Clinical in her pursuit of glory

'Doctor Shi' is set to get her kicks on the UFC circuit after stunning knockout win

Getting knocked out in an MMA bout, yet waking up at the hospital realizing it was a doctor that just put you in coma...It's quite possible for anyone who squares up against Shi Ming in the ring.

Shi, a full-time traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, stole the show at the Ultimate Fighting Championship's return to Macao over the weekend, by delivering a sensational knockout win to earn a contract with the Las Vegas-based organization — while revealing her Octagon alter-ego, which was not even known by many of her closest friends.

The genial and softly spoken "Doctor Shi", despite entering the tournament as an unlikely contender to win it all, turned out to be the surprise of the year after she won the "Road to UFC" finale in Macao on Saturday, earning her a place among the promotion's competitive strawweight division, which is currently ruled by fellow Chinese fighter Zhang Weili.