Zhang Weili is the current UFC strawweight champion and one of the most successful fighters in the division. Hailing from ...

Her victory in the "Road to UFC "final, makes her the 16th Chinese fighter to sign with the UFC, a major MMA promoter. The UFC has developed a group of Asian female stars, led by reigning ...

One title defense into his championship reign, and bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili already has a legitimate claim as the division’s all-time ...

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In addition, two Yi already fight in the apex UFC promotion. The disproportionate success of Yi in Chinese MMA is a curiosity that is galvanizing interest in ethnic minority culture amongst sports ...

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In the sole women’s strawweight title fight this year, Zhang held onto her strap by outworking Xiaonan Yan. Both women of Chinese descent, their encounter was the first all-Chinese UFC ...

1 pound-for-pound fighter for a reason. Makhachev dominated late replacement Renato Moicano in a first-round submission victory in the main event of UFC 311 on Saturday at the Intuit Dome in ...