Standing on the street, you’d have no idea that inside one of the many unassuming high rises in northeast Beijing, one of China's top MMA fighters is training for a fight that will be viewed around the world. But inside of China Top Team's fifth-floor gym, there's no mistaking the 6-foot Li "The Leech" Jingliang could be seen in a crowd of 19 men and women sharpening their takedown defense on the mat.

Li, who said he would be a farmer if he weren't a fighter, eventually joined the school at the urging of his parents. Following the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he moved to the capital city with his coach and soon began his professional career. In 2013, he became welterweight champion of the Legend Fighting Championship, and won in his UFC debut a year later – he hasn't looked back since, racking up a 15-5 record with five knockouts, five submissions and two first-round finishes.

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