Mixed martial arts competition
Road to UFC Season 3 Promotion UFC First date aired May 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 ] Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight Zhu Kangjie def. Tatsuya Ando Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25) 3 5:00 [a] Featherweight Shin Haraguchi def. Hong Jun-young Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [b] Women's Strawweight Feng Xiaocan def. Kiran Singh TKO (punches) 1 2:03 [c] Welterweight Bahatebole Batebolati def. Kim Han-seul Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Episode 2 [ edit ] Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight Xie Bin def. Yibugele Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [a] Women's Strawweight Shi Ming def. Seo Ye-dam Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [b] Featherweight Masuto Kawana def. Song Young-jae Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [c] Women's Strawweight Dong Huaxiang def. Priya Sharma Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [d] Women's Flyweight Wang Cong def. Paula Luna Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:04
Episode 3 [ edit ] Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Bantamweight Daermisi Zhawupasi def. Ren Ozaki Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [a] Flyweight Angad Bisht def. John Dave Almanza TKO (elbows and punches) 1 3:39 [b] Bantamweight Yoo Soo-young def. Shohei Nose Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 [c] Flyweight Choi Dong-hoon def. Ji Niushiyue Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) 3 5:00 [d] Lightweight Ki Won-bin def. Tatsuya Saika TKO (punches) 2 0:51
Episode 4 [ edit ] Main Card (UFC Fight Pass) Weight class Method Round Time Notes Bantamweight Jieleyisi Baergeng def. Li Yunfeng Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:25 [a] Flyweight Kiru Singh Sahota def. Yin Shuai Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) 3 5:00 [b] Bantamweight Tokitaka Nakanishi def. Kim Kyu-sung Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 [c] Women's Flyweight Yan Qihui def. Lisa Kyriacou Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) 3 5:00
Brackets [ edit ] Flyweight [ edit ]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Yin Shuai 3
Kiru Singh Sahota SD
Kiru Singh Sahota
Ruel Panales
Ruel Panales * BYE
Toki Matsui –
Ji Niushiyue 3
Choi Dong-hoon SD
Choi Dong-hoon
Angad Bisht
Angad Bisht TKO
John Dave Almanza 1
*Toki Matsui missed weight (132 lbs), therefore the bout was cancelled and Panales proceeded to the semi-finals
Bantamweight [ edit ]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Kim Kyu-sung 3
Tokitaka Nakanishi UD
Tokitaka Nakanishi
Jieleyisi Baergeng
Li Yunfeng 2
Jieleyisi Baergeng SUB
Ren Ozaki 3
Daermisi Zhawupasi UD
Daermisi Zhawupasi
Yoo Soo-young
Yoo Soo-young UD
Shohei Nose 3
Featherweight [ edit ]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Xie Bin UD
Yibugele 3
Xie Bin
Masuto Kawana
Song Young-jae 3
Masuto Kawana UD
Zhu Kangjie UD
Tatsuya Ando 3
Zhu Kangjie
Shin Haraguchi
Hong Jun-young 3
Shin Haraguchi UD
Women's Strawweight [ edit ]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Priya Sharma 3
Dong Huaxiang UD
Dong Huaxiang
Shi Ming
Seo Ye-dam 3
Shi Ming UD
Feng Xiaocan TKO
Kiran Singh 1
Feng Xiaocan
Miki Motono
Miki Motono * BYE
Huang Feier –
* Huang Feier missed weight (116.7 lbs), therefore the bout was canceled and Motono proceeded to semi-final
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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