体坛英语资讯：Feature: A thousand years of history in one 42-second victory
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 4-- 42 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="UFC">UFC</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Weili">Weili</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jessica">Jessica</span> <span word="Andrade">Andrade</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UFC">UFC</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="strawweight">strawweight</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevation">elevation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="making">making</span>. <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 42 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>.</p><p><span word="HUMBLE">HUMBLE</span> <span word="BEGINNINGS">BEGINNINGS</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ultimate">Ultimate</span> <span word="Fighting">Fighting</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>, <span word="UFC">UFC</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1993 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> - <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="juggernaut">juggernaut</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>-<span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contests">contests</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="bouts">bouts</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="Muhammed">Muhammed</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>-<span word="cum">cum</span>-<span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="wrestler">wrestler</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Inoki">Inoki</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bout">bout</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dud">dud</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="punters">punters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="remained">remained</span>.</p><p><span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jiu">Jiu</span>-<span word="jitsu">jitsu</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foothold">foothold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p><span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="jiu">jiu</span>-<span word="jitsu">jitsu</span> (<span word="BJJ">BJJ</span>), <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="called">called</span>, <span word="diverged">diverged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jiu">jiu</span>-<span word="jitsu">jitsu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="judo">judo</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="forceful">forceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="early">early</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="Geo">Geo</span> <span word="Omori">Omori</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="practitioners">practitioners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrestlers">wrestlers</span>, <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="Jiu">Jiu</span>-<span word="jitsu">jitsu</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>.</p>
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