ROAD TO UFC is a ground-breaking “win and advance” tournament that gives top MMA prospects from Asia a pathway to a UFC contract. Eight mixed martial arts athletes will compete in each of four men’s weight classes: flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight. To provide additional opportunities for MMA prospects in Asia, there will also be four non-tournament bouts. Here are the participants and bouts in ROAD TO UFC Season 2:
Flyweight (>56.7kg)
- Rei Tsuruya (Japan) vs Ronal Siahaan (Indonesia)
- Mark Climaco (Philippines) vs Jung Hyun Lee (South Korea)
- Ji Niushiyue (China) vs Billy Pasulatan (Indonesia)
- Sumit Kumar (India) vs Seung Guk Choi (South Korea)
Bantamweight (>61.2kg)
- Xiao Long (China) vs Shohei Nose (Japan)
- Shuya Kamikubo (Japan) vs Jieleyisi Baergeng (China)
- Eperaim Ginting (Indonesia) vs Daermisi Zhawupasi (China)
- Chang Ho Lee (South Korea) vs Rana Rudra Pratap Singh (India)
Featherweight (>65.8kg)
- Yi Zha (China) vs Abdul Azeem Badakhshi (Afghanistan)
- Keisuke Sasu (Japan) vs Sang Won Kim (Korea)
- Yibugele (China) vs Koya Kanda (Japan)
- Li Kaiwen (China) vs Reza Arianto (Indonesia)
Lightweight (>70.3kg)
- Seong Chan Hong (South Korea) vs Rong Zhu (China)
- Kazuma Maruyama (Japan) vs Sang Uk Kim (South Korea)
- Windri Patilima (Indonesia) vs Shin Haraguchi (Japan)
- Won Bin Ki (South Korea) vs Batebolati Bahatebole (China)
Non-tournament bouts
- Flyweight: Top Noi Kiwram (Thailand) vs Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (Mongolia)
- Flyweight: Sim Kai Xiong (Singapore) vs Peter Danasoe (Thailand)
- Welterweight: Nueraji Taiyilake (China) vs Han Seul Kim (Korea)
- Welterweight: Chris Hofmann (Philippines) vs Sang Hoon Yoo (Korea)
The opening round of ROAD TO UFC Season 2 on May 27 and 28 will air in Asia primetime (GMT +8) on UFC broadcast partners (check local listings). Additional information on the tournament will be announced at a later date.
Media members can apply for credentials to all UFC events by creating an account and registering at Access.UFC.com.
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