Chapter 528: Flying to Cleveland
Just when Xiang Yingying was carrying out the most important part of his preparation this time. Stipp-Miocchi's promoters are also doing their best, using news and shouts to push Miocchi into the center of public opinion again and again, creating a very strong "invincible" image of Miocchi.
It has led most fans in the United States and around the world to believe that in the UFC, no one will be Miocchi's opponent. He can defeat any opponent at any time. Moreover, the closer to the time of the super war, the more violent the wave of advocacy will be, and some so-called experts have also taken great pains to study and analyze and summarize several reasons why Miocic must win.
The first point: Miocic is playing at home;
The second point: Miocic has much more experience in the heavyweight division than Xiang Hero, who has just gained weight and upgraded;
The third point: Miocic has legs that are not inferior to Xiang Hero, and even stronger than Xiang Hero's punching, and Miocic also has the ability to end the game with one punch.
Similarly, fans, media, and pundits who supported Xiang Hero listed several reasons why Xiang Hero won.
The first point is that Xiang Hero has not tasted defeat so far, maintaining a terrifying record of 13 wins, 12 KOs/TKOs, and 1 submission.
The second point is that Xiang Yingying has just turned twenty-seven years old, and Miocchi is already thirty-eight years old, and he will definitely lose to Xiang Yingying in terms of physical strength.
The third point is that Xiang Yingying has won the glory fighting championship and is definitely one of the best fighters in the UFC in terms of striking skills.
While fans and media around the world were battling over the bout, Xiang and his entourage flew to Cleveland in early November for a series of pre-fight preparations and an official promotional campaign.
One point in particular is worth mentioning, in order to avoid this super battle like the last super battle between Xiang Hero and Jon Jones, and finally make a "drug gate". Therefore, this super war adopts the "flying inspection" mode.
That is, from time to time, unscheduled surprise drug tests, cut off all possibilities for athletes on both sides to take contraband and fraud, in just two months, Xiang Yingying and Miocchi have been the Ohio State Sports Commission, the United States Anti-Doping Association, the two authorities have joined forces to toss as many as four times. And in the next month, it seems that it will be tossed twice.
At 10 o'clock in the morning of November 8, the Quickloan Center Arena, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people, ushered in the open training of this super battle.
This open training arrangement was very interesting, Xiang Yingying and Miocchi were on the field at the same time, but on two stages, and they were each given an hour each.
Miocchi's camp was crowded with media friends from all over the world, as well as local fans, who were frantically calling his name.
"Miocchi! Miocchi! "Victory! Win! The shouts came and went.
Some fans even shouted in broken Chinese the traditional Chinese characters "Strong Combat Team" tattooed on Mioqi's back
Sweating profusely, Miocchi frantically beat the sparring partner to the ground, as if to show the media and fans that he is the most brutal and ferocious fan in the UFC right now. The three-year reign in the heavyweight division has changed his style of conduct and made him even more aggressive.
After the training, Miocchi took off his sports T-shirt and wiped his sweat while responding to reporters' questions. Miocchi's body type is not particularly toned, he does not have very exaggerated muscles, but he appears very strong, especially the arms and waist and abdomen are very thick, and he is full of strength at a glance.
A blonde-haired black female reporter asked, "Mioqi! I heard that your gym has a total of five sparring partners for you, right? ”
Miocchi nodded and said, "It's not five, it should be six to be exact, they are all the best sparring partners in the world, and they have helped me a lot!" ”
"Why are there six people back?" A reporter asked.
"Because one or two people simply can't hold out for much longer under my attack, they have to come in turns." Miocchi said very arrogantly.
"Tsk!" "Fantastic"
"Miocchi! You are the strongest! ”
"Powerful Combat Team!"
A Japanese reporter asked, "Mioqi, Glory Fighting heavyweight champion Verhoeven has been helping Xiang Hero prepare for more than a month, what do you think about this?" ”
Mioqi mocked, "Who is Verhoeven?" I haven't heard of this person. ”
The Japanese reporter didn't understand the meaning of Miocchi's words at all, and actually introduced it again: "Verhoeven is the heavyweight champion of Glory Martial Arts and the king of kickboxing!" ”
"Oh! Is the champion of Honor Fight? You can tell him that this is the UFC, and if he comes to the Octagon, he'll know what unrestricted martial arts is. Miocchi said in a tugging voice.
Another native American reporter asked, "Mioqi!" You publicly announced on a talk show on Fox that you were going to end the bout in the first round. Does such a commitment count? ”
"I was saying on the show that I wanted and I was trying to finish the fight in the first round. I still keep this wish! Miocchi didn't say anything to death, but rounded off what he said during the live broadcast that day.
"What do you think of your opponent this time?" A white reporter asked.
"Oh! He's a great fighter, and anyone who can claim gold in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions must be respected. But it's in the heavyweight division, which has the strongest fighters on the planet. This is a special battlefield, and in this special battlefield, his moves in the light heavyweight division are not very useful. I'm here to advise him that his vaunted striking resistance is not worth mentioning under the heavyweight punch. After Mioche finished speaking, he pointed to the hero on the other stage.
Contrary to the enthusiasm on Mioqi's side, Xiang Yingying's side is a little deserted, and the reporters surrounding him are mainly domestic media, but there are still some of the world's top media. The fans are also mainly local Chinese and overseas Chinese, and there are also some white and black fans.
Xiang Yingxing's public training this time did not engage in those bells and whistles, it was very decent, and he was even doing a ten-minute "Natural Combat Yoga" performance.
However, Xiang Yingying's yoga expression is very outstanding, when these fans see a guy who is 1.91 meters tall and weighs 110 kilograms doing yoga movements softly on the stage, there is a particularly strong sense of contrast, giving the audience a particularly surprising feeling.