In the fall of 2013, it was announced that Ning had been selected as one of the Featherweights participants for Team Sky Dragons on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter: China.
The bout would eventually take place in Macau at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le, in which Ning would beat Yang to win the Ultimate Fighter China Featherweight final.
[5] Ning next faced Royston Wee in a Featherweight bout on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber.
Guangyou was cleared of wrongdoing after it was determined by USADA that he had possibly ingested tainted meat from China.
[9] In turn, the bout was postponed again due to alleged visa issues for Guangyou, which restricted the timing of his travel.