Before the tournaments kick off, we break down everything you need to know about ROAD TO UFC so you don’t miss a beat.
What Is ROAD TO UFC?
ROAD TO UFC is a tournament that features four men’s divisions – flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight – with eight participants in each. The opening round of the tournament is consists of four episodes; each episode showcases four tournament bouts and one non-tournament bout.
The opening round for each division in ROAD TO UFC takes place across two days, May 27 and 28, inside the Octagon at the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai. The semifinals are scheduled to take place later this year with the location and date to be announced at a later date, with the finals being featured as part of a UFC Fight Night card. At that event, each of the four divisions’ winners will be awarded a UFC contract.
There will be several familiar faces this season as 10 of the athletes competing this time around also appeared last season.
Each episode of ROAD TO UFC will air in Asia primetime GMT +8, so audiences across Asia can get to know the athletes via in-event features and competitions on the following UFC broadcast partners:
CHINA: MIGU
HONG KONG: NOW SPORTS
INDIA: SONY TEN 2
INDONESIA: MOLA
JAPAN: WOWOW
SOUTH KOREA: TVN, TVN SHOW, TVN SPORTS, TVING
MALAYSIA: ASTRO SUPERSPORT 5, UNIFI TV, MOLA
MYANMAR: CANAL+
PHILIPPINES: TAP GO, PREMIER SPORTS
SINGAPORE: HUB SPORTS, MIO SPORTS, MOLA
THAILAND & CAMBODIA: TRUE SPORTS HD3
VIETNAM: K+ SPORTS
OUTSIDE ASIA: UFC FIGHT PASS
How ROAD TO UFC Works:
- Four men’s divisions: flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight
- 8-man brackets for each division
- Round 1 (quarterfinals)
- Four fights in each bracket (plus one non-tournament fight, making five fights total per fight card); winners move on to semifinals
- Four fights in each bracket (plus one non-tournament fight, making five fights total per fight card); winners move on to semifinals
- Round 2 (semifinals)
- Two fights in each bracket; winners move on to finals
- Two fights in each bracket; winners move on to finals
- Round 3 (finals)
- One fight in each bracket taking place on the preliminary card of a UFC Fight Night later this year. Winners will earn a UFC contract
Follow along closely on UFC.com and @UFCNews for more information on how to watch, live results & winner interviews and more as ROAD TO UFC kicks off in Singapore.
