Road to UFC Season 1 explained
Road to UFC Season 1[1] is the 2022 cycle of Road to UFC, a mixed martial arts event series in which top Asian MMA prospects compete to win contracts with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It features four divisions—flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight—each for which eight fighters compete in a "win-and-advance" tournament format.[2] The tournament winner for each division is awarded a UFC contract. Each event in the series features five bouts including one non-tournament bout.[3] [4] [5]
The opening quarterfinal round of the tournament was held across two days, June 9–10, 2022 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, with two five-bout events for each day for a total of 10 bouts per day, ahead of the pay-per-view event UFC 275 on June 11.[6] The contestants for the tournament came from China (through the UFC Academy), India,[7] Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand.[8] The semifinals took place on October 23, 2022 – a day after UFC 281 – in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[9] The finals were initially scheduled to take place in Seoul, South Korea on February 4, 2023 at . However, the location for the event was changed to Las Vegas, Nevada with the date kept intact.[10]
Episode 1
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Episode 2
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Episode 3
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Episode 4
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Episode 5
Road to UFC: Episode 5 |
Promotion: | Road to UFC |
Date: | October 23, 2022 |
Venue: | Etihad Arena |
City: | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Episode 6
Road to UFC: Episode 6 |
Promotion: | Road to UFC |
Date: | October 23, 2022 |
Venue: | Etihad Arena |
City: | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Bantamweight tournament bracket
- Xiao Long withdrew due to illness during fight week and no replacement was able to be found.
- Min Woo Kim missed weight (139.5 lbs), therefore the bout was canceled and Kazama proceeded to final
Lightweight tournament bracket
- Patrick Sho Usami suffered weight cut issues the day of weigh ins and no replacement was found.
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2023-02-27 . Road To UFC Returns For Season 2 With Opening Round On May 27 & 28 UFC . 2023-07-16 . www.ufc.com . en.
- See single-elimination tournament.
- Web site: Pettry . Jay . 22 April 2022 . UFC Launching 'Road to UFC' Tourney in Singapore, Featuring 4 Brackets in June . Sherdog . 2022-05-03 .
- Web site: 2022-05-23 . ROAD TO UFC Opening Round Bouts Announced Taiwan News 2022-05-23 10:00:00 . 2022-05-23 . Taiwan News.
- Web site: Tabuena . Anton . 2022-05-23 . Road to UFC: Four Asian tournament brackets, non-tournament bouts finalized . 2022-05-23 . Bloody Elbow . en.
- Web site: 2022-04-20 . Register To Attend Road To UFC UFC . 2022-05-03 . www.ufc.com . en.
- Web site: Participants announced for Road to UFC, Anshul Jubli and Pawan Maan to represent India . 2022-07-13 . lockerroom.in . en-US.
- Web site: Cox . Susan . 2022-04-22 . The UFC officially announce the "Road to the UFC" Tournament in Singapore leading up to UFC 275 . 2022-04-25 . BJPenn.com . en-US.
- Web site: Road to UFC semifinal round in the works for October 23: Sources. July 9, 2022. theallstar.io. Chris Presnell.
- Web site: Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac rebooked to headline UFC Vegas 68. mmafighting.com. Mike Heck. 2022-12-15. 2023-01-08.
- Web site: Sherdog.com . UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 1 . 2022-05-23 . Sherdog . en.
- Web site: Sherdog.com . UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 2 . 2022-05-23 . Sherdog . en.
- Web site: Sherdog.com . UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 3 . 2022-05-23 . Sherdog . en.
- Web site: Sherdog.com . UFC - Road to UFC: Singapore Quarterfinals 4 . 2022-05-23 . Sherdog . en.