Actor Vijay Deverakonda is going to portray an MMA fighter in his debut Bollywood movie 'Liger'. In order to play the part convincingly, Vijay had to undergo intense physical and combat training and his physique and moves in the trailer prove that his hardwork has definately been fruitful. In a recent interview with IANS, Vijay shared how he trained and also talked about the hurdles he faced.

The actor talked about how difficult it was to have physical and fight training at the same time. He said, "Yeah, it’s not so good an approach to a desired physicality as weight training adds a lot of stiffness to the body contrary to the demands of the flexible body of an MMA fighter. But, one has to work around things in a certain frame of time. The marching of deadlines is what showbiz is all about, isn’t it?"

Vijay further shared, "To overcome the muscle stiffness I then forced myself to do spin kicks because that would help the body retain a certain flexibility. Recalling the time he got injured during training, Vijay said, "You gotta pay something to achieve something.