MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (R-L) Shi Ming of China battles Feng Xiaocan of China of their Girls’s Strawweight RTU Match Last struggle in the course of the UFC Combat Evening occasion at Galaxy Area on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
The Highway to UFC 3 match wrapped up at UFC Macau on Saturday, with ladies’s strawweights Shi Ming and Feng Xiaocan seeking to earn a UFC contract within the 115lb finale.
Feng Xiaocan, a practising doctor, had managed to maintain her preventing profession on the down low, along with her sufferers unaware of her MMA pursuits. Shi Ming’s household, in the meantime, in some way believed she was in a standard martial arts match, relatively than preventing for a UFC deal. A relatively quirky subplot to a struggle key to the careers of each women.
Shi Ming opened the struggle with a kick, focusing on the physique, and following it up with one other aimed toward Xiaocan’s lead leg. One other kick to the midsection adopted; Xiaocan answered again with a few her personal. Xiaocan towered over the a lot smaller Ming, who was going to should discover a approach inside in opposition to the longer, taller fighter.
The primary takedown of the struggle discovered Xiaocan take the again of Shi Ming, who fought the fingers and finally labored her approach again up, simply over a minute nonetheless on the clock.
Spherical two noticed the motion gradual a step, with single strikes traded, exercise dipping notably on the a part of Ming, who continued to wrestle to discover a approach inside. At instances, she put herself out of place, however within the last minute, closed the space, tying up. Shi Ming struggled to land a takedown, with Xiaocan reversing briefly, and most significantly for her, conserving the struggle standing.
Shi Ming completely erupted within the third, connecting with a head kick that floored Xiaocan immediately! A comply with up punch was barely obligatory and Ming had captured the Highway to UFC 3 strawweight crown with a highlight-reel, come-from-behind KO. Feng Xioacan, in the meantime, was faraway from the octagon through stretcher along with her head immobilized, although she was awake and speaking.
Talking with Michael Bisping after the struggle, Ming admitted she was involved about Xiaocan’s situation and added her greatest needs. The then admitted that previously, she hadn’t been aggressive sufficient. “I think I’m going to be a dangerous girl in the future, and good luck to my opponent,” she acknowledged.
Official End result: Shi Ming def. Feng Xiaocan by KO (headkick), Spherical 3, 0:46
