'Supermom' waging caged crusade

Rising Shanghai star personifies China's growing appetite for mixed martial arts

SHANGHAI - Her toothy smile and "Supermom" nickname may not seem very intimidating, but that changes when Chinese mixed martial artist Miao Jie steps into the cage.

The 30-year-old Shanghai native and single mother is now 2-0 in Asia's ONE Championship professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion after blitzing her opponents to win in 49 and 45 seconds, respectively.