Her next outing was against Unbeaten fan favourite Tiffany Teo where she blasted Teo in the fourth round becoming China’s first ever MMA World Champion. With all her impressive wins at Kunlun, She made her ONE Championship debut in 2017, knocking out April Osio in the first round, what a way to make a debut.
She is highly skilled in boxing,Kickboxing,Muay Thai and BJJ, A force in the cage for any opponent that fights her. Xiong started out in the Chinese based MMA Promotion KunLun where she dominated all her opponents, Most by TKO inside the first round. Her parents supported her and she pursued a Carrer in Martial Arts. She had to leave her family behind, Not so easy for Xiong as family is everything to her. She always dreamt of becoming a World Champion, So in order to do so, she had to relocate to Beijing to focus on her career, but with that came sacrifice. At the age of 18 she trained in weight lifting before transitioning to Boxing, where she was on the Chinese National team. Now the table has flipped as Xiong will be now looking to become a Double Champion of her own and end the Angela Lee reign at Century once and for all.įrom an early age Xiong was already miles ahead of other children when it came to being athletic and she had all the signs of becoming something special.She watched Martial Arts films when she was growing up and was inspired by them to pursue a carrer in Martial Arts. It’s a rematch, when earlier this year at ONE Championship: A New Era in a back and forth fight, Xiong defeated Lee by TKO and also stopped Lee becoming a Double Champion aswell. It was announced at ONE Championship: Century that Angela Lee will defend her ONE Atomweight title against Xiong Jing Nan. This article was published in collaboration with ONE Championship.Xiong Jing Nan is one fighter that you as an MMA fan should know and if you don’t, that’s why I’m here to tell you about her. Xiong then punished her challenger's body with kicks and punches, eventually forcing the referee to intervene and hand “The Panda” the win.īefore Xiong meets Lee in their much-anticipated trilogy bout at ONE Fight Night 2, catch all the action at ONE 161: Petchmorakot vs. Lee looked comfortable at the heavier weight class for most of the bout until the World Champion took control in the final stanza. Xiong put her belt on the line against “Unstoppable” at ONE: A NEW ERA in March 2019, and the two traded heavy blows for five rounds. “The Panda‘s” first meeting with Lee was a fiery scrap that almost went the distance. She scored with multiple flurries and eventually finished the Brazilian challenger in round three by knock out (KO). Santos held her own until the third round of the thrilling tussle, but “The Panda” was determined not to disappoint her compatriots. Xiong enjoyed a home-field advantage in her second World Title defense against Samara Santos in China at ONE: BEYOND THE HORIZON in September 2018. She also later defended her belt against Teo in October 2020, putting to rest any notion of a potential trilogy between the two. On that night, Xiong not only became a ONE World Champion, but also China’s first-ever MMA World Champ.
The bout was waved off in the fourth round, when it became clear that the Singaporean competitor couldn’t take any more. "The Panda” was relentless in her attack on Teo and landed combination after combination.
Xiong met “No Chill” at ONE: KINGS OF COURAGE in January 2018, with both stars bidding for the inaugural ONE Women’s Strawweight World Championship. Here we break down three of “The Panda’s” most dominant performances inside the Circle, performances that demonstrate she’ll be able to get the job done in her rubber match at ONE Fight Night 2.
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