UFC announces ‘Dongbei Tiger’ Wang Guan as latest Asian fighter to join its growing ranks

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) let the cat out of the bag on Tuesday morning. And he’s a pretty impressive cat at that.

After teasing fans in Asia last week that the signing of a new Chinese star was imminent, the world’s major mixed martial arts organisation revealed featherweight “The Dongbei Tiger” Wang Guan was the man in question.

The 31-year-old will bring an overall MMA record of 15-1-1 to the party – and plenty of confidence to the Octagon - and said he hoped to make his debut when the UFC returns to Singapore on June 17.

“I will continue to keep a clean record in the UFC, showing the world my ‘China Power’,” Wang said in statement. “It’s a dream come true, my ability is approved by the UFC now. This also means the opponents I face next will be the best in the world. This will push me to train even harder”.

Wang weighs in at 146 pounds, stands at 1.80 metres tall and fights out of the Xian Sports University. Most of his battles have come with the Shanghai-based Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation (RUFF) where he was a former featherweight champion.