“I respect my opponent very much, but I am aiming for the victory, and for sure, I am going to bring the victory to Brazil.” Expert Analyses “She is very aggressive on top, so the strategy is to take her to the ground and go on top,” Santos explains. “Marituba” has a different striking style that could potentially foil “The Panda,” but she anticipates her grappling will be her golden ticket to success. In 2013, she kicked off her journey with Muay Thai, and then transitioned to BJJ. Santos may be younger in her martial arts career, but she has come a long way in a short amount of time. “The Panda” expressed her disappointment in not being able to finish Balin in June, which gives a hint about her intentions for this upcoming tilt. She is currently refining her grappling and overall skill set at Bali MMA. Later, she studied Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and claimed the China Open BJJ Championship in 2017.
She picked up boxing when she was 18, and soon became a member of China’s national team. Xiong is renowned for her striking, but she is always improving the other areas of her game. That helped pave the way to The Home Of Martial Arts, and an interesting stylistic match-up with “The Panda.” Keys To Victory In May, she knocked out her most recent foe with kicks in less than two minutes.
Having competed primarily in her homeland, she has amassed 12 victories – six by knockout, and another two via submission.
XIONG JING NAN STOPS FIGHT PROFESSIONAL
The Brazilian, who stumbled upon martial arts five years ago, kicked off her professional career in April 2015. Santos has been similarly dominant in competition, too. In her first title defense in June, she dominated South American challenger Laura Balin for five whole rounds to decisively retain the belt. She knocked out Team Lakay’s April Osenio in the opening round of her promotional debut, and then in January, she stopped unbeaten Singaporean Tiffany “No Chill” Teo in the fourth round to claim the inaugural ONE Women’s Strawweight World Championship. Xiong has been an unstoppable force ever since she debuted in ONE Championship last December.Īfter spending the first three years of her mixed martial arts career ripping through the competition in her native China, “The Panda” joined the world’s largest martial arts organization and took over the women’s strawweight division. On Saturday, 8 September, reigning ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan (15-1) will defend the gold against Brazilian challenger Samara “Marituba” Santos (12-5-1) at ONE: BEYOND THE HORIZON.īefore the blockbuster event at the Baoshan Arena, here is everything there is to know about this monumental clash. ET all on Amazon Prime Video.Two of the planet’s toughest female strawweights are ready to headline an unforgettable show in Shanghai, China, this weekend. 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. 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. 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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