From four fighters in 2016, ONE has now signed over 60 Chinese MMA athletes, led by men's featherweight champion Tang and women's strawweight titleholder Xiong Jingnan. It has also kept expanding ...
The UFC has developed a group of Asian female stars, led by reigning strawweight world champion Zhang Weili, since it made its China debut in 2012 in the Macao Special Administrative Region.
Women’s MMA reached unprecedented heights ... This fight marked a milestone for Chinese MMA and cemented Zhang as a dominant force in the division. 2. Kayla Harrison vs. Holly Holm at UFC ...
The inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion was Carla Esparza, who defeated Rose Namajunas in 2014 in the tournament finale for The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned. At UFC 185, Joanna ...
Even local farmers, these old women, they are really strong ... behind the disproportionate representation of China’s ethnic minorities in MMA. The arcane pockets of China’s periphery where ...
28 flyweight Bounty Event held by JCK, China’s top mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. It also came against all the odds. Hailaierke was only drafted into the main bout after Shang’s original ...
‘Rowdy' brought more eyes to women’s MMA than anyone before suffering back ... and Carla Esparza have all suffered dominant defeats against the Chinese superstar. Zhang is another fighter ...