Although ‘The Panda’ has a victory over Lee in a prior meeting, Xiong still has something to prove as she goes on to defend her world title against the fan-favorite submission specialist.
Days away from arguably the biggest fight of her mixed martial arts career, Xiong Jing Nan spoke with ONE Championship about her upcoming world title showdown and the concept of wins and losses as a way to determine who the best fighter is.
While one can certainly understand and respect Xiong’s thought process on the notion of winning and losing, there are valuable lessons in the concept, particularly in losing. Defeat can be used as a motivator, helping an individual realize that they lack skills in a specific area that they can then improve over time.
Winning can bring a similar result, with a victor motivated to continue their winning ways in an attempt to prove they are the best in a specific field.
Xiong Jing Nan is ready for a return to atomweight
Xiong Jing Nan’s lone loss inside the circle came against Angela Lee when the two women met for the second time in 2019.
Since then, ‘The Panda’ has been looking to jump back into the atomweight division. A win over Lee at ONE on Prime Video 2 to retain her strawweight world title could present the perfect opportunity.
In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA, Xiong Jing Nan spoke about the potential of returning to the world of atomweights, saying:
If ‘The Panda’ emerges victorious on September 30, a fourth bout between the two women with Lee’s atomweight world title on the line could be on the cards.
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