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From Shaolin temple to UFC star, China's 'Monkey King' on the move

China Daily | Updated: 2018-11-24 06:32

Song Yadong was so obsessed with Chinese martial arts that he convinced his mother to send him off to learn at the feet of the famous kung fu masters of Shaolin.

He was just nine years old at the time.

"I watched a lot of kung fu movies, so I wanted to be like my heroes, like Jet Li," said Song.

From Shaolin temple to UFC star, China's 'Monkey King' on the move

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