Hailaierke was only drafted into the main bout after Shang’s original opponent turned up overweight ... but they have many excellent fighters,” says Chinese MMA analyst Hou Yu, who runs ...

"Combined with the cultural heritage of martial arts in China, this paves the way for MMA to make deeper inroads in a sustainable way here," she added. From four fighters in 2016, ONE has now ...

[1] A Chinese mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter has become an online sensation. Shi Ming, 30, recently won an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament, but she is also a full-time ...

The disproportionate success of ethnic minorities in Chinese MMA is galvanizing interest in their cultures amongst sports fans as well as resurgent pride within those communities themselves.