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Xu Xiaodong

Xu Xiaodong

The latest news on Xu Xiaodong, Chinese mixed martial artist, including tai chi and sports news.

Born

15 Nov 1979

Industry

Sport

Job Title

Mixed Martial Artist, Youtuber

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Tai chi master blames sun, cage and lack of time for Xu Xiaodong ‘fluke’

Chen Yong posts on social media to say that ‘Mad Dog’ win was a ‘fluke’ and tai chi cannot generate force on soft ground.

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Tai chi master Chen Yong records a video for social media to explain the reasons he lost his fight to Xu Xiaodong. Photo: YouTube

Xu Xiaodong follows 12-second win by unmasking impostor

Chinese MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong returns with brief bout against tai chi master Chen Yong – then points out someone is pretending to be him online despite social media ban.

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Disgraced Chinese tai chi master comes out of retirement for kung fu film

Ma says film will ‘break box office records’ as online ridicule continues, with one newspaper saying ‘acting is his real strength’.

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Disgraced master ‘walks away from kung fu’ after fresh online mockery

Ma Baoguo, who went viral in May after being knocked down three times in 30 seconds, announces he has ‘returned to peaceful life’ as netizens mark six-month anniversary with spoof videos.

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A still from the video of tai chi master Ma Baoguo talking to the referee before his embarrassing 30-second knockout. Photo: Handout

China aims to knock out ‘unsafe’ freestyle and MMA fights

Country’s top sports body says rules are needed to improve organisation of the bouts.

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China warns fake kung fu masters to clean up their act

Chinese Wushu Association warns practitioners not to appoint themselves as ‘kung fu masters’ or ‘authentic masters’ and stop faking documents and certificates about their ‘alleged prowess’.

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Ma opponent ‘scared’ before KO’ing tai chi master – and paid for fight

Wang Qingmin got no prize money for knocking out Ma Baoguo in 30 seconds, but had to pay US$92 to fight tai chi master,who earned US$28,000 for bout.

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Wang Qingmin speaks to local media (left) about his viral 30-second KO of tai chi master Ma Baoguo. Photo: Sina Sports/YouTube

Sensei Says | Chinese social media isn’t tricked by ‘kung-fools’ like Ma Baoguo

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Tai chi master Ma Baoguo and his opponent at the start of their fight. Photo: Weibo

Ref asked tai chi master to show mercy before embarrassing KO

Pre-fight footage emerges on Chinese social media showing referee telling 69-year-old tai chi master Ma Baoguo to show mercy to opponent – but things go horribly wrong.

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Sensei Says | Tai chi master’s knockout a telling tale for traditional martial arts

Viral video of Ma Baoguo getting knocked out cold once again showcases the cavernous divide between traditional martial arts in China and the undeniable power of YouTube.

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Xu Xiaodong says ‘truth revealed’ after tai chi master’s 30-second KO

Chinese MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong rubs salt in the wounds for Ma Baoguo, whom he claims called Shanghai police moments before their 2017 fight to get it shut down.

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Tai chi master Ma Baoguo is knocked out in Shandong. Photo: YouTube/Fight Commentary Breakdowns

Tai chi master knocked out in 30 seconds by amateur martial arts fighter

Ma Baoguo, 69, is knocked out unconscious in an embarrassing beating against a much younger opponent in a tournament held in Shandong.

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Tai chi master Ma Baoguo gets ready to hit the deck. Photo: YouTube

Xu Xiaodong slams tai chi master for threatening Wuhan Diary author

Chinese MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong hits back after Lei Lei calls on Wuhan martial artists to ‘use your fists for justice and punish this traitor’ Fang Fang.

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Muay Thai fighter KO’s Chinese taekwondo black belt in seven seconds

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Chinese mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong just wants to ‘survive’

When China’s most controversial fighter headed to Bangkok for the biggest match of his career, his first concern was whether he would be allowed to leave Beijing.

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Controversial Chinese mixed martial arts fighter Xu Xiaodong in training for the biggest fight of his career. Photo: Qin Chen

Chinese MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong knocks out Japanese cosplayer

‘Mad Dog’ gets second-round TKO against former kick-boxing champion Yuichiro Nagashima in Bangkok, and now hopes to fight ‘fake Shaolin monk’ Yi Long.

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Two kung fu ‘masters’ demolished by Xu Xiaodong fight each other

Lei Lei and Tian Ye go at it to decide who the better kung fu fighter is after both were previously pulverised by Chinese MMA ‘Mad Dog’.

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Kung fu master backs down after Xu Xiaodong accepts challenge

Sun Lei tells Chinese MMA fighter ‘I’ll break your arm with my iron palm’ but says sorry after Xu dares him to put up 200,000 yuan.

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Iron palm kung fu master Sun Lei (left) challenged Xu Xiaodong (right), and swiftly backed down. Photo: Photo: YouTube/Weibo

Chinese MMA fighter KOs two kung fu ‘masters’ in one night

‘A Hu’ went viral for knocking out wing chun ‘master’ Ding Hao last weekend, but video reveals he also smashed tai chi practitioner that night, beating both in 72 seconds each.

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Song De Cai lies on the canvas. Photos: YouTube/Fight Commentary Breakdowns

Drunken Kung Fu? MMA fighter staggers ‘master’ six times

Referee somehow fails to stop fight earlier as ‘A Hu’ repeatedly concusses Tang Duoji, who receives six stitches and a broken orbital bone, saying ‘I had the wrong strategy’.

22 Oct 2019 - 12:25PM

Wing chun ‘master’ taunts MMA fighter, gets KO’d in 72 seconds

After being obliterated by Xu Xiaodong last year, Ding Hao tries his luck against another Chinese fighter – but the result is even more embarrassing.

22 Oct 2019 - 1:01AM

Xu Xiaodong’s Weibo account wiped after Hong Kong protest comments

MMA fighter’s microblog deleted for the eighth time, but he tweets picture alongside Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Qiushi, who was feared missing.

23 Aug 2019 - 3:42PM

Xu Xiaodong (right) with Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Qiushi. Photo: Twitter/Xu Xiaodong

Chinese authorities question Xu Xiaodong over Hong Kong protest views

MMA fighter says authorities visited him at his Beijing home after Twitter post, and admits he’s worried about deviating from official mainland view on Hong Kong.

27 Aug 2019 - 11:12AM

Xu Xiaodong has been censored in China. Photo: Weibo

Bruce Lee wannabe breaks bricks, before MMA fighter breaks his face

‘I’ll break you like I broke this brick,’ says wing chun ‘master’, but his bravado is thrown back in his face, quite literally, by two head kicks in a 12-second KO.

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Exit the Dragon: MMA fighter KOs fake Bruce Lee in 12 seconds

Xuan Wu leaves ‘wing chun master’ Tan Long flat on his back after two head kicks inside the ring in a Yinchuan shopping mall.

21 Aug 2019 - 4:17AM

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