4-ranked strawweight Ayaka Miura (right) will settle their differences in the middle of the ring at ONE: Heavy Hitters on January 14, 2022. ONE women's strawweight champion Xiong Jing Nan (left) and no. The 31-year-old from Saitama, Japan had previously drawn the ire of the women’s strawweight champion after claiming that Xiong has been sapped of her knockout power, to which the champion responded with much ferocity. Miura will be Xiong’s next challenger for the belt and she presents a unique challenge to “The Panda” as her otherworldly prowess on the mat has her aiming for a submission finish with her maneuver that she has dubbed as the “Ayaka Lock”.

That fight is what I have been looking forward to all the time,” Xiong remarked when asked about potentially fighting Lee again. “Of course, I’ve been looking forward to the third fight against Angela Lee. This puts her on a third collision course with Lee, who has held the ONE women’s atomweight title since its inception in May 2016. Xiong revealed in a recent interview that her career path does not stop at being the most recognizable face in the women’s strawweight division and that she plans to participate in atomweight fights in the near future.

The reigning ONE women’s strawweight queen in Xiong Jing Nan has a title defense ahead of her on Friday, January 14 against Ayaka Miura, but that has not stopped her from going after Angela Lee.

Lee will also have a title defense of her own against Stamp Fairtex on March 26.

Ayaka Miura will be Xiong's next opponent as she aims to end 'The Panda's' four-year reign atop the division.

Xiong Jing Nan bares her plans of fighting in the atomweight division after defending her title at ONE: Heavy Hitters.

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