Kung fu ‘master’ gouges Chinese kick-boxer’s eye in cheap shot after embarrassing beat down
Glory Kick-boxing fighter Zhang Wensheng goes to shake Wu Liang’s hand after knocking him down three times in a matter of seconds
But social media users call Xingyi practitioner a ‘disgrace’ and a ‘coward’ for his sucker punch after the fight had ended
Nicolas Atkin
Published: 2:00pm, 7 Jun, 2019
The kung fu ‘master’ gouges Zhang Wensheng’s eye when they go to shake hands. Photos: YouTube/Fight Commentary Breakdowns
We’ve seen some of the traditional martial artists making excuses for their embarrassing defeats by Chinese MMA fighters. But a kung fu “master” has taken being a sore loser to new heights.
Xingyi practitioner Wu Liang challenged MMA fighter Zhang Wensheng (46-6, 10 knockouts), who fights for Glory Kick-boxing – to a match-up at a gym in Shenzhen last month, footage of which has gone viral on Chinese social media.
As you might have expected, Zhang knocked Wu down within seconds of the fight starting, landing a few punches before dropping him with a head kick. Wu came back for more and got dropped again with a right hand, then an uppercut sent him flying off his feet a third time.
Wu sportingly went to shake Zhang’s hand, but in a move like something out of WWE, he sucker “punches” his opponent with an eye poke.
Another fighter, who acted as the referee for the fight, goes to push Wu out of the way – more for his own protection, as Zhang was pretty angry, as you might expect.
In the end, Zhang decided not to bother further embarrassing Wu, and walked away.
Zhang Wensheng drops Wu Liang with an uppercut.
Zhang later posted pictures on social media showing the effects of the cowardly move, with his left eyelid swollen and a cut on the bridge of his nose.
And fans on social media were left outraged by Wu’s actions.
“Apparently ‘Chi’ is just short for ‘cheap shot’,” commented one user on YouTube channel Fight Commentary Breakdowns, which posted the video.
Wu Liang poses in his traditional martial arts clothing.
“What a disgrace,” wrote another user. “He can’t land a single punch during the fight because he doesn’t know how. So he sucker-punches the guy during the handshake. What a low-life coward.”
“These traditional martial arts guys have zero honour or logic (especially now they are being exposed),” another user said. “Eye poke after the fight is over? I’ve always been disgusted with the arrogance of TMA, even when I was practising it.
“Anyone who calls themselves a ‘master’ is just stroking their ego.”