While I can’t recommend awakening early – or staying up late – to partake in the opening contests of UFC Beijing, I can state with a straight face there are a few contests that pique my interest. As hard as it may be to believe, China has produced several female prospects, a couple of them offering plenty of promise. Given the state of Chinese MMA just a few years ago, it’s amazing to see they have several women who could become major players with the right development. I’ll be the first to admit that I felt the UFC was jumping the gun in trying to make inroads to China at the beginning of this decade.