish Rai of Darjeeling from Kaizen MMA and won his championship bout against Harshan from BFC MMA Gym via a split decision.

Fight cards included MMA athletes from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Nepal along with Indian athletes drawn from various States.

Robert Leithanthem Singh is promoted by Vikram, Founder-Director, AMS and Head Coach of Indian Amateur MMA Team and trained by IMMAF qualified coaches Samarth Vikram, Kavyashree and Kiran.