Chapter 187: The Exploration Team

The heroes were staying at the Venetian Resort Hotel, where the tournament was held. After a night's rest, the pen "Fun" Pavilion came to the preparation training hall under the leadership www.biquge.info of the official UFC staff.

This time, the professional director of the preparation of the UFC 231 rookie is Team Quest, the top American mixed martial arts team.

Team Quest is an evergreen team that brings together Olympic-level classical wrestlers with heavy punches + fast throws + grappling strikes. Famous martial arts stars include Dan Henderson, Randy Couture and other incredible figures.

Although the team is also very professional, they are mainly physical, boxing and kickboxing skills, and their professional coaching ability in mixed martial arts is still very limited.

While Duan Rong has a deep knowledge of wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he also lacks a clear lack of expertise in transitioning between striking and ground-fighting, as well as grappling and grappling.

So when Xiang Hero learned that it was the exploration team who did this guidance, he was really surprised, but more of a look forward to and excited. He hopes to make his mixed martial arts skills more well-rounded through this month's targeted training.

Mitte was also very excited, he really wanted to know how this top team trained Xiang Hero, and at the same time wanted to see what kind of expression these Niu Fork characters would have after seeing Xiang Hero's strength.

In addition to the strength and conditioning coaches, Pat Healy and Brad Hannah, two masters of mixed martial arts grappling and counter-grappling.

The man in charge is Dan Henderson, who retired last year, a rare MMA legend who can compete in both divisions.

Originally from classical wrestling, he is also a well-known representative of the grappling system in MMA, and he has excellent grappling skills. Relying on his excellent technique, Dan has become the only MMA fighter who can achieve official championship honors in both the middleweight and welterweight divisions.

Dan Henderson has a ferocious style of play and specializes in boxing, wrestling, and GNP (which refers to smashing punches to inflict continuous attacks on a fallen opponent until the opponent concedes defeat or the referee stops the fight). )。 In particular, he is known for his down-to-the-ground pursuit and backhand "cannon punch", which is a powerful and lethal hook, and although there are some regrets in terms of hit rate, it still can't avoid the hatred of MMA stars one after another.

The most memorable is Dan Henderson's victory over Fedor on July 31, 2011, and the 2013 UFC 100 Bouting Bout.

Therefore, when Xiang Ying saw Dan Henderson, he was simply happy, if Dana Bai was here, he would definitely give Dana Bai a big hug, this is the best coach tailored for himself!

Dan Henderson is 48 years old this year, but his muscles are still full and powerful, and unlike the fierce fighter image in the ring, Dan Henderson in the audience treats people and temper tepidly like a good old man, and his habitual smile is always on that face that has been through many vicissitudes.

Now Dan Henderson is looking at Xiang Hero with a smile on his face, he has carefully studied all the match materials of Xiang Hero before he came, including the match with "South Korean Giant" Choi Wanhong. Xiang Ying's fiery fighting style and terrifying attack power displayed in these games really scared him.

During this period of time, he also knew about Xiang Yingying's attack by the media, but he had no other thoughts except for his sincere admiration for Xiang Yingying's ability to cause trouble and hatred, and even developed a strong interest in this Chinese fighter who wants to dominate the middleweight and welterweight divisions.

"Hero...... Item! I'll call you a hero from now on! Dan Henderson said with a smile.

"Okay! Uncle Dan. Xiang Yingying nodded repeatedly.

"Uncle Dan?" Dan Henderson was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Xiang Hero very suspiciously.

"Oh! Uncle Dan is the nickname given to you by our Chinese fans. Xiang Yingying laughed and explained.

"Uncle Dan, Uncle Dan! I like this title, you can call me Uncle Dan in the future! Dan Henderson muttered a few words and happily accepted the title.

Next, after Xiang Yingying and Dan Henderson introduced the members of their respective teams to each other, Dan Henderson said quite unreceivingly: "I read the physical examination report when you signed with the UFC. ”

Dan Henderson said this, looking Xiang up and down with strange eyes before saying, "I have to say that you are as strong as a cow, you have the strength of the welterweight division and the reaction speed of the middleweight division, and in addition to your height and arm length, such physical conditions are very good in the middleweight division, and even in the welterweight division." ”

Dan Henderson sighed with emotion after speaking, and seemed to be very envious of Xiang Hero's physical condition.

But then, Dan Henderson changed his tone and said, "But such physical conditions are not uncommon among active fighters in the UFC." Some of these people have achieved very good results, but some of them are just barely standing. Therefore, good physical condition is not a panacea, if you want to fight your way out of the brutal competition in the UFC, you must have mixed martial arts skills that match your physical condition, as well as an iron will. ”

"I'm well aware of that, my mixed martial arts skills are flawed. I'm a kickboxing background, and while I've trained in MMA for a while and fought a few MMA-rule fights, I've never fought a high-level fight like the UFC? Also, I don't know much about Gestromm's opponent. Xiang Yingying said very directly about the situation he is facing now.

"Gaistron's strengths and weaknesses, let's not think about them yet, our task today is, let me see what you do in mixed martial arts." Dan Henderson said.

Xiang Yingying was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then smiled: "Okay! Do you have the right sparring partner here? If not, I'll bring my own. After Xiang Yingying finished speaking, he pointed to Agoura, who was looking around on the side.

"It's quite big, with your physical condition, you really need such a strong sparring partner, but I'll do this sparring partner today." Dan Henderson said to Xiang Hero with a smile on his face after taking a look at Agoura.

"You're coming?" Xiang Yingying was stunned when he heard this, and then asked excitedly.

"That's right! I'm here in person! Do you have questions? Dan Henderson said

"Ahh No! No! That's great! After Xiang Yingying received an affirmative answer, he nodded again and again with a smile on his face.

"Pat Healy, come out with two full body protectors, and leg guards too." Dan Henderson's loud voice caught the attention of everyone in the training gym, and they all turned their eyes to it. When they recognized that it was Xiang Hero, they all showed surprise, and some fighters deliberately let out a cold snort of disdain, but Xiang Hero didn't look at these people, completely treated them as if they were air, picked up the huge equipment bag, and walked towards the locker room.