It turns out it isn’t just office jobs people should be worried about AI taking, some athletes might want to watch their backs too.In a scene that could have come from the Terminator film franchise, two robots battled it out in an MMA fight in Shenzhen this week, leaving social media users stunned and one of the two combatants without a head.Dubbed the robot version of the UFC, the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) opener was the first event of its kind, with two identical T800 robots, the same model as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character in the original film, trading blows in a specially designed hexagonal cage at the Nanshan Cultural and Sports Centre.
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Robot wars: MMA bout between humanoids leaves 1 without a head, fans stunned
Two identical T800 robots, modeled after Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator character, recently engaged in an MMA fight in Shenzhen. This event, the first of its kind and dubbed the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL), took place in a hexagonal cage at the Nanshan Cultural and Sports Centre.
Mike ChanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-18 · 09:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Two identical T800 robots, modeled after Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator character, recently engaged in an MMA fight in Shenzhen. This event, the first of its kind and dubbed the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL), took place in a hexagonal cage at the Nanshan Cultural and Sports Centre. The bout resulted in one of the robots losing its head, a spectacle that stunned social media users. The article suggests this event highlights potential future competition for human athletes, drawing parallels to concerns about AI impacting jobs.
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The robots were identical T800 models, the same as Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in The Terminator.
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The event was the first of its kind, dubbed the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL).
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One of the robots was left without a head after the fight.
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Two robots battled in an MMA fight in Shenzhen.
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