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Living In Shaolin Temple In China

Knives pulled, hit with bottles. Spiders, snakes. No heat or internet. That's just some of what MMA fighter James Yang -- Demetrious Johnson's protégé -- experienced while living at a Shaolin martial arts academy in China ... and he says that adversity helped prepare him for his first pro fight.

TMZ Sports talked to 32-year-old Yang ahead of his highly anticipated debut at ONE Championship's ONE: REVOLUTION later this week ... and James broke down his experiences living in the temple as a 17-year-old, and it sounds scary.