Ming Shi’s mother and father could discover out the exhausting means that their daughter is a highlight-reel knockout artist combating underneath the UFC banner.

At UFC Battle Night time 248, Shi (17-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) grew to become the primary “Highway to UFC” strawweight match winner by touchdown a brutal head kick within the third spherical towards Xiaocan Feng. It wasn’t your typical knockout; Feng was down for a number of minutes and was stretchered out of the octagon.

For Shi, 30, the second prompted blended feelings. She had simply received the largest combat of her profession as a large underdog to grew to become a UFC fighter, however as a medical physician, she had considerations about her opponent’s well being.

“That’s my largest weak spot, I’ve an excessive amount of mercy,” Shi stated throughout an interview on the “UFC Battle Night time 248 Put up Present.” “I’m not aggressive sufficient. It’s actually troublesome for me to harm my opponent. Particularly she skilled so exhausting, she’s so younger. It’s actually unhappy to see she lie down there for greater than 10 minutes. I hope she recovers quickly.”

The “Highway to UFC” remaining bout passed off on the occasion’s prelims at Galaxy Area in Macau. Updates on Feng’s situation had been relayed to the published viewers throughout the principle card as she was evaluated at a close-by hospital to assist ease the considerations for the scary scene.

Though Shi, who was nicknamed “Dr. Sleep” by Michael Bisping through the broadcast, was fearful about her opponent, she has loads of causes to have fun. She earned a UFC contract by successful “Highway to UFC” and was additionally awared a $50,000 Efficiency of the Night time award for the spotlight second.

Whereas issues are wanting up for Shi, there’s one different space of concern as she strikes ahead. The cat could also be out of the bag that she’s a fighter, which is one thing her mother and father didn’t find out about. So far as they know, she merely competes in conventional martial arts competitions to interrupt wood boards.

“I don’t assume I’m going to say it to them,” Shi stated. “For my mother and father, they’re conventional Chinese language mother and father and so they fear about me. Solely physician or a lawyer, I don’t produce other selection. So, I’m going to combat UFC, however possibly each time I’ll return house after I get well.”

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