Xia Li earns split decision win in Combat Night MMA debut
Lei Ying Lee (formerly Xia Li in WWE) was victorious in her Combat Night MMA debut on Saturday night.
Although the fight was advertised as an MMA bout, both fighters wore kickboxing gear, no grappling occurred, and each of the three rounds lasted two minutes.
Lee defeated Myriame Essalki via split-decision.
“@thexiazhao fought hard from bell to bell against an undefeated fighter and won via split decision in her debut. Excited to see what’s next for this prospect out of @thejunglemma”
Lee was originally scheduled to debut for Combat Night last summer but was pulled from the card after testing positive for COVID-19. Her fight with Essalki was announced last month.
Before signing with WWE in 2017, Lee competed in martial arts tournaments in China, including the World Wushu Championships.
She joined TNA Wrestling after her WWE release in April 2024 and won her debut match against Hyan at the September 14 tapings. Since then, she has also appeared in Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and faced Masha Slamovich at GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport last November.