Chapter 246: Huaxia Press Conference
The reason why I went to Abu Dhabi to compete, on the one hand, is because the people there are very rich, and on the other hand, because Xiao Yong's relationship with the Abu Dhabi royal family is still relatively good.
In this case, it is relatively familiar to hold competitions there.
After all, Yang Lele has never held a large-scale event, and if he comes to compete in a relatively familiar place, if something unexpected happens, at least he can find someone familiar to help.
When Xiao Yong and Pereira's match was announced.
It immediately attracted a lot of attention!
You know, Xiao Yong hasn't set foot in this field since he had a kickboxing event at ONE before!
Pereira's kickboxing resume is much better than his MMA record.
He has won middleweight and light heavyweight titles with Glory.
Pereira also defeated the famous Simon Marcus!
Win the Glory middleweight championship belt!
After that, he defended his title 5 times in a row!
And in September 2019, he won the Glory Light Heavyweight Interim Championship belt!
Black dragon Adesaya is arguably not an order of magnitude in kickboxing.
The resume is completely incomparable!
Pereira is the top kickboxer, and Adesanya is not!
And it was not a fluke that he was able to defeat the black dragon Adesaya many times.
So when Xiao Yong and Pereira announced that they were going to have a fight under kickboxing rules, everyone was confused.
After all, Pereira is a super strong player in kickboxing, and Xiao Yong is obviously a little unwise to fight him in the field that the opponent is good at.
People are optimistic about Xiao Yong's victory in the octagon, and that's because Xiao Yong's takedown and ground skills are notoriously strong, and Pereira looks rough in this regard.
At the same time, people also don't understand, why, why did Xiao Yong suddenly have such a kickboxing match?
From various points of view, the market of MMA and boxing is not at all comparable to the kickboxing market.
And if it is purely standing, Pereira's height and arm span are in an absolute advantage!
When Dana Bai heard Xiao Yong's decision, he was also a little dazed.
He looked at Huo Ya in front of him and frowned, "Xiao didn't say that he was going to play a crossover competition before!" ”
Huo Ya smiled: "That guy Pereira, he is very unconvinced to lose, and Xiao also wants to see his standing level!" ”
"Huo Ya, you are an unqualified agent, you can't let Xiao Yong mess around, this kind of game, he is easy to be defeated by his opponent." Dana White vented his anger on Hoya and began to accuse him on the spot.
Anyway, he was already upset with Huo Ya.
Huo Ya said angrily: "Dana, you should know that Xiao Yong is not a person who listens to other people's opinions at all, I am an agent, but I can't influence all his decisions!" Now I'm just informing you that don't arrange Xiao Yong's match for the time being! I have to go! ”
Hoya was very angry at Dana White's accusations and didn't intend to pay attention to him at all.
But Bai Dana didn't care about this matter, he was very unhappy, and continued to bombard Huo Ya who turned around and walked out the door: "You weak guy, you didn't do your duty, you didn't protect your own fighters!" I'm disappointed in you! ”
Huo Ya had already walked to the door, but he couldn't help but turn around and said angrily: "If you don't want to be beaten, it's best to keep your mouth shut, now Xiao Yong is the No. 1 fighter in the world, this proves that I have done my duty, you still care about those guys in your own event, they want you to give them more appearance fees!" ”
After speaking, Huo Ya turned around and left directly.
The two taunted each other.
When Huo Ya left, Bai Dana sat back in his place in a huff.
"Damn, why do you want to fight that damn kickboxing, it's better to lose the match, and quickly lose that damn crossover challenge!"
Dana Bai doesn't care about Xiao Yong's victory or defeat now, even if Xiao Yong loses the game, it won't have much impact on his value now.
After all, Xiao Yong's attention is incomparable to any boxer.
Of course, the fighter who wins from Xiao Yong will inevitably become a world-class fighting superstar!
In the match between Xiao Yong and Pereira, the two sides still played 84 kg.
In the system space, Xiao Yong looked at Pereira in the ring and fell into deep thought.
He can now train directly with Pereira.
But Xiao Yong hesitated.
Because he knows very well that once he has trained with Pereira, who is simulated by this system, he will win easily in the ring.
"Why don't you go up and fight?" D'Amato walked over and sat down next to Xiao Yong.
"I don't want to lose the fun of the game, and getting a boring win is boring for me." Xiao Yong said.
D'Amato smiled slightly: "Also, you have this magical ability, if you really play dozens of matches with him and return to reality, this guy must not be your opponent." ”
D'Amato patted Xiao Yong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are afraid of failure...."
"Huh?"
Xiao Yong was stunned.
He never felt like he was afraid of failure.
D'Amato sensed his doubts and continued: "You just don't want to face it, in fact, in your heart, you are also afraid of failure, when you get stronger and stronger, achieve higher and higher status, and win more and more in a row, you will have an invincible heart, but in essence, you will also fear failure from the heart, this fear of failure, not because of external factors, not because of money, not because of honor, just because of your strong competitive heart!"
That's not a bad thing, but I don't think it's necessary if you're going to take something completely utilitarian for the sake of victory. Life is always about all kinds of adventures, choose challenges, enjoy the process, or choose to win in a hand? I think your heart will tell you the answer! ”
After listening to Damato's words, Xiao Yong had to admit that he was a very old and spicy coach.
Maybe he won't be able to give Xiao Yong technical support in kickboxing.
But these remarks also made Xiao Yong make a decision completely.
Pereira, who was in the ring, slowly retreated.
Xiao Yong looked at D'Amato and said with a smile: "Yes, I don't like to fail, and I won't fail, I will take this desire for victory and defeat him head-on in the ring!" ”
As for Xiao Yong, he doesn't like to play games where he has a chance to win.
It's like these three fights in the middleweight division, which really makes Xiao Yong very unhappy.
Even if you win, even if you get the championship, even if you get the money.
However, this kind of boring game made Xiao Yong completely unable to get passion in the game, Xiao Yong hoped to have a fierce battle with his opponent, hoping to experience the feeling of winning or losing.
It's like fighting Habib at the beginning, just like fighting Alvarez at the beginning.
The kind of game where the opponent has a strong threat can make Xiao Yong feel extremely excited and satisfied.
So Xiao Yong finally made a choice.
He wants to face Pereira in reality.
In the areas most familiar to your opponents, learn what a Kickboxing World Champion can do!
Soon, Xiao Yong vs Pereira, the first press conference, was held in Huaxia!
You must know that there has never been a press conference of this level of competition in China before!
But when Xiao Yong and Pereira announced the location of the press conference, media from all over the world rushed to the event.
This is the benefit of Xiao Yong's strong influence.
If you change the boxer, even if you fight Pereira, you won't have this kind of attention at all.
Xiao Yong is the king of walking traffic.
At the press conference, Yang Lele sat in the center, Xiao Yong was on her right, and Pereira was on her left.
With the arrival of the players on both sides, the reporters filmed wildly at the three of them.
To the surprise of European and American journalists, they did not expect that the organizer of this competition turned out to be a woman!
A very beautiful Chinese woman.
That's when they found out that the match was run by the same tournament that had previously signed Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson.
After taking pictures with continuous flashes, Yang Lele had a smile on his face and said: "Welcome everyone, I am Yang Lele, the president of the Tenglong Jue Super Fighting Tournament, you may be relatively unfamiliar with me, this event will be hosted by our Tenglong Jue, you can ask any questions!" ”
As Yang Lele's voice fell, someone immediately stood up and asked: "Hello Ms. Yang Lele, I am a reporter from National Sports, I want to ask, how much is the appearance fee you give to both sides for holding the game this time?" ”
"Xiao Yong's appearance fee is 50 million US dollars, and Pereira's is 3 million US dollars!" Yang Lele said honestly.
In any case, Xiao Yong must get a similar price.
And for kickboxing matches, this kind of price is already super sky-high.
Hearing this answer, another reporter got up and asked: "I'm a reporter from The Times, I would like to ask Miss Yang Lele, as far as I know, the Tenglong Jue competition has always been held in MMA events, why did a kickboxing competition suddenly be held?" ”
Yang Lele did not panic at all: "I think any event, as long as the procedures are compliant, it is qualified to hold any event, and occasionally hold a kickboxing match, I don't think there is anything." ”
"Then what is the relationship between you and Xiao Yong, and why can you get the right to host this game?"
I have to say that these reporters have a keen sense of smell.
It didn't take long for me to think of something other than the game.
After all, Xiao Yong's love life is actually a highlight.
Now Xiao Yong's private life is still very interesting.
Yang Lele said with a smile: "We took out 53 million US dollars as the appearance fee of both parties, which is more than what the UFC gave, why did Xiao Yong refuse?" ”
She did not answer the question positively.
But where would the reporter easily let her go: "Then what is your personal relationship with Xiao Yong?" Is it a couple? ”
This time, the question was more direct.
Yang Lele's face turned dark and said: "I think you should care more about the game, and refuse to answer questions that are not in the game." ”
She won't be completely led by the nose by these journalists.
The reporters were a little disappointed, if it was confirmed that the relationship between the two was not ordinary, it was super news!
But really speaking, even if there is no clear answer, just Xiao Yong's participation in the competition in Tenglongjue is enough to arouse people's reverie.
Seeing that Yang Lele couldn't dig up anything here, the reporters returned the problem to the game and the players on both sides!
"Xiao Yong, why did you choose to fight Pereira in this rematch kickboxing match?"
Faced with this question, Xiao Yong behaved very relaxed: "Why? Because he challenged me after the race! I felt that his resume and strength were enough for me to give him a kickboxing shot, so I agreed, and that's it! ”
Xiao Yong looked at the reporters and continued: "I won this fight, but a lot of people are saying that if it is a striking level, I may not be able to beat Pereira, I think this kind of statement is very unpleasant to me, I want you to know that I am the strongest in any field, and now, no one can be my opponent." ”
Indeed, although Xiao Yong easily won three fights, there were also some remarks, such as that if Xiao Yong fought Pereira on the feet, he would have no chance to win.
Because of Xiao Yong's match with Adesaya, the two also stood for a while, and Xiao Yong didn't use a complete takedown, just a virtual shake.
But in the match with Pereira, Xiao Yong simply didn't give Pereira a chance to punch.
Pereira didn't throw a single punch throughout the match.
Because of this, many people think that Xiao Yong will win easily only because Pereira is not familiar with ground technology.
After listening to Xiao Yong's words, the reporters looked at Pereira.
"Pereira, do you think you can beat Xiao Yong by getting back to kickboxing?"
"Of course, I'm taller than him and have a longer reach, so he's going to be tough against a fighter like me, and I'm not a sparse striker like Whitaker and Adesaya." Pereira is confident.
When he returns to what he does best, he also has the confidence of a king.
After all, that's his glory, and he's achieved so much there!
The reporters asked a few more questions from both sides, but after the press conference.
The main focus of the media is on the relationship between Yang Lele and Xiao Yong.
"President of Huaxia Beauty, take Xiao Yong!"
"Tenglongjue held an event, and the beautiful president held hands with Xiao Yong."
"When you ask about the relationship, avoid talking about it, the two sides may have an inside story!"
"Xiao Yong's girlfriend exposed?"
A wide variety of titles are of this kind.
It is extremely misleading.
After all, these media also know very well that the battle between Xiao Yong and Pereira has attracted attention, but what the two can write is those technical analysis, where is the gossip interesting?
They also picked up Xiao Yong's previous events such as watching the Tenglong Jue competition many times as auxiliary evidence!
For a while, many Xiao Yong fans in Europe and the United States were very unhappy!
They all ran to Xiao Yong's Twitter to leave messages.
"Xiao, I'm a hundred times hotter than her!"
"Shaw, is it okay to reply to my private message? I can make you God! ”
"I love you, please let me give you a baby!"
"I like strong men, let's go on a date!"
For Xiao Yong, in fact, this kind of confession has been counted countless on Twitter.
Only this time, it was particularly fierce!
Yang Lele and Xiao Yong were eating watermelon at home while browsing these messages.
"Haha, this beauty also sent you a fruit photo, don't say it, it's pretty good! Big boobs! ”