NEW DELHI: India’s MMA star, Nitesh Yadav, led his combat fighting academies to commendable glory at the recently-concluded Maharashtra Olympics. The Maharashtra State Olympics took place in nine different cities across the state. Around 8,000 sportspersons competed in 39 disciplines over ten days. The Balewadi sports complex in Pune hosted 24 competitions. Nitesh’s Combat MMA Academy and Yoddha Fighting Fitness Academy bagged a total of four gold, four silver and five bronze at the Games.
Nitesh currently competes in the MMA circuit. The Mumbai-based athlete is a star name in the Super Fight League (SFL), where he has represented the Tamil Veerans and Goa Pirates.