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Jumabieke Tuerxun

China's second fighter to sign to UFC, Jumabieke started his MMA career at the Xian Sports Institute on the Extreme Sanda Team in 2008.

Background: Jumabieke's ethnic identity is Kazah Chinese, one of the 56 minority ethnic groups in China. My hometown is in Xinjiang Yili which is in the very far western parts of China. The Kazah people are nomadic and enjoy a lifestyle of the grasslands, mountains, and blue skies. Horse riding, Falconry, archery, wrestling, and boxing are very popular sports and is part of the Kazah culture. Many of China's top freestyle and greco roman style wrestlers are from the Xinjiang region of China.

History: In 2008 Jumabieke had my first MMA fight in Ultimate Wrestle and have been training in MMA and fighting all over China and internationally. Prior to joining the Extreme Sanda Team at the Xian Sports Institute I was on the provincial freestyle wrestling team at the Institute. Almost every month the Ultimate Wrestle had an event and I would watch my schoolmates on the Sanda team fight. Jumabieke was keen to get in the ring and try it out he received permission from his coach to join the Sanda team to have a fight in the Ultimate Wrestle MMA event. Before his debut MMA fight all of the top MMA fighters in China came from a Sanda background which incorporates kicking, punching, and Chinese wrestling. There were only a few guys from Chinese wrestling background, and none from freestyle wrestling. Jumabieke had no Sanda skills and did not really know what to do so his game plan was just to take down his opponent and G&P. It worked and Jumabieke has been fighting MMA since.

UFC: In Feburary of 2014 Jumabieke's dream came true as he became the second Chinese fighter after his ex-teammate Zhang Tie Quan to sign with the UFC. Earlier in 2013 Jumabieke had given up an opportunity for his third fight with Irshaad for a title belt which included a 1 Million RMB bonus (160,400USD). To be able to with the UFC has been his dream. It was a big decision for Jumabieke to turn down such a large purse however Jumabieke believe in chasing his dreams which to fight in the UFC was more important than fighting in RUFF.