I will practice more in the United States

Chapter 196 UFC Debut
It was not until they completed the check-in procedures and actually moved in that these new employees realized that this newly founded company seemed to have some strength. Perhaps the boss was a rich second-generation who also wanted to build a career and prove himself to his elders.

For Li Ang, these are purely convenient things to do. They won’t cost much money anyway. Now that the company is just starting out, the most important thing is to make employees feel a sense of belonging as soon as possible.

Dinner was also booked at a high-end restaurant not far from here. It was arranged by President Bai's secretary. Considering that he was a guest, Leon only brought Katina and Louise.

Until she left, Louise Hester was still chattering to Katina, asking her to persuade the boss to spend the funds as much as possible on key areas. It is true that there is money now, but in the early stages the investment is greater than the return. The money will eventually run out. The longer she persists, the greater the chance of success.

"Boss, it seems that as a fighter, you have a good status in the eyes of the UFC top management. After you came here, they even arranged a dinner for you."

Louise's eyes widened and she spoke approvingly to Leon who was sitting in the back of the car.

"It's OK. I'm pretty familiar with the president of UFC."

Li Ang replied calmly.

Louise curled her lips, obviously not believing it, but of course she would not refute her boss in person, so she just didn't continue the topic.

After entering the restaurant and seeing the lineup in front of him, Louis whispered to Katina beside him:

"Who is our boss? Why is even the assistant to the UFC president here?"

Katina was a little confused, "You even know the president's assistant?"

Then he continued to answer:
"The boss is indeed a newcomer to the UFC, but he has participated in other competitions under the UFC president before and won the championship. Maybe because of this reason, he has a good relationship with them."

Louis shook his head, indicating that he didn't know him, and then said to Katina with great experience, "Since the boss has signed a contract with UFC professional players, and this is also the main direction of operation, then we have to do our homework. I have been studying these relevant knowledge in the evenings these few days, including remembering people."

Although Katina works hard and spends a lot of time on this outside of work, she had never realized this before.

This not only made her recognize her senior's abilities, but also aroused her sense of urgency and competitiveness.

In the middle of the dinner, the door of the box was suddenly pushed open, and a bald white man in a very casual suit walked in.

Louis looked up and was so surprised that the knife and fork in his hand fell onto the plate with a clattering sound.

Even though she had never seen it before, this was the face she saw the most when searching for information related to UFC.

The man walking in front of him was the UFC's global chief executive, Dana White.

For a moment, even her chewing movements slowed down.

In terms of wealth, he is worth billions; in terms of social status, he is the president of UFC; in terms of popularity, his fame is definitely not inferior to some popular stars.

Louise felt that this trip was totally worth it. She didn't mind even if she wasted a month's time and didn't get paid.

But soon her eyes lit up. Since her boss's background was enough to make President Bai Dana invite him to dinner, it also meant that this startup company had unlimited possibilities and was certainly not the kind of parallel import company that would go bankrupt after one month of operation.

"My dear Li, you are finally here. I have been looking forward to your debut for a long time."

As soon as Dana White came in, he gave Li Ang a warm hug.

In fact, ordinary players would naturally not receive such high attention from him.

But Li Ang is different. Even if we put aside his strength, there are so many hot spots that can be discovered about him. With his keen business sense, it is almost certain that Li Ang can bring higher popularity and huge income to his company.

After the meal, Dana White also told Li Ang about the relevant matters of this debut.

"For this debut, I intend to leave the decision to you. What I mean is, I can provide you with three opponents for you to choose from."

As Dana White spoke, he asked his assistant to bring a tablet computer over so that Li Ang could look at the relevant information of several players.

The assistant also introduced to Li Ang:
"The first one is Pascal Glenn, who practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has just debuted for less than a year. Like you, he is also a rookie. The advantage of choosing him is that according to our estimates, your chance of defeating him in the standing stage can reach more than 75%, which is a relatively safe choice. The disadvantage is that his popularity is not very high, so if the two of you fight, it may not have much effect on your popularity."

"Standing stage win rate?"

Li Ang repeated what he had just said, "What about the ground?"

The assistant smiled calmly and replied:

"If you use ground techniques, your winning rate is less than 5%. We have learned that according to your previous information, you have never learned ground techniques. Therefore, we have also told these selected players that they will not use ground techniques to attack you."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Time is too tight. After your debut, we will immediately arrange for a professional wrestling and jiu-jitsu coach to train you on your ground skills. This shortcoming can only be made up slowly."

Li Ang also nodded. No wonder he had the highest winning rate against this professional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu player. It turned out that he was the one playing the shady game.

"The second one is Jose Drost. He has comprehensive skills, but none of them are outstanding. He is popular, but not too popular. Overall, you should have a winning rate of about 60%, which is a relatively mediocre choice."

"This third player was personally selected for you by the president. His name is Manolo Drake. Although he has only been signed for less than two years and his fighting style is the same as yours, with weak ground skills, his strength is definitely the strongest among the newcomers in the past two years. His popularity is much higher than the previous two combined. This is him. Your chances of winning should not exceed 40%."

The assistant paused and continued:

"In fact, I think he is not very suitable to be your debut opponent. Although the first show pursues traffic, it is also very important to get off to a good start. If you choose him, your debut may become his show instead."

"Anyway, it depends on your choice."

“I choose Manolo Drake.”

Li Ang chose Manolo Drake, who was the most popular and the strongest, without any hesitation.

His strength is improving almost every day, and what he showed before was not his full strength.

Therefore, no matter what opponent he meets, he is sure to win. In this case, of course he has to choose the most popular player.

"See, I said what I said. I knew he would choose Manolo Drake. Now you have to pay for this dinner."

Dana White suddenly burst into laughter and said to his assistant with a proud look on his face.

The assistant was also a little surprised. You know, the winning rate he just mentioned was not a random guess, but a data obtained by combining Li Ang's previous performance.

Therefore, it is enough to see that this person is really strong. Compared with the assistant who is obsessed with helping Leon win, Dana White is more open-minded. He lay leisurely on the chair and said to Leon:
"The reason why I added this option is because I really want to see you two fight. As for winning or losing, it's important, but not that important. Sometimes it's not necessarily the winner that will be remembered by the audience. I think you two will definitely be able to put on a very exciting fight."

After Li Ang chose his opponent, UFC officials also spent a lot of resources on publicity and promotion, and the intensity was almost catching up with the promotion of the first show of those players who already had a certain reputation after entering the UFC.

A yellow-haired man wearing e-sports headphones was listening to electronic music while browsing the official UFC push.

"Hey, Bob, come and see, there's a new person, and he's Chinese."

His roommate, a fat man who looked to weigh at least 200 pounds, soon appeared in front of his computer.

Although both of them are complete homebodies, they both love watching mixed martial arts competitions.

"Wow, he looks in good shape, is he a lightweight? (145-155 pounds) or a featherweight? (135-145 pounds)"

"I think so," Huang Mao said as he pulled down the enlarged poster of Li Ang. "Wait, am I seeing things?"

"Ward! Are they sure they didn't make a mistake? Cruiserweight? (185-205 lbs)"

"It's no exaggeration to say, Bob, I think your size should be able to catch up with both of his."

Huangmao said jokingly.

"Seriously, maybe it's a problem with the photo. As for weight, I don't think the officials would make such a low-level mistake. Let's continue reading."

Huangmao continued to scroll down the webpage.

"What the hell? This contestant is actually from a traditional martial arts background? He's even the honorary chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association? Are you kidding me?"

It's no wonder they were so surprised, but as they often watch professional fighting matches, they still couldn't connect traditional Chinese Kung Fu with mixed martial arts.

After all, among so many active players, I have never heard of anyone who is a martial arts practitioner. However, there are quite a few so-called Kung Fu masters who come to challenge UFC players.

Almost immediately, both of them regarded Li Ang as this kind of person.

"Maybe it's to attract traffic. After all, competitions need popularity. But it's outrageous that he was able to sign the contract. Isn't the UFC official afraid that it will affect their credibility?"

The fat man shook his head, feeling somewhat helpless, and could only continue reading.

"Okay, okay, let's skip that information and let me see who his opponent is."

"Wow, 'Roaring' Manolo Drake, this guy met him in his debut? I think this will make him retire in his first show."

Huangmao said jokingly.

Those who can earn a nickname on the field are basically quite capable. The reason why Manolo Drake's nickname is Roar is because he likes to shout loudly after winning on the stage.

But the fact that he has the opportunity to make a big shout also reflects his strength indirectly. Although he is a newcomer, his winning rate is quite high. Most people predict that perhaps within a year, he will have the opportunity to make it into the top ten list of the welterweight division.

The fat man suddenly nodded and said:
"I think I roughly understand the official intention. This match is said to be the debut of this Chinese player, but I think it is actually an exhibition match for 'Roaring' Manolo Drake. As the most promising newcomer in the past two years, it makes sense that the official is willing to give him some resources to help hype him up."

The yellow-haired man also nodded. "That makes sense. This Chinese guy is probably invincible anyway, and he has a lot of buffs on him. It is indeed appropriate to give him this as an experience pack."

Such discussions are happening all over the world. Even in China, a small number of fans who follow UFC competitions noticed the debut of this newcomer, especially when they discovered that UFC had added another Chinese fighter.

However, most people have similar ideas. The fact that Li Ang comes from a traditional martial arts background basically makes him a weakling in combat power.

There may still be some traditional martial arts fans in the country, but these people definitely do not overlap with professional fighting enthusiasts.

Because anyone who has some knowledge of fighting knows very well that this kind of training method of traditional martial arts will never produce a master of actual combat.

However, although most people in the country are still not optimistic about Li Ang's debut after a thorough analysis, they still hope in their hearts that there will be more Chinese players who can show the style of the yellow race on this stage.

As a contestant, Li Ang naturally had quite a few tickets from friends and relatives, several of which were given to Charles.

Charles was a little dumbfounded after hearing the news. He knew that Li Ang was very good at Kung Fu, but he never thought that he would go directly to UFC.

However, as Li Ang's best friend, he was the first to promote Li Ang in the class.

The classmates' reactions would only be more exaggerated than his. After all, he had at least seen Li Ang fight so many times with his own eyes. However, the only impression his classmates had of him was that Li Ang won an inter-school boxing championship.

But even so, the two are completely incomparable. It feels like a classmate in the class with a low sense of presence suddenly becomes a sensation and wins first place in the joint entrance examination of several schools.

The news announced now is equivalent to this student suddenly obtaining an admission quota to Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Besides, new UFC players are even rarer than the students recommended by Peking University and Tsinghua University.

"Is there anything you want to see?"

As soon as Ciel opened his mouth, the classroom, which had just been in a heated discussion, suddenly became quiet.

If the competition is held nearby, there might be quite a few people who would like to go over and join in the fun.

But this time the competition was in another state, so they would have to take time off to go. Plus, the cost of tickets and travel expenses, the motivation of just joining in the fun was not enough to drive them.

“I have free tickets here!”

Charles continued.

But still no one paid attention to him. Even though the ticket was free, the travel expenses were still a considerable expense, and he also had to take time off.

"Can I go?"

A little girl with freckles sitting at Leon's empty table spoke timidly.

(End of this chapter)