GLENDALE, Ariz. – Arjan Bhullar made his UFC debut seven months ago and hasn’t fought inside the octagon since.

But don’t get it twisted: He’s been busy.

The UFC has aspirations of breaking into India in the near future, and the man working with the promotion’s brass to make it happen is Bhullar, the UFC’s first Indo-Canadian fighter, who practices the Sikh faith. Bhullar, of course, also has continued maintaining his skills inside the gym. And he also became a father seven weeks ago.

Too much, too soon for a man with just seven professional MMA fights to his credit?

“I know what I signed up for, and I know what I want in my life,” Bhullar told MMAjunkie on Wednesday. “So you make it happen. The UFC has 500 fighters; that’s their priority. I’m my own priority. I have to take care of myself. Every fight, every moment we can maximize, we’re going to do that. Every fight is historic. Every fight is significant.

“It might not be to the UFC brass until you’re at the title. But on the way there, it’s equally significant to the ones who mean the most to me and to me.”

Bhullar (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) continues his journey Saturday at UFC on FOX 29, where he meets Adam Wieczorek (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a UFC Fight Pass-streamed preliminary-card bout prior to the FOX broadcast. This isn’t just another fight, either. This one carries extra special meaning.

For starters, it’s happening on Vaisakhi, a holy day for Sikh warriors. Bhullar also will walk to the cage wearing a turban. He was initially denied wearing it for his UFC debut on the grounds that it violated the promotion’s  athlete-outfitting policy with Reebok. The 31-year-old fighter didn’t give up, though, and was recently given the green light to wear the clothing item for his second UFC bout.

“That ask had never been brought forward before, and that’s all it really was,” Bhullar said. “That’s exactly what this opportunity is about. It’s about that education, to let people know – especially in the U.S. – what the turban is. Don’t fear it, baby. Embrace it. It’s all good. We’re a people that’s very open.”

What makes the turban so important to Bhullar and wearing it during his octagon walk is how significant it is to the Sikh belief system.

“We are connected as a people. (The turban) was to embrace your uniqueness, to stand out,” Bhullar said. “When I go talk to kids in schools, that’s what I tell them – is to embrace that uniqueness and ability to stand out. Usually at that age you want to fit in, and you want to be like everybody else. The fact is, I look different. I eat different food. I speak a different language. And that’s OK. …

“A champion stands out because they’re different. There’s only one champion. Same deal.”

When he makes his way to the cage Saturday at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., Bhullar expects to hear some boos. He also expects a certain level of hate on social media but stressed that “the love and support far outweighs the negative.”

The goal is to break barriers, and that’s what Bhullar aims to do.

“Connecting East and West, man,” he said. “And it hasn’t been done yet. I’m happy to be that bridge. That was a conversation right after the Olympics with both WWE and the UFC. It was that they needed that athlete to be that bridge – the Yao Ming for what he did for the NBA, if you will. Every major sport is wanting that 1 billion-plus fan base. The UFC’s got their guy and has the jump on any other sport now. So I’m excited for that, and it’s a natural fit.

“You can’t go out to India and be smashing buses and expect to connect with fans. It’s about humility. It’s about respect. It’s about honor. That’s the Asian way; that’s the way I was raised.”

To hear more from Bhullar, watch the video above.

And for more on UFC on FOX 29, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.