New York sources reported that a Sikh fighter will be wearing a turban as he competes on Vaisakhi in the American Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in a show of pride in his faith and tradition, according to the National Sikh Campaign (NSC). Accordingly Arjan Singh Bhullar is to face off against Adam Wieczorek on Saturday night at the Gila River Arena in Glendale in Arizona State.
Meanwhile the UFC is a mixed martial arts match fought inside an eight-sided metal “cage” with minimal rules and fighters using techniques from different disciplines like boxing, wrestling and judo. Moreover Bhullar is partnering with the NSC, which has been running a national campaign, “We Are Sikhs,” in the US to educate people about the Sikh religion and dispel misinformation about turbans.
Furthermore as per report Bhullar said “It’s important for him to wear his
turban into the ring. Around the world, people do not know what Sikhs stands
for and what our turbans stand for. We believe in equality for any gender,
caste, and race and throughout history, we have been fighting for that as a
people and the turban signals a readiness to protect those values. It’s
important for me to represent where he comes from and what his people are all
about.”
