Wei Rui is a Chinese Sanda kickboxer who currently fights out of Da Dong Xiang fight club.
21 Facts About Wei Rui
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Wei Rui was the 2020 Combat Press "Male Fighter of the Year".
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Wei Rui was born on May 25,1989, into a poor rural family as the youngest of eight siblings, with five sisters and two brothers in Luyi, Henan.
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Wei Rui made his debut on September 13,2013, against Charlie at Wu Lin Feng.
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Wei Rui won the fight by knockout, after just three seconds.
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Wei Rui rebounded by winning his next five fights, before challenging Kaiwanlek Tor Laksong for the S1 Muaythai Super Lightweight International title.
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Wei Rui beat Denis Puric by a second-round knockout in the semifinals, and Anson Chin by unanimous decision in the finals.
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Wei Rui extended his winning streak to seven fights with knockout victories over DuoLra, Abdel Aziz Ennahachi and Josh Cunanan, as well as through decision victories over Yodsing Po.
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Wei Rui won the tournament with unanimous decision victories against Mahdi Mahmoudvand and Bohdan Kopkin in the semifinals and finals respectively.
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Wei Rui fought in Las Vegas for the first time during the WLF and WCK Muaythai crossover event, being scheduled to face Kronphet Phetrachapat.
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Wei Rui knocked out Sasaki, and won a unanimous decision against Cristian Spetcu in the semifinals.
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Wei Rui defended the title four months later, with a majority decision win against Gonnapar Weerasakreck.
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Wei Rui beat Zeqi by stoppage, knocking him out in the second round.
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Three weeks later, Wei Rui notched another knockout victory, stopping Sasa Jovanovic mid-way through the second round.
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Wei Rui was scheduled to fight Wang Pengfei in his promotional return.
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On October 18,2020, Wei Rui fought Jin Ying for the Wu Lin Feng King's Super Cup Title.
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Two months later, Wei Rui was scheduled to fight Thodkhui MR.
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Wei Rui extended his undefeated streak to 15 fights with a unanimous decision victory over Zheng Junfeng.
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Wei Rui next faced Hisaki Higashimoto at Wu Lin Feng 536: China vs Japan on April 22,2023.
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On March 13,2024, it was announced that Wei Rui signed with ONE Championship.
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Wei Rui faced Hiroki Akimoto on May 4,2024, at ONE Fight Night 22.