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Chapter 74 - 72 UFC Tryouts

Chapter 74: Chapter 72 UFC Tryouts

Wu Li stayed in Qi City for three days, during which he devoted himself to coaching Liu Yuanbo, instructing him in the training methods of Bone Strengthening and Muscle Strengthening, as well as the details of force exertion in Tiger Hugging Head.

"A master leads the way to the door, but the practice is up to the individual," as the saying goes. Whether it’s training or fighting techniques, there’s only so much that can be taught; three days were enough for Wu Li to teach everything that was necessary. As for more advanced content, Liu Yuanbo would have to reach the appropriate level in his training before Wu Li could teach him further.

Aside from coaching Liu Yuanbo, Wu Li also dealt with many business matters over these few days.

Although he didn’t have to personally handle the specifics, he still had to sign off on them, and some issues required his decision-making, such as endorsements for Haohan Fitness and the shooting of advertisements. In the end, the endorsement fee was settled at 4.2 million a year, signing only for a year, because Wu Li believed that his popularity and influence would be much higher after one year, and the price would certainly not be the same.

As for the advertisement shoot, since Wu Li needed to return to Beichuan, it could only be arranged to take place in Chuhua City.

Beyond that, there were various commercial collaborations, mainly involving live streaming and posting advertisement videos.

Wu Li felt that as a streamer whose main focus was martial arts, selling products such as shavers and instant noodles in the live stream felt awkward and out of place, so he outright refused live stream sales. As for hosting advertisement videos, Wu Li currently preferred to promote Bo Yuan Boxing Gym primarily and abstained from other advertisements for the time being, to avoid diverting the fans’ attention and negatively impacting their perception.

Thus, after winning the championship, Wu Li’s main income source was the endorsement deal with Haohan Fitness, followed by donations during live streams. Without the system’s doubling conversion, his earnings wouldn’t be that much, but Wu Li believed that as the branches of Bo Yuan Boxing Gym grew in number, his real-world income would soon surpass what he obtained from the system. By then, he wouldn’t have to worry about explaining the source of his funds.

In addition to business collaborations, Wu Li took care of two other matters before leaving.

The first was an invitation from Qi City TV Station to record an episode of "Face to Face" alone.

For this, Wu Li politely declined, citing a lack of time.

His popularity was still high, and he was riding the wave of success; going on TV again would just be gilding the lily. So, Wu Li planned to wait for a while, until his popularity died down a bit, then appear on the show to recapture the public’s attention. He was confident that Qi City TV Station would be willing to accommodate that later on.

The second matter was that Wu Li received a contract offer from the ONE Championship in Asia and an invitation to try out for the American UFC.

Wu Li had beaten ONE Championship’s contracted fighter Han Yuanfei at the Extreme Martial Arts Tournament, and had done so in the third round by submission, dominating from beginning to end. This level of skill was enough to prompt ONE to extend a contract offer.

As for the UFC, it is currently recognized as the largest and most influential MMA event with the highest level of competition worldwide.

Hua Country has not been particularly outstanding in the UFC, with only twenty-one fighters having successfully signed contracts thus far, twelve still competing, and only one Hua Country female fighter capturing the UFC Strawweight championship—no male fighter has yet to claim a title. Therefore, despite Wu Li’s impressive performance, the UFC only extended a tryout invitation, rather than signing a contract with him directly.

When both the ONE Championship and the UFC invited Wu Li at the same time, his initial reaction leaned toward the UFC. While the ONE Championship has gradually overtaken the UFC in terms of influence and market share in Asia in recent years, the UFC remains indisputably the world’s number one in global influence and fame. For increasing his Fan Value, fighting in the UFC was undoubtedly the better choice.

At 20 years old, Wu Li would be the youngest Hua Country fighter to sign with the UFC if he succeeded, which, in itself, would be enough to cause a stir back home.

Thus, Wu Li rejected the ONE Championship’s offer and decided to participate in the UFC tryouts.

The UFC tryouts were scheduled to begin in June 2020, meaning Wu Li had six months from now to prepare.

The UFC’s tryout duration and the number of participants vary each year; to date, there have been fifty-eight professional fighters invited to try out, and this number is sure to increase in half a year. All these individuals are formidable competitors from around the world, and ultimately the UFC may only sign contracts with three to five of them. The difficulty of being selected was self-evident.

During these six additional months, Wu Li planned to greatly enhance his physical condition using the Bone and Muscle Strengthening body training method, and to break through to the Master Realm in Xingyi Fist using the Master Level Experience Card. With these preparations, he would have the confidence to face various challenges at home and the UFC selection.

On December 28, after having taken care of all his matters, Wu Li took a flight back to Chuhua City.

It was Saturday, with no classes at school, and when Wu Li returned to his dorm, both Chen Dong and Wang Xuecheng were there.

"Damn, Lord Wu has finally returned!" Wang Xuecheng exclaimed dramatically upon seeing Wu Li.

Lying on his bed scrolling through Mo Yin, Chen Dong lifted his head to look at Wu Li, "Lord Wu, you really stirred things up with that trip of yours. Now you’re a celebrity at our school. Even our academic advisor knows about you, so there’s no way we can cover up your skipped classes any longer."

Wu Li nodded, his mood inexplicably lightening in the presence of his goofy roommates.

"Anything else you need to report? If there’s business, speak up; if not, you may leave the court."

Wang Xuecheng threw a sock at him, "You ungrateful bastard, do you realize how much effort I put into hiding your skipped classes, scribbling down so many practice exercises?"

"Alright, alright, barbecue at Old Wang’s tonight, my treat!" Wu Li laughed.

Wang Xuecheng replied, "Remember your promise, mate, three seafood feasts. You think an Old Wang BBQ is going to settle the debt?"

"Fine, fine, seafood feasts. I’ll have to see when I can schedule it; I’m quite busy since coming back." Wu Li nodded.

He needed to scope out a location for the Bo Yuan Boxing Gym’s branch in the city center of Chuhua City and talk business regarding purchasing a shop. Then there was the matter of renovations, hiring, promotion... indeed, a pile of tasks awaited him.

"Tsks, Lord Wu, you really are busy. Have you reviewed for calculus and linear algebra exams yet? Are you prepared for the finals?" Chen Dong asked.

Wu Li: "emmmmm..."

Wang Xuecheng: "The academic advisor said to talk to him as soon as you got back. Have you thought about what you’re going to say?"

Wu Li: "emmmmm..."

Chen Dong added, "Also, our class president, freshman Wang, senior sister Luo from the third year... In the past week, a total of eight girls have been asking when you’ll be back. Are you planning to start a harem at Beichuan University?"

Wu Li: "Fuck! I’ve barely even spoken to them. That Wang freshman, I just gave her directions when she first enrolled. And senior sister Luo from the third year, I just bumped into her once during my morning workout and exchanged a couple of words. Start a harem, my ass. Do I look like that kind of guy?"

Chen Dong: "Tsk tsk tsk, you say you aren’t interested, yet you remember it so clearly. I don’t care about the others, but our class president has been chasing you for two years now. She’s always looking out for our dorm when it comes to class activities. You better maintain that relationship and not break her heart, otherwise we’ll lose out on tasks like helping the girls move dorms."

Wu Li: "..."

At this point, Wang Xuecheng suddenly interjected: "Oh yeah, Wu, didn’t you promise Zhang Jia’er to have an inter-dorm gathering with her dorm? She’s been bugging me about it recently, and I’ve finally decided I’ll attend; Chen agreed too. Since you promised her, when are you planning to keep it?"

Wu Li: "..."

(UFC tryout timelines and methods differ from reality; this book is set in a parallel world, so please don’t directly equate it with real life. Lastly, please recommend this book if you like it.)

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