The fifth season of Road To UFC has commenced, offering top MMA prospects from the Asia-Pacific region a platform to vie for a spot in the tournament finals and a chance to secure a UFC contract.
The initial stages of the bantamweight and featherweight tournaments are scheduled over two days, May 28th and May 29th, at the Galaxy Arena in Macau.
The first day of Road To UFC competition will be headlined by a special UFC bout featuring Victor Martinez, a participant from Dana White’s Contender Series, against Chinese striker Rongzhu in a catchweight contest.
In the co-main event, newcomer Yudi Cahyadi will face Bin Xie in a featherweight bout that is not part of the tournament.
Road To UFC: Season 5 Opening Round Day 1 Results & Scorecards
- Chungreng Koren defeated Ryuho Miyaguchi via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:00 of Round 2.
- YoungJae Song defeated Jin Aoi via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:39 of Round 2.
The following bouts are also scheduled for Day 1:
- Ti Haitao vs. Ryo Tajima – Bantamweight Tournament
- Rabindra Dhant vs. Kimbert Alintozon – Bantamweight Tournament
- Regezhen vs. Dagiisuren Chagnaadorj – Featherweight Tournament
- Yunosuke Minami vs. Kasib Murdoch – Bantamweight Tournament
- Ahejiang Ailinuer vs. GwanWoo Lim – Featherweight Tournament
- George Mangos vs. Yuito Yanagawa – Featherweight Tournament
- Xie Bin vs. Yudi Cahyadi – Non-Tournament Featherweight Bout
- Rongzhu vs. Victor Martinez – UFC Catchweight Bout
(This page will be updated with live results and highlights as the event progresses.)
