Fans can also follow their favorite athletes and their journeys more closely as they climb or fall in the rankings.”Īn independent panel of top sports media and industry experts will determine the rankings after each event based on criteria such as wins/losses, most recent performance and quality of opponents. “The rankings will bring more clarity and transparency for our athletes as they chase their dreams for a world championship title. “It is with great excitement that I announce the inaugural ONE Championship Official Rankings,” ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong stated. Rankings for other weight divisions will be introduced in the future. ONE Championship announced its first official athlete rankings for select weight divisions across mixed martial arts, Muay Thai and kickboxing on April 27, 2020. She is a Superstar and now later on this year is on the verge of becoming a Two Divsion Champion when she faces Angela Lee in a rematch at ONE Championship: Century.Xiong Jing Nan, Chatri Sityodtong, Angela Lee (©ONE Championship) Xiong is proving that all her sacrifices she made are paying off, as she still holds her title and represents her family proud on the World Stage. Since then Xiong has successfully defended her ONE Strawweight title twice, winning a hard fought 25 min battle against Laura Balin and then knocking out Brazilian Samara Santos Cunha in the first. It was an emotional celebration as Xiong dedicated her win to her Grandparents, as she wanted to give them a better life with the money she made from MMA, Sadly both passed before she Captured the Title. 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. The 22-year-old phenom had never faced as heavy a hitter as Xiong and it was those hands and a few feet that brought it all to an end at 1:37 of the fifth. 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.
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. For the third time, Xiong Jing Nan and Angela Lee squared off inside the cage and for the for the third time fight fans were treated to some high-level, high-paced action.
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