Liu Hailong

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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.

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 80 kg division 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 Sanda 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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