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Road To UFC Season 3 Matchups
Check Out All The Fights Going Down In Shanghai On May 18 & 19 For Road To UFC Season 3
Following the successful format of Season 2, the opening round of Season 3 will take place across two days, May 18 and 19, in Shanghai, China at the UFC Performance Institute (UFC PI).
ROAD TO UFC is a ground-breaking “win and advance” tournament that will take top MMA prospects from Asia and give them a pathway to a UFC contract. The format features 32 mixed martial arts athletes competing in each of four weight classes. Additionally, non-tournament bouts will be included to provide more opportunities.
To date, eleven ROAD TO UFC participants have been awarded UFC contracts: seven final winners from Seasons 1 and 2; two finalists from Season 1; and two non-tournament bout winners.
- China: Rongzhu, Yizha, Zhang Mingyang
- India: Anshul Jubli
- Indonesia: Jeka Saragih
- Japan: Rinya Nakamura, Toshiomi Kazama, Rei Tsuruya
- South Korea: Jeong Yeong Lee, Hyun Sung Park
- Mongolia: Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
The ROAD TO UFC Season 3 opening round will be broadcast live in Asia prime time from the UFC PI Shanghai, which was purpose-built for live remote production (REMI) via connection to its sister facility, UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ROAD TO UFC Season 3 will feature men’s flyweight, bantamweight, and featherweight divisions, and for the first time, the women's strawweight division. To provide additional opportunities for top MMA prospects in Asia, there will also be four non-tournament bouts. The participants and bouts include:
Episode 1
May 18
6am ET/3am PT
- Welterweight non-tournament: Bahatebole Batebolati vs Han Seul Kim
- Women's Strawweight opening round: Feier Huang vs Miki Motono
- Women's Strawweight opening round: Feng Xiaocan vs Kiran Singh
- Featherweight opening round: Shin Haraguchi vs JunYoung Hong
- Featherweight opening round: Zhu Kangjie vs Tatsuya Ando
Episode 2
May 18
8am ET/5am PT
- Women's Flyweight non-tournament: Wang Cong vs Paula Luna
- Women's Strawweight opening round: Priya Sharma vs Dong Huaxiang
- Featherweight opening round: Masuto Kawana vs Young Jae Song
- Women's Strawweight opening round: Shi Ming vs YeDam Seo
- Featherweight opening round: Xie Bin vs Yibugele
Episode 3
May 19
6am ET/3am PT
- Lightweight non-tournament: WonBin Ki vz Tatsuya Saika
- Flyweight opening round: Jiniushiyue vs Dong Hoon Choi
- Bantamweight opening round: Soo Young Yoo vs Shohei Nose
- Flyweight opening round: John Almanza vs Angad Bisht
- Bantamweight opening round: Daermisi Zhawupasi vs Ren Ozaki
Episode 4
May 19
8am ET/5am PT
- Women's Flyweight non-tournament: Yan Qihui vs Lisa Kyriacou
- Flyweight opening round: Ruel Panales vs Toki Matsui
- Bantamweight opening round: Kyusung Kim vs Tokitaka Nakanishi
- Flyweight opening round: Kiru Singh Sahota vs Yin Shuai
- Bantamweight opening round: Baergeng Jieleyisi vs Li Yunfeng
Each round of ROAD TO UFC Season 3 will take place in front of a live audience, with location and venue details announced in advance of each event. The finals will be featured bouts on a UFC Fight Night, at which time UFC contracts will be awarded to each of the four divisions' winners.
Recap the action from Season 2 finals below!
Finals | Road to UFC S2
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Finals | Road to UFC S2
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