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Joshua Pacio retains his strawweight title on split decision against Alex Silva, as Eduard Folayang suffers shock loss with Filipino MMA stable going 4-1 in Manila.
Joshua Pacio retains his strawweight title on split decision against Alex Silva, as Eduard Folayang suffers shock loss with Filipino MMA stable going 4-1 in Manila.
Pacio faces Brazil’s Alex ‘Little Rock’ Silva on Friday night at the Philippine capital’s Mall of Asia Arena.
Pacio faces Brazil’s Alex ‘Little Rock’ Silva on Friday night at the Philippine capital’s Mall of Asia Arena.
Yan ‘The Fury’ Xiaonan believes she’s on a collision course with China’s first UFC champ Zhang Weili – ‘we’re good friends, but that would be forgotten when we step in the cage’.
Yan ‘The Fury’ Xiaonan believes she’s on a collision course with China’s first UFC champ Zhang Weili – ‘we’re good friends, but that would be forgotten when we step in the cage’.
UFC champion Zhang Weili ‘hasn’t stopped moving’ since title win but is now ‘getting back to business’ and knows she has target on her back ahead of Joanna Jedrzejczyk bout.
UFC champion Zhang Weili ‘hasn’t stopped moving’ since title win but is now ‘getting back to business’ and knows she has target on her back ahead of Joanna Jedrzejczyk bout.
Series to target ‘growth areas’ of North Asia, Southeast Asia and India as company tests waters in markets that have produced few if any fighters, providing a direct pipeline to the UFC.
Series to target ‘growth areas’ of North Asia, Southeast Asia and India as company tests waters in markets that have produced few if any fighters, providing a direct pipeline to the UFC.
To unlock your true sporting potential, it’s vital to train your mind, as well as your body, for success
To unlock your true sporting potential, it’s vital to train your mind, as well as your body, for success
UFC helping Chinese champion Zhang Weili get American visa so she can train with Duke Roufus, as she gets set to defend title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
UFC helping Chinese champion Zhang Weili get American visa so she can train with Duke Roufus, as she gets set to defend title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
‘Kung Fu Monkey’ Song Yadong says first Chinese UFC champion Zhang Weili ‘showed me I can do it as well’ as he returns to Octagon to face Cody Stamann.
‘Kung Fu Monkey’ Song Yadong says first Chinese UFC champion Zhang Weili ‘showed me I can do it as well’ as he returns to Octagon to face Cody Stamann.
UFC Academy guides Ramona Pascual back to victory after two years out injured, and Chinese strawweight champion is on hand to give her seal of approval.
UFC Academy guides Ramona Pascual back to victory after two years out injured, and Chinese strawweight champion is on hand to give her seal of approval.
Six months at UFC Performance Institute Shanghai has Ramona Pascual raring to go after ‘so many hard times thinking I would never fight again’.
Six months at UFC Performance Institute Shanghai has Ramona Pascual raring to go after ‘so many hard times thinking I would never fight again’.
Show will be based out of UFC’s Shanghai performance institute and is set to launch in 2020, with contracts up for grabs for male and female fighters across 11 weight classes.
Show will be based out of UFC’s Shanghai performance institute and is set to launch in 2020, with contracts up for grabs for male and female fighters across 11 weight classes.
‘Funky’ has been thrown in at the deep end by his bosses, but Demian Maia defeat shows he’s adapting to rise in class that comes with switch to the UFC, and he’s a quick learner.
‘Funky’ has been thrown in at the deep end by his bosses, but Demian Maia defeat shows he’s adapting to rise in class that comes with switch to the UFC, and he’s a quick learner.
Demian Maia hands Askren the first submission defeat of his career in the main event of UFC Fight Night 162 Singapore.
Demian Maia hands Askren the first submission defeat of his career in the main event of UFC Fight Night 162 Singapore.
‘Having my parents watch their daughter fight in the largest organisation in the world and winning is the biggest gift I could ever receive,’ says Loma Lookboonmee.
‘Having my parents watch their daughter fight in the largest organisation in the world and winning is the biggest gift I could ever receive,’ says Loma Lookboonmee.
‘That night I went to the after party. The next day I went to a pool party … There was no time to waste sitting in my room crying,’ says Askren.
‘That night I went to the after party. The next day I went to a pool party … There was no time to waste sitting in my room crying,’ says Askren.
From the dusty fields surrounding her family farm in Buriram, Muay Thai hero Loma Lookboonmee adds another chapter to her storied martial arts career.
From the dusty fields surrounding her family farm in Buriram, Muay Thai hero Loma Lookboonmee adds another chapter to her storied martial arts career.
‘China took me to heart,’ says the UFC’s new middleweight king. ‘They started calling me the Black Dragon and I started winning.’
‘China took me to heart,’ says the UFC’s new middleweight king. ‘They started calling me the Black Dragon and I started winning.’
‘There are many gyms teaching but they’re teaching the wrong way,’ admits Li Jingliang, but UFC star insists change is in the air and ‘we’re all getting better’.
‘There are many gyms teaching but they’re teaching the wrong way,’ admits Li Jingliang, but UFC star insists change is in the air and ‘we’re all getting better’.
Zhang Weili’s preparations perfect for shot at history-making first UFC title but Brazilian champion says ‘I don’t train to go the distance, I train to finish fights’
Zhang Weili’s preparations perfect for shot at history-making first UFC title but Brazilian champion says ‘I don’t train to go the distance, I train to finish fights’
The 27-year-old ‘selfishly’ wants Israel Adesanya to beat Robert Whittaker ‘so I can take the title from him’ after stewing over every detail of heartbreaking loss.
The 27-year-old ‘selfishly’ wants Israel Adesanya to beat Robert Whittaker ‘so I can take the title from him’ after stewing over every detail of heartbreaking loss.
Latest opus from maverick filmmaker features cameo from martial arts legend, in nod to impact ‘Little Dragon’ was starting to have in Hollywood in late 1960s.
Latest opus from maverick filmmaker features cameo from martial arts legend, in nod to impact ‘Little Dragon’ was starting to have in Hollywood in late 1960s.
Bi Nguyen baffled after losing split decision to Myanmar boxer Bozhena Antoniyar in Kuala Lumpur – ‘I thought I won … I don’t think that was a close fight’
Bi Nguyen baffled after losing split decision to Myanmar boxer Bozhena Antoniyar in Kuala Lumpur – ‘I thought I won … I don’t think that was a close fight’
‘Kung Fu Monkey’ trained outside Shaolin Temple as a child before turning up at Team Alpha Male – and Hall of Famer Urijah Faber is his biggest fan.
‘Kung Fu Monkey’ trained outside Shaolin Temple as a child before turning up at Team Alpha Male – and Hall of Famer Urijah Faber is his biggest fan.
Dana White, the UFC president, says he dreams about a Chinese champion – ‘and this is the place that can make a difference’.
Dana White, the UFC president, says he dreams about a Chinese champion – ‘and this is the place that can make a difference’.
Xiong Jingnan is plotting ‘Unstoppable’ Lee’s downfall once again inside the One Championship Circle, and is looking to add more firepower to her arsenal.
Xiong Jingnan is plotting ‘Unstoppable’ Lee’s downfall once again inside the One Championship Circle, and is looking to add more firepower to her arsenal.
From schoolyard bully-basher to MMA warrior, 'Magnum' wants to inspire Chinese women as August title date in Shenzhen crowns meteoric rise.
From schoolyard bully-basher to MMA warrior, 'Magnum' wants to inspire Chinese women as August title date in Shenzhen crowns meteoric rise.
Brazilian champion Jessica Andrade to make first strawweight defence against rising Chinese star on August 31, with verbal agreements reportedly in place.
Brazilian champion Jessica Andrade to make first strawweight defence against rising Chinese star on August 31, with verbal agreements reportedly in place.
At the KF1 Gym in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district, a unique initiative has seen a group of Parkinson’s patients take up Muay Thai. The sessions focus on four things Parkinson’s sufferers often lose: confidence, balance, fitness and spirit.
At the KF1 Gym in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district, a unique initiative has seen a group of Parkinson’s patients take up Muay Thai. The sessions focus on four things Parkinson’s sufferers often lose: confidence, balance, fitness and spirit.
Chinese fighter shrugs off triangle choke to overpower Angela Hill
Chinese fighter shrugs off triangle choke to overpower Angela Hill
Chinese strawweight Yan Xiaonan eyes her first UFC finish against American Angela ‘Overkill’ Hill on US debut.
Chinese strawweight Yan Xiaonan eyes her first UFC finish against American Angela ‘Overkill’ Hill on US debut.