Xiong Jingnan (; born January 12, 1988) is a Chinese

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. She is the inaugural and reigning ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion. She is also the first ever Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history.

Background

Xiong was born in Weishan County,

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, Shandong province in 1988. Xiong was initially scouted and selected to the weightlifting program in a sports school. She began her martial arts journey at the age of 18 as a member of the Shandong women's boxing team and represented China internationally. She was inspired by Chinese martial arts movies from an early age and has always lived by the heroic values she saw on screen. Of particular note, she loved 'The Swordsman.' Besides standing up for the weak and bullied whenever she could, Xiong made many sacrifices to be the best in her field, moving away from home and foregoing many typical teenage activities to focus on training for competition. After adding BJJ to her arsenal, she won a China Open BJJ championship. She then set her sights on competing in mixed martial arts and threw herself into it completely, training several times a day from morning to night.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Xiong made her professional MMA debut in 2014, fighting exclusively in

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and amassed a record of 10–1 before signing with

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ONE Championship

Xiong made her promotional debut on December 9, 2017, at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World beating April Osenio.

ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion

Xiong then faced Tiffany Teo for the inaugural strawweight title on January 20, 2018, at ONE Championship: Kings of Courage. She stopped the Singaporean in the fourth round to win the ONE Women's Strawweight Championship belt. With the win, she became the first Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history. Xiong was scheduled to make her first title defense against Laura Balin at ONE Championship: Battle for the Heavens on May 26, 2018. However, the whole event was cancelled and Xiong went on to successfully defend her title at ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power on June 23, 2018. Subsequently, Xiong successfully defended the title against Samara Santos Cunha at ONE Championship: Beyond the Horizon on September 8, 2018. Xiong was scheduled to defend her title against reigning ONE Championship Atomweight Champion

Angela Lee Angela Seung Ju Pucci (née Lee, Chinese: 李胜珠, Korean: 이승주, born July 8, 1996) is a Canadian-American mixed martial artist of Singaporean, Chinese and Korean heritage who is currently competing in ONE Championship. On May 5, 2016, ...

at ONE Championship: Heart of the Lion on November 9, 2018. However, on November 5, 2018, Lee revealed that she was forced off the card due to a back injury. The bout eventually took place at ONE Championship: A New Era, where Xiong became the first fighter to ever beat Lee.

Challenging for the Atomweight title

Xiong and Lee fought again in a rematch this time for Lee's Atomweight Championship at ONE Championship: Century Part 1 on October 13, 2019. Xiong lost by submission.

Return to Strawweight

She returned to strawweight to defend her ONE Women's Strawweight Championship at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix in a rematch of the championship fight that first earned her title against Tiffany Teo. Surviving a late surge from Tiffany, Xiong defended her title, winning the fight via unanimous decision. Xiong was then scheduled to defend her ONE Women's Strawweight Championship against

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at ONE Championship: Empower on May 28, 2021. However, the event was postponed to take place on September 3, 2021, due to the

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. She won the bout via unanimous decision, avoiding going to the ground with her opponent and winning the striking exchanges. Xiong defended her title against Ayaka Miura on January 14, 2022, at ONE: Heavy Hitters. She won the bout in dominant fashion via unanimous decision. Xiong made her seventh strawweight title defense against the ONE Women's Atomweight (115 lbs) champion

ONE on Prime Video 2 ''ONE on Prime Video 2: Xiong vs. Lee 3 '' (also known as ''ONE Fight Night 2'' outside North America) was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on October 1, 2022 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. ...

on September 30, 2022. She retained her title by unanimous decision.

Gym affiliation

Xiong formerly represented Alliance China and Bali MMA and is now currently representing Evolve MMA. She does the bulk of her training at Bali MMA. She previously trained at Phuket Top Team and represented the gym in her ONE debut against April Osenio.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** ONE Women's Strawweight Championship (One time; current). ***Seven successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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