The 2023 ONE: PINNACLE SERIES HAS COME TO AN END, AND THE CHINESE FIGHTER HAS PUT IN A GOOD PERFORMANCE, SURPRISING THE CHINESE FANS WITH MULTIPLE VICTORIES. Here's a recap of the victories of Chinese fighters in the ONE: PEAK SERIES, and let's once again feel the pride of China's power on the international stage!
On the 25th of January, Zhang Peimian won his first victory of the year in "ONE: PINNACLE Series 8".
China's Guangxi rising star Zhang Peimian "Fighting Chicken" Zhang Peimian took a three-round battle against Russian champion Donkak Torepchi in a strawweight kickboxing bout to claim the victory by a landslide. With his precise punches, sudden jumping knees, and three-dimensional combinations, Zhang proved his competitiveness in the strawweight kickboxing division by earning a US$50,000 performance bonus from ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
On the 22nd, "ONE: PINNACLE SERIES 9" "Desert Flowers" bloomed again.
In the strawweight mixed martial arts bout, Chinese sensation Meng Bo "Desert Flower" battled Brazil's Dayane "The Monster" Cardoso for three rounds to take a two-bout winning streak inside ONE with a unanimous decision victory. In the match, Meng Bo hit Cardoso multiple times with sharp punches, and showed good technique in ground battles, which made people see his progress.
On 10 October, "ONE: PINNACLE SERIES 11", "Chinese Wolf Warrior" defeated the South Korean heavy gunner.
In the flyweight mixed martial arts division, Hu Yong "The Chinese Wolf Warrior" met South Korean heavy gunner Woo Sung Hoon. In the face of the heavy gunner who once scored a second-kill knockout, Hu fought bravely, his tactics were more flexible, his footwork moved quickly, and he once knocked his opponent down with consecutive punches and knees in the first round. In the end, Hu Yong withstood Yu Chengxun's ground offensive and won the decision victory with the advantage of clear and effective strikes.
On May 15, "ONE: PINNACLE SERIES 12", Banma won his first victory on his birthday.
Originally, "The Prince" Banma Duoji was scheduled to face Muay Thai contender Walter Goncalves in the flyweight division. But because the opponent was overweight, Banma was undaunted and accepted the game to 13575 lbs of protocol weight. In the bout, Banma used a combination of takedowns and heavy punches to put pressure on his opponent, then used his wrestling skills to take down his opponent multiple times and completely overwhelm Goncalves with ground-and-pound punches in the final moments. The two men battled for three rounds, and Banma Duoji earned his first victory in ONE Championship with a unanimous decision victory of three rounds on his birthday.
On the 30th of the month, "ONE: PINNACLE SERIES 14", Xiong Jingnan CROSSED THE BORDER TO TKO "WONDER GIRL" UNDER SPECIAL RULES
Originally from Shandong, China, Xiong Jing Nan has successfully defended his strawweight mixed martial arts world title seven times since becoming a strawweight mixed martial arts world champion in January 2018. Looking for more challenges in her career, she competed in a catchweight 129-pound stand-up special rules bout against Nat "Wonder Girl" Jaroonsak. In this match, wearing 4-ounce finger gloves and only allowing punches to attack, Xiong Jingnan showed his tactical wisdom, making it difficult for Wondergirl to catch the target by shaking her body widely, constantly hitting her opponent with hooks, and using rare lower split punch techniques, and finally TKO her Thai opponent in the third round at 2:42, which made people see the potential and infinite possibilities in herself.
On July 7, in "ONE: PINNACLE SERIES 15", Hu Yong and Zhang Lipeng achieved a "double kill" in the first round of "ONE: PINNACLE SERIES 15", and Chinese fighters shone brightly. "Wolf Warrior" Hu Yong won his second victory of the year by TKO, and "The Golden Winged Roc" Zhang Lipeng ended the fight in the first round and received another US$50,000 performance bonus.
In the flyweight mixed martial arts bout, Hu Yong needed just 1:03 to tko Wrestling sensation Eko Roni Saputra with a combination. After the match, Hu Yong called the top five again: "I want to play the top five opponents, give me a little time, I will become the champion, as long as you are willing to work hard, one day you will realize your dream!."”
In the lightweight mixed martial arts bout, Zhang faced former title challenger Timofi Nastyukhin, who has the ability to strike hard, and after breaking free of his takedown control, he saw an opportunity to shake his opponent with a heavy punch. Nastyukhin tried to counter with heavy punches, but Zhang dodged and then dropped his rival with a combination of punches to end the bout. The whole game took 3 minutes and 18 seconds. This TKO allowed Zhang Lipeng to win another $50,000 performance bonus!On 13 January 2024, Zhang will square off against Swiss sensation Maurice Abevi in a lightweight mixed martial arts bout at ONE Summit Series 18.
What is the most memorable Chinese fighter match this year?