Singapore's Tiffany Teo Reached the Asian Games Mixed Martial Arts Final After a Body Weight Tiebreak
Teo weighed about seven hundred grammes less than India's Suchika Tariyal at the official weigh-in, which decided a semi-final that remained level after review.
Singapore's Tiffany Teo reached the final of the women's traditional 60 kg mixed martial arts event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on 21 September 2026, beating India's Suchika Tariyal in a semi-final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center that was settled by body weight.
The bout went to an extra period and remained unresolved after an Indian protest. A review panel judged the contest level, which triggered the competition's tiebreak procedure. Teo had weighed about 58.5 kg at the official weigh-in, roughly 700 grammes lighter than Tariyal at 59.2 kg, and the lighter athlete was advanced. Both fighters were inside the weight limit.
Tariyal received bronze, India's first medal in the sport, as both losing semi-finalists are awarded bronze. She publicly disagreed with the way the result was decided.
Teo, 36, is a former ONE Championship title challenger. She had already secured Singapore's first Asian Games medal in the sport on 20 September by beating Iran's Arezou Salimighalehtaki on a unanimous decision in the quarter-finals.
Mixed martial arts is making its debut at these Games, with competition split into traditional and modern formats and held from 20 to 22 September. Teo faces Uzbekistan's Khilola Sobirova, who beat Cambodia's Cheng Dalin in the other semi-final, in the gold medal bout on 22 September.