Chapter 191: Grouping, Night Encounter
In the end, a total of 25 people passed the test, which means that 12 people were eliminated on the first day, which is a shocking elimination rate.
Among the twenty-five people, in addition to Wu Li and Ozawa Taketen, there are two more than 200 points, one with 213.5 points and one with 221.5 points.
However, in comparison, it was Wu Li and Taketen Ozawa who performed the best.
Twenty-five people gathered in the lounge area on the second floor, and Danny looked at everyone with a smile on his face.
"Congratulations to all of you, you have successfully passed the test, and now, please have the star mentor of this issue of TUF Ultimate Fighting!"
As the words fell, the door to the room behind Danny opened, and Flossen and Charles walked out at the same time.
The crowd began to stir, and it was clear that the two were recognized.
Not to mention Flossen, he is a super popular fighter in the UFC lightweight division, but unfortunately he has never won the championship and is recognized as the uncrowned king.
Although Charles is not ranked in the top three, he has the record for the most UFC submissions, and he has the most appearances among the top 15 fighters in the lightweight rankings, so his popularity is also very high.
Danny took the microphone and smiled: "The next thing we have to do is to divide the mentors into groups, just now your performance in the test, the two mentors around me are watching, they will select their own players according to your performance, and then in the next two weeks, you will be divided into groups to fight." ”
"Has anyone asked for a mentor's team they'd like to join?" asked Danny.
After a moment of hesitation, a fighter from Brazil stepped forward and said to Charles, "I want to join your team and compete with you in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu." ”
The first player who took the initiative to join the team was to compete with his mentor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, in other words, he wanted to challenge his mentor, which may be relatively rare in other variety shows, but it is very common in TUF, because the ultimate purpose of these players present to participate in TUF is to join the UFC, and joining the UFC is to defeat one opponent after another and reach the championship, so Flossen and Charles are idols and goals for these people, and they are the people they aspire to beat.
Charles is also Brazilian, because of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, there are a lot of Brazilian fighters in the UFC, and there are several legendary superstars, more than half of the fighters in the UFC have practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, this is the status of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the world of martial arts!
In the face of the challenge of the contestants, Charles did not get angry, but smiled and nodded, agreeing to the other party to join his group.
Next, there were players who took the initiative to choose their favorite mentors, and neither Flossen nor Charles refused.
When no one comes forward to choose a mentor, the mentor starts to choose the contestant, and if two mentors like one contestant at the same time, the contestant chooses the mentor instead.
This process is not much different from other variety talent shows, perhaps for the effect of the show, Flossen and Charles had several arguments, and they almost had a fight on the spot.
In the end, only Taketen Ozawa and Wu Li were left unchosen.
One is a martial arts genius from the island nation, and the other is known as the strongest man in Southeast Asia, and it can be seen from the test just now that the strength of these two is the strongest among all the fighters present.
"So, how do you choose the last two contestants?" Danny asked.
Flossen and Charles stretched out their hands to Wu Li almost at the same time, "I want him." ”
Taketian's face froze, a little annoyed and embarrassed, he was a recognized genius in the island country, and it was the first time since his debut that he was subjected to this kind of 'contempt'.
"Haha, you want Wu Li!"
"No one wants a once-in-a-500-year martial arts genius. ”
"Taketian's face has changed, haha!"
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Netizens in the live broadcast room have teased that Wu Li was selected by two UFC superstars at the same time, which also made them feel honored.
"The two mentors chose you at the same time, Wu Li, now you can choose the opposite. Danny said to Wu Li.
Wu Li pointed at Flossen almost without any hesitation: "I choose him." ”
A smile appeared on Flossen's face, while Charles's face sank and he glared at Wu Li: "I want to know why?"
Wu Li looked at Charles and asked, "Why did you choose me?"
Charles narrowed his eyes: "Because I want to teach you ground techniques." ”
Wu Li nodded: "Thank you, but I prefer to knock out opponents directly in the striking." ”
When Charles heard this, his face was a little ugly, he took a few steps forward and looked at Wu Li: "You will soon know how stupid your idea is!"
Wu Li smiled: "Believe me, you will soon know how stupid you are when you say this." ”
"Wow!"
When the translator behind Wu Li translated his words, the players present suddenly became in a commotion, although there were people who rejected Charles because of Flossen before, but no one provoked as directly as Wu Li.
However, everyone present could also feel that Charles's attitude towards Wu Li didn't seem to be right, could it be that the two had a holiday before?
Charles's eyes were burning with anger and his expression was fierce, but Wu Li was not afraid at all, so he looked at the other party like this.
"Since Wu Li chose Flosen, how about Taketen Ozawa join Charles's group?"
Danny saw that the situation was not right, and hurried out to play a round. As a variety show, of course he hopes that the show will have conflicts and drama, but he must also grasp the scale, after all, Wu Li directly fought with Ozawa Taketen before, and now if he fights with Charles again, it seems that it is not impossible.
Ozawa Taketen was a little speechless, in fact, he didn't care which mentor to choose, but he didn't like this feeling of not being taken seriously, Danny obviously asked him to choose Charles because Wu Li chose Fromson, so as to achieve a balance.
"Okay, I choose Mr. Charles. Ozawa said.
In the end, he agreed, for no other reason, Wu Li was in Flosen's group, so he had to join Charles's group to have more opportunities to confront Wu Li.
After the group is completed, today's recording is over, and the staff will take all the players to the room to check in, and everyone will stay here for the next two weeks.
"Wu Li, that mentor named Charles seems to have an opinion about you?"
In the corridor, Chen Gang said to Wu Li.
Wu Li shook his head: "It should be, but I don't know why, he and I should meet for the first time today." ”
Chen Gang frowned, a little worried.
After all, this is not a domestic country, and Charles's identity is a mentor next, if the other party deliberately embarrasses Wu Li, it will be more troublesome.
Wu Li saw Chen Gang's expression and smiled: "Don't worry, now the UFC can't wait to sign with me, he is just a signed fighter, it won't affect anything, even if you want to embarrass me, at most it is a fight, what are you afraid of?"
Chen Gang also laughed and nodded: "Okay, but I'll still inquire and see what the reason is." ”
Wu Li: "Well, it's hard work. ”
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At 8 o'clock in the evening, after eating, Wu Li did not go out shopping alone with Chen Gang and them.
There are navigation and translation software on the mobile phone, coupled with Wu Li's inhuman combat effectiveness, Chen Gang is not worried about Wu Li's safety, so he didn't say anything.
Walking on the streets of New York, the neon lights are strung into a long line, the night is deep, the neon is dazzling, the main street is still full of cars, and on both sides of the road, all kinds of shops and supermarkets are brightly lit.
"New York doesn't look much different from other cities in China. Wu Li thought to himself.
The reason why he chose to go out shopping alone is because he has not felt the feeling of walking alone on the street like an ordinary person in China for a long time.
After returning from the south, Wu Li's fame reached a peak in China, and going out will inevitably attract onlookers, so Wu Li can only cover himself tightly like those stars in the entertainment industry many times before going out, and most of the time, he doesn't go out.
Now that he has come to a foreign country and not so many people know him, Wu Li can finally enjoy the feeling of walking alone on the street without being watched.
Walking aimlessly, the number of pedestrians around him gradually decreased, and Wu Li unconsciously walked to a river.
The night breeze blows, the water ripples, and the lights of the city on the other side of the river are faintly like stars.
Wu Li stood by the guardrail by the river and watched quietly for a while, and was about to run back, when suddenly a harsh sound came from behind him, which was the sound of the car tires rubbing against the ground.
Wu Li looked back and saw a black car rushing out of the street behind him, turning quickly, trying to drive into the road on the bank of the river, but the speed was too fast, and the driver seemed to be not in place, and a drift was not well controlled, and he actually crashed into the guardrail on the bank of the river.
Bang!
A guardrail was knocked out, and the front end of the car was deformed.
For a long time, there was no movement in the car, and it seemed that the driver had fainted.
Wu Li looked around, he was the only pedestrian nearby, he planned to go over and take a look, if the driver was really unconscious, at least help call an ambulance.
"By the way, what is the emergency number in the United States?"
Wu Li thought about this as he ran forward.
He had just run out of the house when the driver's door in front of him suddenly opened.
Through the street lamp next to him, Wu Li could see that a yellow-skinned, tall woman with a big wave got out of the car.
She had blood on her forehead, she was wearing a light blue suspender dress, her right leg was full of blood, and there was a wound on her knee, she limped away, and when she saw Wu Li, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly shouted: "Please help!"
"Uh, OK, I will call 911. ”
Wu Li said in half-baked English, seeing that the other party was about to fall, he hurriedly stepped forward to support the other party, and the woman crashed into Wu Li's arms and half sat on the ground.
“NO!”
Who knew that the other party heard Wu Li's words, and shook his head desperately, "Don't take me to the hospital!"
"Well, you say slow down, I don't understand. Wu Li was helpless and subconsciously said in Chinese.
Wu Li's English listening was originally very average, not to mention that the other party's English also had an American dialect and spoke quickly, so Wu Li didn't understand it for a while.
Hearing Wu Li's Chinese, the other party was stunned for a moment, and even said in Chinese: "Don't take me to the hospital." ”
"Well, you ......" Wu Li looked at the other party and was about to speak.
There was another screeching sound, and another black car sped by, coming to a steady stop where it had crashed.
Seeing this scene, a frightened look appeared on the woman's face, and she immediately struggled to stand up, glanced at Wu Li, gritted her teeth and ran across the street.
Three strong men got out of the car that had just arrived, and when they saw the woman, they immediately chased after her.