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Road to UFC Season 2
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PromotionUFC
First date airedMay 18, 2024 (2024-05-18)

Road to UFC Season 3 is the 2024 cycle of Road to UFC, a mixed martial arts (MMA) event series in which top Asian MMA prospects compete to win contracts with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[1][2][3]

Background[edit]

The event series introduces four distinct weight divisions—flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and, notably, women's strawweight—each comprising eight competitors engaged in a "win-and-advance" tournament structure, reminiscent of a single-elimination format. The ultimate victor of each division secures a coveted UFC contract. Each event within the series is slated to showcase five bouts, one of which will be a non-tournament matchup.[4]

The inaugural quarterfinal stage of the tournament is set to unfold over a span of two days, from May 18 to 19, 2024, at the prestigious UFC Performance Institute Shanghai. Across these two days, enthusiasts can anticipate a total of ten engaging bouts per day, comprising two separate five-bout events.[4]

Episode 1[edit]

Road to UFC: Episode 1
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PromotionRoad to UFC
DateMay 18, 2024
VenueUFC Performance Institute Shanghai
CityShanghai, China
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Zhu Kangjie vs. Tatsuya Ando [a]
Featherweight Shin Haraguchi vs. Hong Jun Yong [b]
Women's Strawweight Feng Xiaocan vs. Kiran Singh [c]
Women's Strawweight Miki Motono vs. Huang Feier [d]
Welterweight Bahatebole Batebolati vs. Han Seul Kim
  1. ^ Featherweight quarterfinals
  2. ^ Featherweight quarterfinals
  3. ^ Women's Strawweight quarterfinals
  4. ^ Women's Strawweight quarterfinals

Episode 2[edit]

Road to UFC: Episode 2
Information
PromotionRoad to UFC
DateMay 18, 2023
VenueUFC Performance Institute Shanghai
CityShanghai, China
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Xie Bin vs. Hamid Amiri [a]
Women's Strawweight Shi Ming vs. Seo Ye Dam [b]
Featherweight Masuto Kawana vs. Song Young Jae [c]
Women's Strawweight Dong Huaxiang vs. Priya Sharma [d]
Women's Flyweight Wang Cong vs. Paula Luna
  1. ^ Featherweight quarterfinals
  2. ^ Women's Strawweight quarterfinals
  3. ^ Featherweight quarterfinals
  4. ^ Women's Strawweight quarterfinals

Episode 3[edit]

Road to UFC: Episode 3
Information
PromotionRoad to UFC
DateMay 19, 2023
VenueUFC Performance Institute Shanghai
CityShanghai, China
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Daermisi Zhawupasi vs. Ren Ozaki [a]
Flyweight John Dave Almanza vs. Angad Bisht [b]
Bantamweight Yoo Soo Young vs. Shohei Nose [c]
Flyweight Ji Niushiyue vs. Choi Dong Hoon [d]
Lightweight Won Bin Ki vs. Tatsuya Saika
  1. ^ Bantamweight quarterfinals
  2. ^ Flyweight quarterfinals
  3. ^ Bantamweight quarterfinals
  4. ^ Flyweight quarterfinals

Episode 4[edit]

Road to UFC: Episode 4
Information
PromotionRoad to UFC
DateMay 19, 2023
VenueUFC Performance Institute Shanghai
CityShanghai, China
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Flyweight Kiru Singh Sahota vs. Yin Shuai [a]
Bantamweight Kim Kyu Sung vs. Tokitaka Nakanishi [b]
Flyweight Ruel Pañales vs. Toki Matsui [c]
Women's Flyweight Lisa Kyriacou vs. Qihui Yan
Bantamweight Li Yunfeng vs. Jieleyisi Baergeng [d]
  1. ^ Flyweight quarterfinals
  2. ^ Bantamweight quarterfinals
  3. ^ Flyweight quarterfinals
  4. ^ Bantamweight quarterfinals

Brackets[edit]

Flyweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
China Yin Shuai
 
 
 
India Kiru Singh Sahota
 
 
 
 
 
Philippines Ruel Panales
 
 
 
Japan Toki Matsui
 
 
 
 
 
China Ji Niushiyue
 
 
 
South Korea Choi Dong Hoon
 
 
 
 
 
India Angad Bisht
 
 
Philippines John Almanza
 

Bantamweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
South Korea Kim Kyu Sung
 
 
 
Japan Tokitaka Nakanishi
 
 
 
 
 
China Li Yunfeng
 
 
 
China Jieleyisi Baergeng
 
 
 
 
 
Japan Ren Ozaki
 
 
 
China Daermisi Zhawupasi
 
 
 
 
 
South Korea Yoo Soo Young
 
 
Japan Shohei Nose
 

Featherweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
China Xie Bin
 
 
 
Afghanistan Hamid Amiri
 
 
 
 
 
South Korea Song Young Jae
 
 
 
Japan Masuto Kawana
 
 
 
 
 
China Zhu Kangjie
 
 
 
Japan Tatsuya Ando
 
 
 
 
 
South Korea Hong Jun Yong
 
 
Japan Shin Haraguchi
 

Women's Strawweight[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
India Priya Sharma
 
 
 
China Dong Huaxiang
 
 
 
 
 
South Korea Seo Ye Dam
 
 
 
China Shi Ming
 
 
 
 
 
China Feng Xiaocan
 
 
 
India Kiran Singh
 
 
 
 
 
Japan Miki Motono
 
 
China Huang Feier
 

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nag, Anwesha (2024-04-28). "Road to UFC returns for S3 with Asia's top MMA talent: Date, venue, and contestants revealed". Sportskeeda.
  2. ^ "The world's leading mixed martial arts (MMA) organization UFC today announced the third season of RO.. - MK". 매일경제. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  3. ^ Olivares, Rick (2024-04-28). "Almanza, Panales see action in Road to the UFC | Rick Olivares". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  4. ^ a b Anderson, Jay (2024-04-23). "Road to UFC Season 3 Tournament Announced, Women's Strawweight Added". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-04-28.

External links[edit]

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