I want to join the UFC after college, but my parents despise my choice deeply. What should I do?

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I have been a Bruce Lee fan since I was a kid. To me, Bruce is my idol. I have always wanted to be like him, even though imitation is bland. I am currently fifthteen years old with an ambition to bring the dragon back into mma. Every time I watch, I feel as if Chinese fighters are treated as a minority. The only fighter of Chinese descent was Zhang Tiequan. I was deeply upset by his decision to not come back to the UFC after 3 straight losses. He could have been an sensation among the Chinese race. Now there are no asian fighters accept for a few Japanese and koreans. Dont get me wrong, Dong Young Kim is an great fighter with plenty of potential. As a person of chinese descent myself, half chinese - half vietnamese, I feel as if it was to be my destiny to enter the octagon. I know it sounds silly but I am willing to pursue my dream no matter what. I am currently doing tae kwon do. My plan is to earn my black belt in tkd and improve my ground game by taking judo until i get my black belt there. Than I want to study JKD so I can apply his concepts into fights. In college I plan to train in mma and participate in a few amature fights. To be frank, I dont know what to do. I feel as if I have failed Bruce Lee already.

Update:

I just wanted to thank Anonymous for his or her insightful response. But I am still eager to hear some more responses.

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Honestly you sound ridiculous. If you want to be a fighter start training MMA. I don't see the point in spending years on judo and tkd and then having to completely switch styles when you enter MMA. Most people have this idea that learning 15 different styles will help them in some way. It will not. 

You're a kid. Stop being naive and thinking that life is simple and Enter the Dragon. Take it one step at the time. Start training MMA if you want to be a fighter. TKD will do you little good in MMA.

motorcross234 · Answer

I think you are a little delusional.. You can't just join the UFC.. You have to prove yourself over and over against really good competition and you might make it.. It's a long road of pain and pressure.. And not to knock the mentioned martial arts, but there are more effective martial arts for the UFC.. BJJ, wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, and mauy thai are the most proven the the cage.. 

Not to knock your dreams and tell you you can't do it, because you can.. It's just a long difficult road, but good luck..

Anonymous · Answer

Your parents don't want you doing that because it is not a secure future. Work hard and please your parents and secure your future with good grades. Train hard as well and make sacrifices so you excel. Hit the gym, find a coach, anything you can think of. Finally, prove to your parents you can make a future out of mma

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I want to join the UFC after college, but my parents despise my choice deeply. What should I do?

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