Career
Liu"s rise to fame came in 2000 in the inaugural King of Sanda tournament. Exciting and charismatic, Liu is almost certainly China"s most recognized combat athlete. In 2003, Liu faced a fellow King of Sanda in Yuan Yubao in the promotion"s first "superfight", defeating him soundly by decision to earn the title of "Super King of Sanda".
In December 2003, Liu scored a unanimous decision over Eduardo Fujihara to claim the IKF Sanshou World Championship.
Other Chinese fighters who participated in that event include Bao Li Gao. At the World Sanda Kings tournament in 2003 there was a challenge issued by well-known American Sanshou fighter Cung Le to Liu Hailong for a ''superfight'' to decide who was the best in the world.
However the highly anticipated matchup never materialized between the two sides. After an injury in 2005, Liu retired from the sport.
In 2009, he made a comeback facing and KOing Japanese fighter Iga Koji.
-80 kg Championship 2003 Gold Medalist 2004 Gold Medalist 2002 Gold Medalist 2004 -80 kg Championship 2002 -80 kg Championship 2000 -75 kg Championship.
