Toronto, Canada (CU)_ The Indo-Canadian fighter feels proud of his Punjabi ancestral roots. His ancestors are from Billi Bhullar village near Jalandhar. He has cherishable memories of India, having won the gold medal in 120kg freestyle wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010. Since then, he has retained his links to the countryside and his village.
The Indo-Canadian wrestler Arjan Bhullar had met similar faces like him while growing up in Canada and pursuing a wrestling career. In 2012, he became the first Canadian of Punjabi ancestry to be eligible for the Olympics. He set out to achieve another target after completing the first.
Bhullar chose to succeed in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), another arena where Indian-born athletes are underrepresented. That was also changed by Bhullar on Saturday. In the five-round fight, the 34-year-old wrestler knocked out…
