Mixed martial arts competition
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).
Background
The event series features four divisions—flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and, notably, women's strawweight (replacing lightweight)—each for which eight fighters compete in a "win-and-advance" tournament format. The tournament winner of each division is awarded a UFC contract. Each event within the series contains five bouts, one of which is a non-tournament match-up.
The inaugural quarterfinal stage of the tournament took place over two days, May 18-19, 2024, at the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai , with two five-bout events for each day for a total of 10 bouts per day. The semifinals were held at the UFC Apex facility on August 23, 2024. The finals are scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on November 23, 2024.
Episode 1
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
Featherweight
Shin Haraguchi
def.
Jun Young Hong
Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Women's Strawweight
Feng Xiaocan
def.
Kiran Singh
TKO (punches)
1
2:03
Welterweight
Bahatebole Batebolati
def.
Han Seul Kim
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Episode 2
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
Women's Strawweight
Shi Ming
def.
Ye Dam Seo
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Featherweight
Masuto Kawana
def.
Young Jae Song
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Women's Strawweight
Dong Huaxiang
def.
Priya Sharma
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Women's Flyweight
Wang Cong
def.
Paula Luna
Submission (guillotine choke)
1
3:04
Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Episode 3
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
Flyweight
Angad Bisht
def.
John Dave Almanza
TKO (elbows and punches)
1
3:39
Bantamweight
Su Young You
def.
Shohei Nose
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
3
5:00
Flyweight
Dong Hun Choi
def.
Ji Niushiyue
Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29)
3
5:00
Lightweight
Won Bin Ki
def.
Tatsuya Saika
TKO (punches)
2
0:51
Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Episode 4
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Bantamweight
Baergeng Jieleyisi
def.
Li Yunfeng
Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
2
4:25
Flyweight
Kiru Singh Sahota
def.
Yin Shuai
Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)
3
5:00
Bantamweight
Tokitaka Nakanishi
def.
Kyu Sung Kim
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27)
3
5:00
Women's Flyweight
Yan Qihui
def.
Lisa Kyriacou
Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)
3
5:00
Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Episode 5
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Bantamweight
Baergeng Jieleyisi
def.
Tokitaka Nakanishi
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Flyweight
Dong Hun Choi
def.
Angad Bisht
Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
3
5:00
Bantamweight
Su Young You
def.
Daermisi Zhawupasi
Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)
3
5:00
Flyweight
Kiru Singh Sahota
def.
Ruel Pañales
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
3
5:00
Women's Flyweight
Danni McCormack
def.
Yan Qihui
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27)
3
5:00
Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Episode 6
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Featherweight
Xie Bin
def.
Masuto Kawana
KO (punches)
1
4:17
Women's Strawweight
Shi Ming
vs.
Dong Huaxiang
Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)
3
5:00
Featherweight
Zhu Kangjie
def.
Shin Haraguchi
Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
3
5:00
Women's Strawweight
Feng Xiaocan
def.
Miki Motono
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Welterweight
Samandar Murodov
def.
Jonathan Piersma
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Semifinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Semifinal.
Brackets
Flyweight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 3 Kiru Singh Sahota SD
UD 3
Ruel Pañales * BYE –
1 KO
3 Dong Hun Choi SD
Dong Hun Choi SD 3
Angad Bisht TKO 1
*Toki Matsui missed weight (132 lbs), therefore the bout was cancelled and Pañales proceeded to the semi-finals
Bantamweight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 3 Tokitaka Nakanishi UD
3 Baergeng Jieleyisi UD
2 Baergeng Jieleyisi SUB
3 UD
3 Daermisi Zhawupasi UD
3 Su Young You SD
Su Young You UD 3
Featherweight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Xie Bin UD 3
Xie Bin KO 3
3 Masuto Kawana UD
Zhu Kangjie UD 3
Zhu Kangjie SD 3
3 Shin Haraguchi UD
Women's Strawweight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 3 UD
3 SD
3 Shi Ming UD
KO 3
Feng Xiaocan TKO 1
Feng Xiaocan UD Miki Motono 3
Miki Motono BYE –
* Huang Feier missed weight (116.7 lbs), therefore the bout was canceled and Motono proceeded to semi-final
See also
References
Nag, Anwesha (2024-04-28). "Road to UFC returns for S3 with Asia's top MMA talent: Date, venue, and contestants revealed" . Sportskeeda .
Olivares, Rick (2024-04-28). "Almanza, Panales see action in Road to the UFC | Rick Olivares" . BusinessMirror . Retrieved 2024-04-28.
single-elimination tournament .
^ Anderson, Jay (2024-04-23). "Road to UFC Season 3 Tournament Announced, Women's Strawweight Added" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2024-04-28.
Presnell, Chris (2024-06-11). "Road to UFC semifinals head to Vegas in August" . mmaecosystem.com . Retrieved 2024-11-21.
Riggs, Drake (2024-08-30). "Morning Report: Michael Chandler opens up on mental struggles: My inner voice 'doesn't think I deserve Conor McGregor fight'" . mmafighting.com . Retrieved 2024-11-21.
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