On December 10, Yuan Bo returned to his country.
He was indeed coming back to take his final exams and wasn't lying to Dana White.
Although the school had made it clear that they wanted him to prioritize his career, he still had to take the exams. Previously, his counselor had spoken to him, hinting very clearly: for non-professional subjects, they would try to let Yuan Bo pass as much as possible; as for professional classes, if he couldn't manage, he could retake them, with teachers providing key points before the retest...
Yuan Bo felt that the school had done so much already, taking a graduation certificate was just a matter of convenience. Not taking it would be too disrespectful to his alma mater. Moreover, although a diploma wasn't that useful for Yuan Bo now, a higher education degree always sounded better.
So, Yuan Bo canceled his meeting with Dana White and hurried back to his home country to prepare for his final exams.