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UFC Combine wraps up in China with 10 athletes earning admittance to the UFC Academy

According to a UFC press release out of China, the promotion recently completed its second ever UFC Combine. The event, held at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, tested athletes with MMA-themed trials to obtain a set of metrics. Those who impressed there might have some big UFC opportunities on the horizon.

The first UFC combine took place earlier this year, also in Shanghai. In that event twenty-five athletes earned ‘full ride scholarships’ at the UFC Academy; a training school that operates out of the UFC PI. According to the press release those athletes have amassed a combined record of 23-3 since enrollment.