She’s a third-degree judo black belt who owns the most submission wins (3) in the women’s strawweight division. Her accolades stand in direct opposition to Miura’s.
What’s more, the Chinese superstar holds the record for most knockouts (4) across all the promotion’s female divisions. Since claiming the weight class’ inaugural belt in January 2018, Xiong has successfully defended it five times. This Friday, 14 January, reigning ONE Women’s Strawweight World Champion “The Panda” Xiong Jing Nan defends her crown against #4-ranked contender Ayaka “Zombie” Miura in the main event of ONE: HEAVY HITTERS. Mixed Martial Arts – Atomweight: Julie Mezabarba def.Two of the toughest mixed martial artists in the women’s strawweight division are just about ready to throw down inside the Circle.
Muay Thai – Strawweight: Jackie Buntan def. Cristina Morales via TKO at 2:27 of Round 2 Kickboxing – Atomweight: Anissa Meksen def. Mixed Martial Arts – Atomweight: Itsuki Hirata def. Mixed Martial Arts – Atomweight: Ritu Phogat def. Mixed Martial Arts – Atomweight: Stamp Fairtex def. Mixed Martial Arts – Atomweight: Seo Hee Ham def. Mixed Martial Arts – Strawweight: Xiong Jing Nan def. Anderson dropped Hirata in the third round with an overhand right, but the Japanese fighter recovered and went right back to work to earn the unanimous decision. Behind a strong judo base, Hirata consistently took Anderson to the mat with ease, pounding on the American with elbows, fists, and knees from top position. Hirata advanced to the Grand Prix semifinals with a comprehensive victory over a fearless Alyse Anderson. Utilizing her superior wrestling skills, Phogat blasted Meng with knees and elbows from top position to dominate the rest of the way. Meng rocked Phogat with a smashing right hand in the opening frame and then threatened with an armbar, but “The Indian Tigress” showed incredible heart to reach the bell and came alive in the final two rounds. Indian wrestling star Phogat survived a first-round onslaught from #2-ranked atomweight Meng Bo, storming back to earn a unanimous decision and advance to the Grand Prix semifinals. In the end, Stamp earned the split decision victory on the scorecards to advance to the tournament semifinals. In the third round, Rassohyna caught Stamp in an armbar, but the latter escaped and used her ground-and-pound to deal serious damage. The Thai athlete responded by securing the Ukrainian’s back on the ground and threatening with a rear-naked choke. Rassohyna started off strong on the feet, bringing the fight to Stamp.
In a highly anticipated rematch, #4-ranked atomweight Fairtex won a split decision in a close back-and-forth battle with #3-ranked Alyona Rassohyna. In the third round, Zamboanga exploded with a powerful takedown, but Ham battled right back on the feet to close out the fight. Ham tried to keep the Filipina at range by attacking with jabs and then throwing left hands down the middle. Zamboanga looked to close the distance early, entering the clinch in an attempt to bring the action to the ground. Ham figured in an absolute war with #1-ranked Denice Zamboanga to win by split decision, punching her ticket to the ONE Women’s Atomweight World Grand Prix semifinals. In the grand prix, Itsuki Hirata, Ritu Phogat, Stamp Fairtex and Seo Hee Ham all advanced to the semifinals.
All three judges scored the bout in favor of Xiong to win by unanimous decision, as she earned her fifth successful ONE Women’s Strawweight World Title defense. The Chinese superstar continued her onslaught in the championship rounds, as Nicolini simply had no answer for Xiong’s impeccable striking. Nicolini tried her best to move forward as she looked to grapple, but she couldn’t bridge the gap. Xiong peppered Nicolini with beautiful boxing combinations to open the contest, staggering the Brazilian with a plethora of right hands on multiple occasions.
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