Mansher Munchie Khera Challenges Garry Tonon To MMA Match up

Mar 25, 2018BJJEEArticles

While Dillon Danis is all over the media thanks to his unholy partnership with UFC royalty Conor McGregor, his bff Mansher Munchie Khera who was also suspended from Marcelo Garcia academy was largely flying under the radar.

That is until he decided Garry Tonon’s debut was nothing to be impressed by. Once Munch in Action, now Munch nation announced:

Congrats to Garry Tonon on his debut but honestly I wasn’t impressed by his performance. I can show him what a real striker looks like 😉 @onechampionship #icandoitbetter

Congrats to Garry Tonon on his debut but honestly I wasn’t impressed by his performance. I can show him what a real striker looks like 😉 @onechampionship #icandoitbetter

A post shared by Mansher “PoP” Khera (@munchnation__) on Mar 24, 2018 at 3:58pm PDT

A claim that was born to be disputed as Garry Tonon’s friends quickly did:

Meanwhile All of Renzo Gracie’s blue basement crowd is rejoicing :

I watched this man train with everyone all day long in grappling just to finish up and go to mma sparring. Not many people work half as hard as this man. He deserves this all. And that is all. @garrytonon couldn’t be more proud.

A post shared by Gordon “King” Ryan (@gordonlovesjiujitsu) on Mar 24, 2018 at 11:10am PDT

A word of thanks: Part 1: Being a small part of Garry Tonon’s preparation for his winning MMA debut was a great coaching experience and to see him successfully execute many of the central themes and concepts of an entirely new sport in such a short preparation time was truly impressive. I wanted to thank the many people who played key roles in this young mans incredible development. First, to Mr Tonon himself. He trained three times a day seven days a week, through injuries, physical pain and early frustration and never missed a workout. Due to the fact that I have to teach a high volume of private classes to make a living, the only daily time slot for MMA sparring was immediately after his second grappling class. I did not want him to neglect his main strength, so he had to spar MMA immediately after two hours of grappling – he did it every day without complaint. His work ethic amazes me. Thanks also to Squad seniors Eddie Cummings and Gordon Ryan, along with all the kohai (juniors) who created the framework of the squad that helped build his brand and a training room that could promote development. Thanks so much to the unsung heroes of the squad – the regulars of RGA in NYC headquarters who come in every day while holding full time jobs and made a room that builds champions – you fellows are the rock upon which this whole enterprise is built. Thanks to Doug Pelinkovic, Mike Jaramillo, Gene Dunne, Brian Glick and Claude Levy, senior students whom I often discuss ideas and concepts of MMA and who provide such a fine sounding board for my developmental ideas. Thanks to Tom DeBlass for being such an outstanding mentor to Mr Tonon all these years. Thanks so much to Ryan Rizco, Jake Shields, Matthew Tesla, Neiman Gracie, Garry St-Leger and Mehrdad for being the sparring partners who took Garry from total novice to confident debutant in just four months. Thanks to Jamie Crowder and Joe Sampieri of RGA Muay Thai for all your insight and help. Thanks so much to Georges St-Pierre and Joe Rogan for extremely valuable input on the subtleties of distance, movement and timing that played a pivotal role in the outcome. Continued…

A post shared by John Danaher (@danaherjohn) on Mar 24, 2018 at 9:00pm PDT

A word of thanks: Part 2: Thanks to Mr Tonon’s family, especially Mom, who did such an amazing job raising this young man and fully support him through thick and thin, traveling all the way to Thailand to support him. Thanks to my sensei, Renzo Gracie, who gives us a space to train and freedom to develop so the athletes can progress towards their dreams. Thank you to One FC for believing in Mr Tonon’s potential and giving him a chance to showcase his hard work on the international stage. And thanks so much to you, my dear readers, who follow our exploits, tolerate our foibles and share our vision of grappling and martial arts in ways that motivate us and makes us try even harder. Bless you all from Bangkok – sorry for long double post – there are so many to thank!

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