Liu Hailong

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Personal Statistics

Nickname: Chinese (Pinyin) Liu Tui Pi Gua, Conqueror of Muay Thai
Birth Place: China or (People's Republic of China)
Province: n/a
Birth Date: 05/30/1981
Height: 176cm, or 5'10"

Fighting Style: San Shou (San Da or Sanda)
San Shou Record: 50-4-0 (wins-losses-draws)

Overview

Liu Hailong is a Chinese Sanshou fighter. Liu's rise to fame came in 2000 in the inaugural King of Sanda tournament. Liu not only won his weight class, but went on to win a grueling one-night open weight round robin tournament against much bigger fighters as well, giving him the title Sanda "King of Kings". Exciting and charismatic, Liu is almost certainly China's most recognized combat athlete.

Liu has been dubbed the "Conqueror of Muay Thai" because he has beaten some top Muay Thai fighters in a series of "Sanda vs Muay Thai" challenges.Fact|date=May 2008In one such challenge held in Guangdong, China, Liu Hailong defeated Lukpoei Grabangkoei a Muay Thai champion from Thailand. He lifted Grabangkoei up and threw him out of the ring onto the concrete floor twice before splitting open the already battered face of Grabangkoei with a direct face punch hence resulting in a knockout.

In 2003, Liu faced a fellow King of Sanda in Yuan Yubao in the promotion's first "superfight", defeating him soundly by decision to earn the title of "Super King of Sanda".

At the Sanshou World Championships in Macau, Liu faced Salihov Muslim in amateur rules competition and beat him on points to win the 80kg divsion gold medal. Muslim is a highly accomplished Russian Sanshou fighter who would later become a King of Sanda himself.

In December 2003, Liu scored a unanimous decision over Eduardo Fujihara to claim the IKF Sanshou World Championship. Others chinese fighters who participated in that event include Bao Li Gao.

At the World Sand Kings tournament in 2003 there was a challenge issued by well-known American San Shou fighter Cung Le to Liu Hailong for a superfight in San Shou to decide who was the best in the world. However the highly anticipated matchup never materialized between the two sides.

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