Aside from being one of China's most decorated Sanda athletes, he is also notable for having an upset victory over the Muay Thai legend Saenchai.
[1] Kong Hongxing was born on May 25, 1992, in Lankao County, Henan, to a rural family of farmers with his father being a martial artist himself.
This eventually led to his father enrolling him into the Tagou Martial Arts school where he would begin to lay the foundations of a successful sanda career.
Kong was ultimately declared the winner via split decision after a very close and evenly matched fourth round.
Being the far more experienced and decorated competitor, Kong only needed 36 seconds to Knockout his opponent with a devastating head kick in the first round.