The U.S. team has been on stage for a lot longer than the rest of the team, but that's understandable, after all, they're the hosts, and they're really star-studded, and they're all big names.

After the American team stepped down and entered the contestants' area, another famous American singer sang on stage.

After that, it was time for the final round of the night: the group draw!

Everyone cheered up, nervously or expectantly looking at the stage.

The 32 teams are divided into eight groups, and each group has only one qualifier, which is basically hopeless if it is divided into the American team. Even if you don't meet the U.S. team, if you are separated from a few strong teams, you will fight to the death in the group stage, and then even if you qualify, you may not be able to succeed.

After all, this is a fighting game, and injuries are very common, otherwise there is no need to give each team a quota of twenty people.

Therefore, the next draw will directly affect the fate of many teams, and everyone is not nervous.

Several staff members moved a table to the stage, and a transparent box was placed on the table, and inside were dozens of small white balls.

Next, enter the lottery session, and ask the captains of each team to draw lots on the stage in turn. Dana Bai stood next to the table with a smile on his face, and said with the microphone in his hand.

The order of the draw is according to the registration time, and the timetable for the registration of teams from various countries is given on the big screen, and the American team is of course the first, so it is the first to take the stage.

Captain Jon came to the back of the draw box, reached in and took a random ball out, then handed it to the staff next to him without looking at it, while he turned and stepped off the stage.

Arrogant, domineering, this is the Great Demon King Jon!

Dana White's face remained unchanged, he was used to Jon's style, and directly motioned to the staff to hand the ball to him, and then gently twisted the ball in half, took out the note inside, and unfolded it towards the camera.

“E3。 ”

This is the group number of the American team, the third in Group E, which belongs to the lower half of the division.

After Jon, the captain of the Italian team came to the stage, and instead of stepping off the stage without looking at the number like Jon, he unscrewed the ball with his own hands, glanced at the note, and the expression on his face was obviously much more relaxed.

Italy, A4. ”

Not in a group with the United States.

Next, the captains of each team took the stage in order, and soon the Brazilian team also took the stage to draw lots.

The Brazilian team is the second strongest team in this Fighting World Cup, most of the 20 players are UFC fighters, and the captain Shival is also a UFC legend, so the Brazilian team is also the favorite to win the championship.

"Brazil, A1. ”

This is the grouping of the Brazilian team, and as soon as this number is revealed, the area where the Italian team that had previously drawn to Group A suddenly resounded with wails.

The Italian team is average in strength, and it is in the same group as the Brazilian team, so it is basically certain that there is no hope of qualifying.

The same thing is happening, and the teams that are then divided into Groups A and E are almost always in the same mood.

"Russia, B2. ”

The number of another strong team has been determined, and there are also many masters of the Russian team, and the former lightweight king Hab is the captain of the Russian team. In addition, in the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions, a small half of the fighters in these two weight divisions are Russians!

This fighting nation, which claims to be able to fight giant bears with bare hands, has obvious advantages in the heavyweight field, and the Russian team ranks third in the championship ranking of this Fighting World Cup jointly released by many authoritative media in the United States!

It didn't take long for the Thai team to come to the stage to draw lots, which was also valued by many parties.

The Thai team is very special, there is not a Thai fighter in the UFC at the moment, but the rest of the teams do not feel that the Thai team is weak. Because Thailand is a country with a very strong fighting culture in the world, Muay Thai is not weaker than Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in terms of fame.

Thailand has the famous "Lumpinee" and "Nankaron" two major boxing stadiums, which have become a holy place in the hearts of Thai boxers, and have also become a dream field for tens of thousands of Thai teenagers who want to become famous through boxing. This "technical and tactical system" and "tournament promotion system" have evolved over 500 years to form the current Muay Thai culture.

Perhaps in terms of the promotion and scale of the event, limited by the country's economic strength, Thailand's boxing competition cannot be spread to the world like the UFC and attract top fighters from all over the world to compete, but at least its Muay Thai culture is difficult to be influenced by foreign cultures.

The kickboxing events in China and the island countries were affected by mixed martial arts before, which led to a decline in popularity and attention, and had to start a transformation. However, in Thailand, the absolute stand-up of Muay Thai is still at the heart of the game, and Muay Thai fighters get more honor for winning domestic fights than they do in the UFC!

In this Fighting World Cup, Thailand's two top Muay Thai competitions, RJ and LP, have sent their top fighters to participate, hoping to take the opportunity to prove to the world that Muay Thai is the most powerful martial art!

Whether Muay Thai, which is the absolute core of the striking style, can make a difference in mixed martial arts is also a major attraction of this World Cup.

Thailand, C2. ”

The numbers of the Thai team came out, and they were also divided into the top half of the division.

In the championship rankings ranked by many authoritative media in the United States, the Thai team ranked sixth. In this way, there are second, third, and sixth teams in the first half of the division!

At this moment, many people are praying that their teams will not be placed in the top half of the division, and preferably in the bottom half of the division, and the United States team will be staggered......

"The Huaguo team, please come to the stage to draw lots. ”

Finally it was the turn of the Huaguo team, Wu Li took a deep breath and got up on stage.

Zhang Weili, Gao Jianping, Xu Chuan and others all looked at Wu Li on the stage nervously, secretly praying that they may not have thought about winning the championship, but they also hope that the Huaguo team can go further.

"Hua Guo, C1. ”

Bai Dana read out the note that Wu Li displayed.

"Whew!"

Zhang Weili and the others let out a heavy breath, but their expressions were still not relaxed.

was placed in Group C, although it missed the United States team, but there was a Thai team in the same group, and this result was not good.

"Okay, didn't meet the United States and Brazil. ”

After Wu Li stepped down, Zhang Weili said jokingly.

Wu Li smiled and didn't say anything, it's not bad to fight with Thailand, so he will be a military trainer.

......

The draw continued, and soon it was the turn of the island nation team to take the stage.

Ken Kanno put his hand in the box and stirred at the bottom of the box for a while before coming out with a small ball.

"Island nation, C4. ”

Dana Bai read out the number of the island country's team, and the scene was a sensation.

The island nation is fifth in the championship leaderboard, and it is still above Thailand!

Previously, K-1 in the island nation was known as the highest level of kickboxing in the world, although its popularity has declined a lot, but the heritage is still there, so it was ranked fifth, second only to the 'fight kingdom' Netherlands.

And Huaguo is ranked eighth, although this ranking is not necessarily accurate, but there is no doubt that the three teams of island countries, Thailand and Huaguo can be ranked in the top ten in this World Cup.

Now, the fifth, sixth, and eighth are in the same group!

On the stage, Ken Kamino glanced at Wu Li in the audience with deep meaning, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he seemed to be very satisfied with the results of this grouping, and turned around and stepped down.

As soon as this result came out, the audience couldn't help but discuss, and many members of the rest of the teams in the player area looked at the Huaguo team with schadenfreude or sympathy: obviously the strength is not weak, but it is divided into such a group, and there is little hope of qualifying, which is too unlucky!

Wu Li's face was expressionless, Li San frowned slightly, Guo Dongyang scolded in a low voice, Zhang Weili and the others had ugly expressions, and Xu Chuan and Wang Ruojun These young people turned pale, and they suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

"Damn, what kind of luck is this?"

"It's okay to be in the same group with Thailand or the island country alone, and it's too bad luck to meet these two at the same time!"

"I don't think it's fair, this competition should be seeded in advance, staggered with each other, it's so unfair to be randomly divided like this now!"

"That is, our Chinese team has two UFC champions and should enjoy the treatment of a seeded team. ”

"After all, it's the first year, and it's not fair to the other teams to determine the seeding team. ”

......

At the same time, netizens who were watching the lottery ceremony in Huaguo also complained.

Many netizens have already pointed out the strong teams of this Fighting World Cup in advance, so most netizens know what it means to be in a group with the island nation and the Thai team.

At the Mixon Garden Plaza, the draw ceremony continues.

In the high-profile Group C, the last spot has also been confirmed: Nigeria.

This team is of average quality and did not enter the championship ranking (only in the top eight).

When the members of the Nigerian team saw this result, they were stunned at first, and then they all relaxed, but felt no pressure. Anyway, there is not much hope of qualifying, and now that they are in such a group, no one will blame them even if they lose.

The draw lasted about an hour, and the names of all eight groups were released and displayed on the big screen.

Among them, the strong teams in the top half of the division are Brazil, Russia, island nations, Thailand and China.

The strong teams in the second half of the division include the United States, the Netherlands and Canada, which is much easier than the first half of the region.

Judging from this grouping, if the Huaguo team wants to reach the final from the top half of the division, the difficulty is absolutely hellish!

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