China’s “The Panda” will no longer fight for ONE Championship, and her entire division has been shut down.
ONE Championship has done away with its women’s strawweight division and released longtime champ Xiong Jing Nan, Cageside Press confirmed on Thursday. The development was first reported by Nick Atkin of the Bangkok Post.
The change only impacts the promotion’s women’s strawweight division in MMA, while the men’s side remains intact, a source familiar with the change informed Cageside Press.
Xiong Jing Nan (19-2), 38, posted an 11-1 record under the ONE Championship banner, including a custom rules bout against Nat Jaroonsak in 2023. She made her debut for the promotion in 2017, and claimed gold the following January. Seven title defenses followed, with her lone loss in the company coming against the since-retired atomweight champ Angela Lee in 2019 (Xiong had defeated Lee when she moved up to strawweight earlier that year).
Xiong last competed against Meng Bo in March 2025, winning a unanimous decision in an attempt to move back to atomweight. She missed weight for the bout, potentially signaling the end of her run with the company, which seems set to focus on atomweight moving forward.
The Chinese star was once one of the most recognizable names on the ONE Championship roster, and boasts 11 wins by KO/TKO among her 19 career victories.
