{"id":46576,"date":"2015-05-29T18:29:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T10:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/?p=46576"},"modified":"2019-03-22T17:26:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T09:26:51","slug":"podcast-mma-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcast-mma-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Ep. #13: MMA in China with Vaughn &#8220;Blud&#8221; Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-46578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mma-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Ultimate Fighting in China\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mma-thumb.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mma-thumb-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>In this episode of the podcast, we speak with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Vaughn-Anderson-14732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vaughn &#8220;Blud&#8221; Anderson<\/a>, who has been a professional fighter in China for over a decade. In that time,\u00a0Vaughn has competed with, judged and hosted professional fights all across China and elsewhere across Asia. We talk about mixed martial arts in China, the traditions of kung fu and how they fit into the the modern art of competitive fighting, and so much more.<\/p>\n<p>Vaughn is not only an expert on competitive fighting but also very knowledgeable on China itself, having spent over a decade training here and working\u00a0with a wide cast of collaborators. Most recently, Vaughn is working with the Singapore-based <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ONE_Championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONE Championship<\/a> MMA\u00a0promotion company, which\u00a0has hosted over 20 professional fights across Asia since being founded in 2011.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vaughn.jpg\" alt=\"Vaughn Anderson\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vaughn.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vaughn-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Download &amp; Stream Links<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast13.mp3\">Download Podcast #13<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Or click below to listen to the podcast now through your browser.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-46576-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast13.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast13.mp3\">https:\/\/www.chengduliving.com\/podcasts\/chengduliving.com_podcast13.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>You can also search for the podcast in your favorite podcasting app (ours is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overcast<\/a>, which we highly recommend for iPhone users).<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy the podcast, please share it! We look forward to recording more of these and continuing to chronicle and share the story of life in Chengdu.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics Discussed<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>0:45 Who is One Championship and what is fight promotion<\/li>\n<li>3:00 The market for MMA in China<\/li>\n<li>5:10 Growth of fandom and practitioners of MMA in China<\/li>\n<li>7:30 Vaughn\u2019s fighting background and experience living in China<\/li>\n<li>9:40 Taiwan BJJ<\/li>\n<li>11:45 Transitioning from contact sport to fighting<\/li>\n<li>14:45 Vaughn\u2019s first paid fight<\/li>\n<li>18:45 Fighting as a form of self-expression<\/li>\n<li>22:00 Vaughn\u2019s decision to retire<\/li>\n<li>24:10 Vaughn\u2019s first loss<\/li>\n<li>28:00 Vaughn\u2019s first glimpse into the life of the Mainland Chinese athlete<\/li>\n<li>30:30 Playing hockey as a child<\/li>\n<li>34:00 China\u2019s talent development program for MMA and free market vs. socialist sports training\u00a0schemes<\/li>\n<li>35:30 A change in outlook and training regimen after his first loss<\/li>\n<li>39:45 K1 comes to Taiwan (Find Jun Ito fight)<\/li>\n<li>45:00 Vaughn approaches Art of War<\/li>\n<li>50:00 The conditions of living as a professional MMA fighter<\/li>\n<li>53:00 The government-provided perks of being an Olympic wrestler in China<\/li>\n<li>54:00 The trainers provided by Art of War<\/li>\n<li>56:30 The pressure of being the only foreigner in an all Chinese camp<\/li>\n<li>62:00 The parallels between learning martial arts and learning another culture<\/li>\n<li>66:00 Strengths and weaknesses of China\u2019s construction of an MMA scene<\/li>\n<li>68:15 The challenges for MMA promotions trying to popularize MMA in China<\/li>\n<li>72:40 How easily public opinion of fighters can change<\/li>\n<li>74:45 The state of modern Kung Fu and the Shaolin Temple<\/li>\n<li>79:45 Does Kung Fu have a place in modern MMA?<\/li>\n<li>87:20 Upcoming One Championship matches<\/li>\n<li>89:00 Ken Shamrock vs. Kimbo Slice<\/li>\n<li>90:30 Vaughn Anderson\u2019s keys to victory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Songs Featured in This Episode<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0Pnl1ulaG5k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA on NBC Theme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/joomanji.bandcamp.com\/track\/toasted-feat-devin-the-dude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joomanji &#8211; Toasted<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/beatmixsong\/ness-magnolia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ness &#8211; Magnolia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t9qqLrdOzDg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juno Reactor &#8211; Navras<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OobUV9q0aDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nujabes &#8211; Battlecry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fCP2-Bfhy04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Bowie &amp; Queen &#8211; Under Pressure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Got an idea of what we should record our next podcast about? Let us know in the comments and if you like what you heard, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and stay tuned for the next one!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Vaughn &#8220;Blud&#8221; Anderson, who has been a professional cage fighter in China for over a decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":46578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[96340,172],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Podcast #13: Ultimate Fighting in China<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this episode of the podcast, we speak with Vaughn &quot;Blud&quot; 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