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 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. 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. ET all on Amazon Prime Video.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. Ahead of the electrifying showdown between ONE Womens Strawweight World Champion Xiong Jing Nan and BJJ Hall of Famer Michelle Nicolini in the main event of ONE: EMPOWER, relive their roads. ![]() ![]() ONE on Prime Video 2 takes place Friday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. Who will come out on top in the trilogy? Take a look at the story behind their rivalry with highlights from their previous two fights in the video above. In the main event, strawweight champion Xiong Jing Nan puts her 125-pound title on the line. Then in the rematch on Oct 13, 2019, Lee got her revenge when she finished Xiong with a rear-naked choke submission in the fourth round to retain her atomweight title. Septem1:15 pm ET On Friday, ONE on Prime Video 2 is headlined by a historic trilogy. On March 31, 2019, Lee’s bid to become a champ-champ was derailed when Xiong finished her by fifth-round TKO with body kicks and punches at ONE Championship: A New Era. ![]() The third encounter between the two fighters will make the first major title-fight trilogy in women’s MMA history, with Xiong and Lee splitting victories in their two previous encounters. In the main event, strawweight champion Xiong Jing Nan puts her 125-pound title on the line against atomweight champ Angela Lee. On Friday, ONE on Prime Video 2 is headlined by a historic trilogy.
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