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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.
The Full Contact Boxing league gave rise to some of the toughest men in the city during the 1980s, who delighted fans and took on all-comers.
The Full Contact Boxing league gave rise to some of the toughest men in the city during the 1980s, who delighted fans and took on all-comers.
The city had its own groundbreaking competition, the Full Contact Boxing promotion, many years before MMA swept the globe
The city had its own groundbreaking competition, the Full Contact Boxing promotion, many years before MMA swept the globe
Relive the time thousands travelled from Hong Kong to Macau to watch a ‘death duel’, the first martial arts ‘super fight’ which gave rise to Bruce Lee’s interest in free-form combat.
Relive the time thousands travelled from Hong Kong to Macau to watch a ‘death duel’, the first martial arts ‘super fight’ which gave rise to Bruce Lee’s interest in free-form combat.
As a teenager Tommy Carruthers taught himself to fight like Lee, and has since preached the benefits of jeet kune do to pupils around the world. ‘These days every movie you see has martial arts in it, and that’s because of Bruce Lee,’ he says.
As a teenager Tommy Carruthers taught himself to fight like Lee, and has since preached the benefits of jeet kune do to pupils around the world. ‘These days every movie you see has martial arts in it, and that’s because of Bruce Lee,’ he says.
Hong Kong martial artist Bruce Lee was many MMA fighters’ first exposure to mixing various disciplines, and a one-minute scene in film ‘Enter the Dragon’ is considered a seminal moment in the sport’s development
Hong Kong martial artist Bruce Lee was many MMA fighters’ first exposure to mixing various disciplines, and a one-minute scene in film ‘Enter the Dragon’ is considered a seminal moment in the sport’s development
American promotion returns for its third China date in August following most recent China event in Beijing last November
American promotion returns for its third China date in August following most recent China event in Beijing last November