The opening round of Road To UFC was held in June at the Singapore Indoor Stadium ahead of UFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka, UFC’s first-ever Pay-Per-View event in Southeast Asia. Sixteen athletes won and advanced to the semifinals to compete in Abu Dhabi.
RECAP: Road To UFC Results And Scorecard | Round 1
Here were the official results:
Episode 1
- Flyweight: SeungGuk Choi defeats Rama Supandhi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Bantamweight: Toshiomi Kazama defeats Maimaitituoheti Keremuaili by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Featherweight: Yi Zha defeats Keisuke Sasu by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:14 of Round 1
- Lightweight: WonBin Ki defeats Jinnosuke Kashimura by TKO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round 1
- Light Heavyweight: Zhang Mingyang defeats Tuco Tokkos by KO (punches) at 3:57 of Round 1
SeungGuk Choi successfully shut down his opponent Rama “Hellboy” Supandhi in the last 90 seconds of the quarterfinals to secure his spot in the semifinals. Choi was not completely satisfied with his performance when asked about it, though.
He spoke with UFC.com about what he hopes to showcase in the next part of the competition.
“I’m not satisfied with the movement I did, but I am obviously happy I won.”
Determined to better prepare for his next bout, he said, “I’m going to practice and improve my strength, strikes and skills. I’m happy to get closer to the UFC and I am going to work hard to get there.”
