When A BJJ Black Belt & A Shaolin Monk Meet In MMA 😱 

These are too seriously skilled fighters. Mad respect for both of them, and I hope to see more of both of them. I think we might see some Shaolin monks working on their grappling in the future, which would be amazing to see what they could do with it considering the dedication to fighting arts of the Shaolin monks!

What a monster McLaren is. Took some serious punches and got up and found a way to win against a very talented opponent. Hugely impressive.

Reece knew he couldn’t outstrike Xie Wei. Xie Wei has insane accuracy and timing in his hits, so Reece switched to grappling, his greatest weapon instead, and he won. Beautiful match between both skilled fighters.

Although McLaren got the win, Xie Wei's future is still really bright. He's an accurate puncher with nasty wheelhouse, and front kicks. Not to mention his incredibly educated elbows. But his inexperience against good grapplers showed here. By this time next year he'll be able to beat McLaren. His defense against double and single leg takedowns as well as his patience in weathering choke attempts will be far better.

Once Xie gets his jujitsu down he'll be extremely difficult to beat ! Such a great athlete !!

Xie almost knocked Reece out and displayed some incredible striking power and skills, but made some critical errors on the ground, like turning into a back take, which was smartly set up by Reece, classic rookie mistake that can be ironed out with experience, Xie is definitely a prospect in the growing, will be expecting a much improved version of himself for his next fight.

The way Reece dodged that high kick Matrix style was quite a sight to behold.

No matter what form, there'll be someone who has mastered it and makes it look fluid.

1:03 the perfect take down! Awesome. Xie was very uncomfortable on his back. He was too desperate to get up. More important than getting up is protecting your back, especially against an elite grappler. He gave his back so easily!

A well matched fight. It must have been difficult for Reece to recover from that right hand punch. Respect to both fighters.

Xie Wei need to add Brazilian Jujitsu in his bucket list

I'd love to see a rematch....because this was a display of great talent and respect!

This fight went pretty much as I'd expected. Xie is a very good striker and almost knocked Reece out but once the fight went to the ground it was quickly over. If Xie learns some bjj he's gonna be very, very strong.

Good win on the ground by Reece. I'm sure we'll see these two face each other again. Both put on a good show.

You could see that these guys were not on the same level when it comes to ground work... But great job to both on the striking !

Imagine when Mclaren builds his striking game? He'd be unstoppable.

Let's be very, very clear: he's not a Shaolin Monk. It's marketing nonsense. Edit: Quit replying to my post. Do some research. Lots of people can stay with the Shaolin Monks. That does not make one a Monk. He wasn't a monk. He stayed there. He trained with them. So what. That's not unique and isn't enough to qualify him as a Shaolin Monk. Give a source of a Shaolin Monk saying he's a monk or keep it moving.

Both of these guys are very impressive. McLaren took some big shots to the face and kept going, and Xie Wei is not only talented, but as the smaller guy to stand up with McLaren on his back showed great strength.

These are two fighters I like to watch. This match was awesome.

This is why grappling is so important. That take down was perfection.

Love how it took getting rocked for the black belt to actually start using his jiu jitsu.

As an Aussie Who loves Shaolin Kung Fu... Was hard fight to watch... Both fighters are incredible.

The rule about grabbing the gloves in mma is pretty annoying. I get that it would be cheap to just hold onto the glove to prevent a choke, but at the same time, being told you can't touch the glove makes it very difficult to defend chokes, because sometimes you need to peel the opponent's hand off of you to get control of the arm/wrist. It's not as if the gloves make it that much easier to pull their hand away, but they pretty much can't do it at all just because the rules effectively say they can't grab hands.

Well Xei didnt loose in a way he didnt think he was going to, so at least he sized up his opponent right.

So much heart and warrior spirit to get through those bombs that dropped him and get the win.

Even with the loss I am impressed with Xie Wei’s striking game and foot work. With a little bit more seasoning to his ground work he’ll be a hell of an opponent in the ring. Very impressive that he stood up like that with a black belt opponent all over him, even though he eventually was submitted… Most people would’ve never made it to their feet.

he didn't learn the Song Of The Iron Throat Technique, should've stayed at the monastery longer.

The ref was hard on the glove grabbing he was trying to remove the hand.... he listened to the ref and got chocked out! Get win For the Aussie though congrats

It was a good fight hopefully Xie learns from this experience

Honestly the most notable thing was how EFFORTLESSLY Xie was executing parries and then countering off of them. They are so quick they look like feints but he's actually parrying Mclarens strikes.

If Xie fight again, he can win for sure....

I like Xie but I always felt like he focused more on striking than grappling. I sensed that if he ever came across a good grappler, he’d have a tough time.

Wow! How explosive was that!? Awesome match between two epic fighters! Thanks for sharing 👍

Xie's kicks are so damn fast!

That takedown was perfectly timed and that cage work was immaculate as well.

First thing to do when escaping a rear naked choke is to turn the head towards the choking arms hand, and then work on escaping the leg hooks. It's always a mistake to try to fight the choking arms like he did.

Both fighters did good and showed their expertise. Xie just didn't have enough experience with grappling. Hopefully he improves his ground game after this

ground game is so crucial, Xie almost had it. Reece just didnt wanna stay down. Great fight by both fellas. I don’t understand why the ref was telling him he couldnt remove off the hand/glove from positioning.

Actually I hope should go longer. Xie very good at striking. He should keep avoid to taking down by grappler expert like Reece. But seems like he too impatient. Congratulations Reece.

I’m Asian and was rooting for Xie but this Reece guy is something. Much respect to both guys

I’m glad to see monks are showing their skills. They deserved to be recognized finally. People act like MMA is new but really it’s been around forever thousands of years. Human combat has been around and I’m glad the monks are fighting.

Xie will work on grappling, and will be very difficult to beat later. Reece definitely had to work for that one. Respect to him for the win.

I like how hard they fight and then how the winner cares about the defeated man and shows his appreciation and respect. That's great. Without that I'd hate this fights.

These dudes did great! Both showed up strong for their respective disciplines

Reece won, still took some heavy shots, but took a solid win. Hope to see his Striking game improved even More the next fight, he’ll be a hard contender to deal with and a great prospect.

McLaren 's grappling is just miles above Xie, who is a very powerful striker. If Xie can get his grappling up, he will be serious trouble for anyone.

You can't even blink watching a fight like this hahaha

Two very tough, and talented men!💪✊

Good fight thanks for the upload!

Xie must improve his cagecontrol to invade those takedown attempt From bjj expertise Hoping for striking like xie wie improved next time

Both guys are highly skilled. And both are more than just “BJJ black belt” or “Shaolin” trained.

The BJJ guy sure took his time to stop trying stand up strikes, and go to the ground where he could use his superior ground game. Both great fighters and showed good sportsmanship.

Congrat to Reece.. Xie Wei 👍👍👍

I am American, but I was rooting for Xie. I like his fighting style.

Enjoyed watching. Both men worthy of respect

Reece came back from the 3rd dimension after that killer punch and got the win 👍

This wasn't a Shaolin Monk vs a BJJ fighter, this was an MMA fighter vs an MMA fighter.

When they win: "representing bjj!" When they lose: "we don't know this guy."

Surprised to see McLaren in ONE. He took over the car game, now he’s taking over the fight game. 👊

Before he stepped in the arena, this Chinese guy used to be the dishwasher at my local Chinese restaurant.

Xie is gonna be a big problem in this division once he builds his grappling base. Mark my words. Mclaren is very sticky big win for him.

Wow! They are both really super 😍😎 good at what they do !

Xie has excellent takedown defense. I hope they become friends, that was an amazing fight!

Wow that was a great match. Kudos to both warriors!

Learning from his lost will only make him better. He gave his back away like it was a freebie. While the Aussie changed his stratagy pas he knew if keep with the stand up it won't be going his way.

Never lock ur or a legs with a person on ur back.. I understand that move .he was trying to do. He locked his legs to stand defend but was standing to long . U have actually"fall sit " and press him to cage with ur back .. defend the rest of it until ur comfortable in twisting around. When u locked a leg ur neck becomes exposed as u stand ... he took the side u locked . If u can grab both gloves and fall sit. The refhas to call it. Sneakily put ur head under his chin & Fall straight down. Grabbing is arms as well.. Ref has to call it. The judo twist not good to try. I do get it work.but.. Because the rules allow the foe to leg wrap you n strike n as well.. it best fall sit with ur head under his chin.. even if the foe move his head, u can twist and take top position or back to ur feet standing .or just stall which will create standing reset.

Excellent performance from both of these men

Best fight I've seen in a while. Never give up mentality

This is perfect example of using shaolin or martial arts and applying real-world practical training to it. The speed/accuracy/reflex you gain from shaolin training combined with mma conditioning is an explosive combo.

Certain techniques are better for MMA gage fights. It all depends on the rules. A lot of things are not allowed (example grabbing gloves or the cage etc) which makes certain techniques more suited to cage fights. A shaolin monk has to fight within the rules which is a disadvantage whereas styles like jujitsu, wrestling and kickboxing are the best because they focus on MMA rules !

Good fight... both hard, skillful & respectful. Good stuff

Ahhh was really hoping Xie would win ,he definitely is a great talented striking sensation nma fighter overall . Reece got lucky and had a little power advantage it seems

I don't see any Shaolin moves like I used to see in Kung Fu movies though!!!

Haha the layered heartbeat sound makes the story perfect and drives the viewer :D

When they went to the ground, I heard Joe saying “ Somebody’s gonna get strangled “ that was some great fighting from both men!

Congrats to both fighters , great fight but more than that I'm just glad to see someone with Shaolin training competing in the ring. I always wondered how they would do and with time and more training, this kid will be a serious problem.

Y'all can stop introducing him as Shaolin all the time. We got it after the 50th time.

Play this video at twice the speed.. that’s what it would look like in first person view if you tried fighting one of these dudes… their skills are incredible.

Fighting a shaolin monk would fulfill several childhood goals and dreams. Hope McLaren felt similarly

Reece The Beast!!! 🤨 👕 👖

Xie has so much takedown defense that it worked against him, his stat was like around 90%? I think it was? For TDD but you can see how desperate he becomes when taken to the ground, he's a really good striker but he really need to polish his ground defense, even if he cannot master grappling maybe after this fight they should at least train him to be more comfortable on the ground and at least know how to defend and properly explode out of grappling situations

Actually did super well for a Kung Fu guy. I mean, by Shaolin standards, even having the balls to enter a real life match is already a win.

First time I've ever been impressed by a fighter. Good job Mclaren.

Didn't Xie say before in an interview that he's never been taken down? Either way, good job, McLaren! Both are impressive fighters. The better man won.

Trained by shaolin monks ?!!!! Did he he travel through time to trai n w the shaolin hahahaha

beautiful strikes, beautiful takedowns

Xie does more than Shaolin style and was almost a challenge,great fight I'd have to start following the kid he has a bright future in wtv fighting style he wishes to compete in...wishing the young man all the best

In a real no holds barred fight, the BJJ guy would be KO"d in no time.

Aussies whats up! ✊🏽

One of the best fights I've seen from someone calling themselves a shaolin monk. Very good.

0:45 I love how the (coach) is yelling at Xie to "aim lower (part)"

Reece only won because Xie is untrained with BJJ. (He may have training, but obviously a not a high level as seen in his skills)

He's excellent but needs experience on the floor ...

Absolute banger. Love videos from ONE

Huge respect to both

I doubt that Buddha would approve of this.

The ref cost Xie on the choke. How was he supposed to grab he's hand in that position without grabbing the glove?

Great Fight 2 great fighters. But Reece was Fantastic. What a great young talent..

Great fight, thanks.

I guess he couldn’t handle the beating standing up