Doctor-turned-fighter captures imagination of MMA fans
China DailyShi Ming celebrates winning the strawweight title of the 'Road to UFC' tournament in Macao on Nov 23. JEFF BOTTARI/ZUFFA LLC With her rise to stardom from an unlikely background intriguing fans around the world, doctor-turned-fighter Shi Ming has helped mixed martial arts tap into a larger fan base, particularly women in China. But, at the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Fight Night in Macao on Nov 23, the soft-spoken Heilongjiang province native revealed her fierce alter ego in a sensational knockout win to earn a contract with the Las Vegas-based MMA organization. The UFC has developed a group of Asian female stars, led by reigning strawweight world champion Zhang Weili, since it made its China debut in 2012 in the Macao Special Administrative Region. "My goal is to fight for the world championship belt in the UFC while I am still young," said Shi, who competes in the same 52-kilogram division as her idol Zhang.
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