And I’m sure the world will see more of China in this field very soon.” It is fair to say that Zhang and I represent the highest level of China’s MMA industry. “I’m glad to see more Chinese on the global stage and making waves. “It was an impressive win and I am truly happy for her,” JingNan shared with The Body Lock. In just 42 seconds, Zhang would elbow and knee her way through the champion, Jessica Andrade, to become the first of her kind in the UFC.Īs the trendsetter, Xiong JingNan was more than satisfied to see her country’s growth in the sport continuing on at the sport’s peak. The first being the UFC featherweight title bout between Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Amanda Nunes.Ĭoming exactly five months after JingNan’s colossal and further self-establishing victory over her fellow champion, another landmark would be set for her country.Īt UFC Shenzhen on August 31, the red-hot Handan, Hebei native in Zhang would waste no time etching her name into the record books. The fight with Lee was another historic moment in the career of China’s JingNan as the pair squared off in only the second-ever female champion vs champion super fight in major MMA history.
Since then, JingNan has successfully defended her throne three times with the most recent coming over atomweight champion, Angela Lee. History was made in January 2018 as “The Panda” became the ONE Championship strawweight queen with a fourth-round TKO of Tiffany Teo.
Following in Xiong JingNan’s footsteps, Weili Zhang recently claimed a world title of her own. China’s first two major MMA champions in the sport’s history are competitors in the strawweight division.
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