(This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) MACAU – When the UFC made its first stop in China in 2012, the promotion was able to put one Chinese fighter on the card. On Saturday night, four of the country’s athletes will set foot inside the cage at The Venetian Macau’s CotaiArena. Veteran middleweight Cung Le , who recently served as a mentor on “The Ultimate Fighter: China,” believes it’s a sign of what’s to come. “A lot of these Chinese athletes are just as good as any other athletes around the world,” Le told USA TODAY Sports. “They get picked from a big batch. These are the top-notch guys, and the only thing they’re missing is coaching
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