Long-reigning champion departs as sources say promotion has shuttered the divisionXiong Jingnan with the ONE Championship strawweight MMA world titleONE Championship has decided to shut down its women’s strawweight MMA division and has released champion Xiong Jingnan. Xiong had not defended the strawweight belt since September 2022, when she beat Angela Lee by unanimous decision in Singapore to close their trilogy and record a seventh straight title defence. The 38-year-old Chinese fighter was the inaugural women’s strawweight MMA champion, claiming the belt in January 2018 with a fourth-round TKO of Tiffany Teo. Xiong Jingnan and Angela Lee enjoyed a notable rivalry in ONE ChampionshipA fourth fight between them had once appeared inevitable, particularly with Xiong calling for another shot at the atomweight belt. Her exit closes the book on ONE’s women’s strawweight MMA division as it existed for the better part of the past decade.

Source: Bangkok Post March 26, 2026 21:35 UTC