![]() She retained her title by unanimous decision. Xiong made her seventh strawweight title defense against the ONE Women's Atomweight (115 lbs) champion Angela Lee at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30, 2022. ![]() She won the bout in dominant fashion via unanimous decision. Xiong defended her title against Ayaka Miura on January 14, 2022, at ONE: Heavy Hitters. She won the bout via unanimous decision, avoiding going to the ground with her opponent and winning the striking exchanges. However, the event was postponed to take place on September 3, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Xiong was then scheduled to defend her ONE Women's Strawweight Championship against Michelle Nicolini at ONE Championship: Empower on May 28, 2021. Surviving a late surge from Tiffany, Xiong defended her title, winning the fight via unanimous decision. 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. 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. The bout eventually took place at ONE Championship: A New Era, where Xiong became the first fighter to ever beat Lee. However, on November 5, 2018, Lee revealed that she was forced off the card due to a back injury. Xiong was scheduled to defend her title against reigning ONE Championship Atomweight Champion Angela Lee at ONE Championship: Heart of the Lion on November 9, 2018. Subsequently, Xiong successfully defended the title against Samara Santos Cunha at ONE Championship: Beyond the Horizon on September 8, 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. Xiong was scheduled to make her first title defense against Laura Balin at ONE Championship: Battle for the Heavens on May 26, 2018. With the win, she became the first Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history. She stopped the Singaporean in the fourth round to win the ONE Women's Strawweight Championship belt. Xiong then faced Tiffany Teo for the inaugural strawweight title on January 20, 2018, at ONE Championship: Kings of Courage. Xiong made her promotional debut on December 9, 2017, at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World beating April Osenio. Xiong made her professional MMA debut in 2014, fighting exclusively in Kunlun Fight and amassed a record of 10–1 before signing with ONE 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. Īfter adding BJJ to her arsenal, she won a China Open BJJ championship. 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. She was inspired by Chinese martial arts movies from an early age and has always lived by the heroic values she saw on screen. 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. Xiong was initially scouted and selected to the weightlifting program in a sports school. Xiong was born in Weishan County, Jining, Shandong province in 1988. She is also the first ever Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history. She is the inaugural and reigning ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion. Xiong Jingnan ( Chinese: 熊竞楠 born January 12, 1988) is a Chinese mixed martial artist. Xiong Jingnanīrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Alex Silva ![]() In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiong.
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