An outcast is too good at martial arts (152)
Following the good deeds against Wade King, and even the ‘rising sun flag style’ performance after defeating Sato Kojiro.
The stock price of Cha Mu-gyeol soared as if there was no upper limit.
The video of Kojiro Sato fainting with a wing kick-back kick combination became a hot topic, recording 90 million views on YouTube in one week.
In particular, this KO was more meaningful in that it KOed a WFC ranker with Taekwondo’s kicking technique, which had been questioned in terms of practicality.
Cha Mu-gyeol’s kicking coach Lim Jin-soo expressed his feelings with a proud expression in an interview with a media outlet.
“Taekwondo kicks can also be usefully used in MMA if proper preparation is done. The important thing is how elaborate the double line is made and how high the skill level is. I think it is nonsense to say that Taekwondo is useless in MMA. Didn’t our Cha Mu-gyeol prove it himself in this game? Hahaha-.”
Foreigners’ comments on the highlight video also made people laugh.
[Fuck, was Taekwondo such a bloody martial art?]
[I live in LA, and there’s a Taekwondo academy every two blocks here]
[I thought it was a place to educate elementary and middle school students on character]
[You mean my kids were learning those killing techniques? OMG]
[It’s cool to send a kick afterward]
[See how Kojiro stiffens as soon as he gets hit? I thought it would be a real big deal]
[I’m still single, but if I have a child, I teach invincible taekwondo]
And there was another WFC 433 video with close to 100 million views.
A performance video of Mugyeol Cha burning the Rising Sun Flag after sending Kojiro Sato into the world of unconsciousness and having an interview with the winner.
This video was not uploaded to the official WFC channel, but was uploaded as a ‘direct cam’ video to an anonymous personal channel and recorded close to 100 million views.
[This is a good influence]
[Honestly, what do you do when you do a campaign 100 times? There’s no impact]
[I can see that my German friends are reflecting] [I get really angry when I see some Japanese guys still using that
dog
trash symbol calmly]
[It’s amazing that one of the world’s most influential sports stars has acted like this]
[The WFC said that Moo-gyeol Cha was suspended from the game for one year?]
[They’re petty and conservative, they’re like sluts]
[But the WFC I couldn’t help it from their position]
[Delivering a political message is a very critical issue for a professional sports player] [
I should praise Cha Moo Kyul more for taking such a risk]
[Anyway, this bird of Cha Moo Gyeol is becoming more and more perfect as time goes on. Do you think it works?]
However, many fans regretted not being able to see Ungyeol during the one-year suspension period.
You could have a light heavyweight title fight soon, but a year off!
Knowing that Moo-gyeol Cha is a fighter who never takes a break, many fans argued about his one-year hiatus.
I will go to boxing’s heavyweight division.
No, I will probably train around the world.
No, I will focus on charity work.
Maybe I’ll focus on filming commercials and dramas.
Various predictions rained down, but no one was able to pinpoint exactly what Mugyeol would do next.
It’s been a week since the WFC officially announced the sanction of innocence.
Mugyeol stood in front of a live camera with Ariel Watson from ‘Fight Dog’.
In an instant, a total of 950,000 real-time streaming viewers and 3.2 million radio listeners flocked to the broadcast.
After going through several server downs, Moogyeol was finally able to greet his fans for the first time.
“Nice to meet you, ‘Fight Dog’ viewers.”
Hundreds of thousands of chats overflowed with a simple greeting, and eventually the manager closed the chat window and proceeded with the broadcast.
In a calm tone, Mugyeol revealed how he felt about being suspended for a year and about his next move.
“The one-year suspension was reasonable. President Dave White did his best to shorten my suspension period. Of course, it’s unfortunate that I won’t be able to compete in MMA during that time, but if I could turn back time and go back two weeks, I would have done the same thing.”
“But I have no intention of taking a sabbatical. I am still young and in perfect condition as never before. There is a slight injury on the top of the foot, but it will be cured if you take a full rest for about 4 weeks and focus on recovery. I’ll probably be able to fully recover from the injury before December.”
“After recovering from all the injuries, maybe-”
Having said that, Moo-gyeol took a deep breath as if his heart was full, and concentrated on his words.
“I will challenge the 2028 LA Olympics by acquiring qualifications for the Korean national team.”
“Mu-mu what-!?”
It was a move no one could have predicted that even Ariel Watson, who was sitting next to her, was stunned.
As soon as the word of integrity was over, hundreds of thousands of additional viewers came in.
Despite blocking all interactions such as chat donations and likes, the server crashed several more times.
While the server was being restored, Ariel Watson asked Mugyeol with a surprised look.
“Oh, the Olympics? I’m serious?”
“yes. I am serious.”
“Why all of a sudden? Because of military service?”
“Olympic medals are one of the symbols of the strongest in a single sport. Besides, if you win a medal, the military service problem will be solved, so it kills two birds with one stone.”
Ariel Watson gulped down and asked a question that every viewer would be curious to know.
“So, what sport are you going to compete in? Is it also boxing?”
At that moment, the server was restored and streaming started again.
Mugyeol looked at the camera and gave an answer to Ariel Watson’s question.
“Boxing wrestling and Muay Thai. I plan to compete in all three events simultaneously.”
“!?”
“Winning gold medals simultaneously in three events in a single competition, which no one has ever achieved in the history of the Summer Olympics, let alone martial arts. I challenge that feat.”
“!?!?”
“Well, the first thing to do is to qualify for the national team.”
“!?!?!?”
* * *
After the live streaming of ‘Fight Dog’, the world turned upside down once again.
A declaration of participation in the Olympics by a professional MMA player.
3 sports at the same time!
Starting from ‘Is that possible?’
Not only the martial arts community, but also public opinion around the world once again became noisy in the name of Cha Moo-gyeol.
[Cha Mu-gyeol at the Olympics? What
is
this
?
_ In Korea, even if you only have one Olympic medal, you only have to serve in the military for a few weeks]
[But then, isn’t it just boxing?]
[Why are you going to win three medals?]
[Don’t try to understand what Mugyeol Cha is doing] [ It’s
just that If you watch something crazy again this time, it’s guaranteed to be fun]
[What was the probability when you smashed 4 cruiser-class balloons and put a belt in your carrier and threw it in a defensive battle?] [If you
write a novel like this, you’ll get off. Girl?]
[Don’t say that, because it’s scary]
Ariel Watson, a veteran reporter, shook her head as if she was experiencing this situation for the first time.
“I’ve been at the bottom for 20 years, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen a player like Cha Mu-gyeol. It’s the Olympics! Are you saying this makes sense? What do you think Hyemin?”
“yes?”
“Your favorite flawlessness. Are you doing this because of military service?”
It was Kang Hye-min who fiercely glared at Ariel Watson when he said, “You like flawless.”
Soon, he calmed down his bloody eyes and began to unfold his logic.
“Probably not.”
“why?”
“According to the Military Service Act of the Republic of Korea, which was amended in 2025, Cha Mu-gyeol can postpone military service until the age of 32.”
“He’s 32 years old, after all MMA fighters have reached their prime.”
“In addition, considering Cha Moo-gyeol’s actions in the past, it is more reasonable that he is putting his meaning in a new challenge rather than exemption from military service.”
“That’s right. Besides, if you only think about exemption from military service, isn’t it enough to go out to boxing alone? But it’s absurd to compete in all three events at the same time. No, was it possible to compete before then? Mugyeol also competed in professional boxing at the WBA.”
“According to the IOC provisions revised in 2019, athletes who have competed in professional boxing can compete in Olympic boxing. Well, none of the professional boxers out of the blue said to run in the Olympics again, so it was a nameless clause.”
“A professional boxer is the Olympics! Well, it’s all a thing of the past that the Olympics are a place for amateurism.”
As Ariel Watson said, the Olympics were no longer for amateurs.
Even if you look at soccer, the most world-class sport, all 25-man squads are made up of professional soccer players.
“Besides, Mugyeol is a complete amateur when it comes to wrestling, and Muay Thai is no different.”
“Well, his skills are at the level of a tolerable national team member, but I mean.”
“In other words, there is nothing wrong with competing in three events: boxing, wrestling, and Muay Thai.”
“Then, what is the real problem that Reporter Kang thinks?”
“…I wonder if the Korean association will recognize Cha Moo-gyeol’s qualification for the national team.”
“hmm? why? Mugyeol is said to have excellent boxing skills to the point of integrating the four major boxing organizations. In addition, he has enough wrestling skills to beat All-Americans. Muay Thai… Well, I don’t know, but I don’t think it would be difficult to wear the national team mark, right? Are there many Nakmu kids that are so good in Korea?”
“It’s not that easy.”
Saying that, Kang Hye-min let out a long sigh.
“Rather, Muay Thai may be the most likely, since the association was formed not long ago.”
Saying that, Kang Hye-min explained the conservative nature of the Korea Sports Association.
The selection of the national team, which revolves around personal connections, even goes so far as to include a case in which a talented player was sacrificed.
Throughout the explanation, Ariel Watson tilted her head as if she couldn’t understand.
“I don’t understand. So, in Hyemin’s country, there are cases where the most talented players are not selected for the national team?”
“It is not impossible if the association decides and plays tricks. Of course, there are places like the Archery Association that are operated strictly based on skill, but I don’t know what the boxing and wrestling associations will think of integrity.”
“Hmm, okay? It would be embarrassing if I couldn’t even qualify for the national team after a long-awaited fun game.”
As expected by Kang Hye-min, the Boxing and Wrestling Association of Korea was skeptical about obtaining qualifications for the national team.
After deciding to compete in the Olympics, Mugyeol immediately contacted the Boxing Wrestling Muay Thai Association to inquire about qualifications for the national team.
Adopted as an official event in 2024 In the case of Muay Thai, which still lacks players in the unemployment team until 2028, it has been confirmed that ‘it is okay to participate in the national team selection’.
But boxing and wrestling are different.
Standing army players belonging to the domestic unemployment team have already been crowded, and in the meantime, officials from the association are fighting to push players from the university they came out of into the national team.
In this atmosphere, the sudden appearance of Mugyeol was uncomfortable.
First of all, the boxing association held an emergency meeting on this matter.
“What would you like to do with that friend?”
“In fact, if you say you will participate in the national team selection, there is no reason to stop it.”
“If you come out, will you participate in the -91kg class or the heavyweight class (+91kg class)?”
“Isn’t the -91kg class a weight class with K-class Yang Dong-seok?”
“I’d rather negotiate and send them to the heavyweight class…”
“There are Jung Han-ul and Kang Ho-joong of the D generation in the heavyweight division.”
“Isn’t Hojoong a guy who can go from the heavyweight division to the quarterfinals if he does well?”
“Even though medals are difficult, quarterfinals and maybe even semifinals are possible.”
“If it’s the quarterfinals at the Olympics, that’s a great sign…
”
An embarrassing look and a funeral ceremony went to and from the conference hall.
Hwang In-pyo, the coach of the national boxing team, who was relatively young at that time, cautiously opened his mouth.
“But do I really have to stop this?”
“hmm?”
“There is no reason for disqualification, and everyone knows that Cha Mu-gyeol is good at boxing, isn’t it?”
“….”
“The national team selection is the process of selecting the best player in that event in Korea.”
“Kuheumm-.”
“It’s a little bit like not giving the best guy a chance to try out…
”
An elderly member of the committee glared at Hwang In-pyo and threatened him.
That ‘uhh’ had many meanings.
Who is doing this because they don’t know that?
Isn’t that what’s important now?
The important thing is the line rather than skill.
Personal glory rather than national glory!
The moment when Hwang In-pyo, a member of the Korean boxing world who can’t help it, shrugged his shoulders and sighed.
Quaang-.
The door to the meeting room burst open and someone came in.
