[4] Wei Rui was born on May 25, 1989, into a poor rural family as the youngest of eight siblings, with five sisters and two brothers in Luyi, Henan.
Here he trained and competed in Sanda for two years until he left the school to seek employment in order to support his family.
With his martial arts background, Wei managed to get a job as a security guard when he moved to Beijing which he later quit after his dissatisfaction with the state of his career.
Wei's newfound success in Sanda led him to make the transition into competing internationally under kickboxing rules.
[6] He rebounded by winning his next five fights, before challenging Kaiwanlek Tor Laksong for the S1 Muaythai Super Lightweight International title.
[7] After this loss, Rui participated in the 2014 Wu Lin Feng tournament, to determine the 63 kg International champion.
[9] Rui won the tournament with unanimous decision victories against Mahdi Mahmoudvand and Bohdan Kopkin in the semifinals and finals respectively.
[10] After qualifying for the main tournament, Rui was scheduled to fight Chris Wells at the WLF New Zealand vs China event.
[13] Rui fought in Las Vegas for the first time during the WLF and WCK Muaythai crossover event, being scheduled to face Kronphet Phetrachapat.
[19] During the Glory of Heroes: China VS Spain event, Rui was scheduled to fight Jesus Romero for the Superlightweight Strikers League World title.
[23] On July 7, 2018, Rui fought a rematch with Deng Zeqi in the Glory of Heroes 63 kg Tournament finals.
[29] On October 18, 2020, Rui fought Jin Ying for the Wu Lin Feng King's Super Cup Title.
[35] Rui was booked to face DFS Lightweight Champion Adrian Maxim at Wu Lin Feng 2023: Chinese New Year on February 4, 2023.