Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) official reportedly snatched a Chinese flag that was draped over Li Jingliang’s shoulder ...

China's Zhang Weili has made a habit of defying the odds. The current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts star fought her way out of a hardscrabble life in the northern Chinese ...

The regional MMA scene in China is unlike most. Although Asia has a built-in cultural element of martial arts, China has been one of the countries on the continent that has been slower to emerge as a ...

Li Jingliang is a major star in China. The 33-year-old martial artist — nicknamed “The Leech” due to his vice-like grip — is the country’s top-ranked male fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

The UFC has yet to return to China following UFC Shenzhen, the Fight Night event that saw Zhang Weili defeat Jéssica Andrade via first-round TKO to become the first Chinese UFC champion. That was one ...

A decade ago, Zhang Weili was handing out flyers to rushing commuters in front of her local subway station. Now she’s considered one of the best women’s mixed-martial arts (MMA) fighters in history.

What does a 70% audience increase mean for the UFC? As Dana White & Co. continue their global expansion, after first establishing a presence in Western and Middle Eastern circuits, the promotion is ...

In the first title bout between Chinese-born fighters in UFC history, Zhang Weili continued to show why she's the class of the 115-pound division. Zhang (25-3) nearly recorded finishes in each of the ...

Saturday might not be UFC’s final “APEX” event of the year after all. The promotion’s December 9 card, which was originally scheduled to take place in Shanghai, China, reportedly might move to the UFC ...