Healing in such a short span of time was a race uphill. But the "Machine Fist" from The Garage Gym, Nasik was not the one who will ever slow down. His fight had just began. Slowly and steadily with the aid and assistance of the Coach of Indian MMA Team - Alan Fenandes, his team at The Garage Gym and his colleagues - Mohd Farhad and Dhruv Chaudhary, the unimaginable happened. Not only did Govind recover but he also caught up roughly 4 days of his training once he got the go ahead from the doctors. According to him it was his grit and determination, to make his mentor proud that had driven him to fight the biggest fight of his life.

"It is a pleasure and an honor to work with someone with such high determination and focus. It make everyone who believe in Team India proud because it wasn't about winning and losing, it was about making your mentor proud, fighting for the dreams of everyone who put their faith in an athlete... it is a rare quality these days.", while completing these words Coach of Team India - Alan Fenandes was running out of words. Now what lays ahead of Govind was the ultimate challenge of facing "The Gujjar Tank" Anup Kumar. Anup is a veteran fighter who came from an overwhelming TKO victory representing Team India against Pakistan at Super Fight League 38, Dubai. 

The bell rang and the match went back and forth. For many, the fact that Govind did not back down and faced the ultimate test, itself was a victory. Anup dominated the fight. There were moments that convinced everyone that Govind was at the losing end. But Govind was not convinced nor he was ready to accept defeat. It was one of the finest MMA bouts of the year when Govind came back as an unstoppable force. Raining punches and take downs, he surprised Anup. Govind was so fierce and focused that he took the battle to Anup all the way. The words of Rabindranath Tagore found its soul at the heat of the battle. Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.The bout was over and the decision was unanimous and the winner was none other than Govind Singh. It was not his victory alone, Govind led his team, mentor and colleagues towards victory and ushered a new chapter in the history of Indian Mixed Martial Arts. 

Special thanks to - Pushkar Shinde, Owner The Garage Fitness Center