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Xu Xiaodong bludgeons another kung fu ‘master’ as Chinese MMA fighter leaves 56-year-old looking like he’s trying Bird Box challenge

  • ‘Mad Dog’ shatters Tian Ye’s nose in seconds with brutal elbows in one-sided mauling
  • Outspoken Xu toys with 56-year-old and mocks him before vicious TKO

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Tian Ye (left) after his battering by Xu Xiaodong. Photos: YouTube
Nicolas Atkin

Xu Xiaodong, the outspoken mixed martial arts star who has made it his mission to expose “fake kung fu”, is back doing what he does best.

The man known as “Mad Dog” took on another kung fu “master” in China last weekend, this time under kick-boxing rules, and left his latest victim heavily bandaged and bruised.

A Chinese tycoon reportedly put up 30 million yuan (US$4.4 million) in prize money for 56-year-old Tian Ye if he could defeat Xu, who has outraged many in China and caused debate in the traditional martial arts community with a series of brutal knockout wins in fights against practitioners of kung fu.

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Tian was guaranteed 3 million yuan even if he lost. But while his name may translate as “Wild Fury”, he could offer anything but that as 40-year-old Xu toyed with his opponent and mocked him before finishing him in the second round.

Tian started the fight off by throwing a flurry of punches, which Xu barely even bothered to defend against before exploding with a brutal combination of elbows to the face.

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Xu Xiaodong lands an elbow that breaks Tian Ye’s nose.
Xu Xiaodong lands an elbow that breaks Tian Ye’s nose.
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