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"Alright everyone?" Alex started "Get you all gathered around here? Great.. well I suppose I'll be the first to welcome you all to the MMA Academy. You six are going to be the first of many groups of students that hopefully pass through these halls. We do have another few students, but there were various complications, so this first week or so, it's just gonna be you guys. I'm Alexander Slade, but please, call me Alex. I'm one of the instructors or coaches, I guess. Well, just follow me inside, and we'll start showing you around."

Alex turned on his heel and led the way inside. The doors opened onto a small foyer, empty except for an unmanned desk and another door to the left of it leading further into the building. Pushing on through, the group found themselves in the inner sanctum- a cavernous room filled wall to wall with everything a fighter needed to train: an area of heavily padded flooring and walls along the left hand side, perfect for grappling or clinch work. Speed bags and heavy bags mounted along the right wall, along with an assortment of treadmills and stationary bikes. A boxing ring sat at the back of the room, a practice-size octagon in the center. Simply put, the place looked like paradise.

"Nice right? We modeled it after The Ultimate Fighter training center. Say what you will about the show, the UFC spares no expense in giving those prospects a place to work, we applied the same principle here. Locker rooms, showers, through this door to my immediate left. The one next to it leads on to a small kitchen and break room... oh here's the man"

As Alex was speaking the door to the kitchen opened up and Dan Green walked in. For being over 40, the man still looked like a fighter in his prime, save for the obvious age lines and old scars on his face. He smiled at the group and took center stage.
"I walk away for one minute and all of a sudden, I've got some students. Hey guys, welcome aboard. I'm not gonna bore ya with any kind of long-winded speech, just gonna keep it simple; You're all here because we saw something in each one of you. Future champions, and we're gonna do what we can to bring those champions out. By the time you guys leave here, you won't be complete MMA fighters, you'll be better than that. That's the objective of this program. Every single aspect of this place was designed so you guys only have to think about one, single, thing, being the best damn fighter that you can be."

"Now then, I gotta go round up the troops so we can do some formal introductions before we let Alex finish out the tour.  Just sit tight for a bit, have a look around, get to know each other if you want, and we'll be back with everyone else!"