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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]
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]
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Featherweight
Kangjie Zhu
def.
Tatsuya Ando
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25)
3
5:00
[ a]
Featherweight
Shin Haraguchi
def.
Jun Young Hong
Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
[ b]
Women's Strawweight
Xiaocan Feng
def.
Kiran Singh
TKO (punches)
1
2:03
[ c]
Welterweight
Bahatebole Batebolati
def.
Han Seul Kim
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Featherweight
Bin Xie
def.
Yibugele
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
[ a]
Women's Strawweight
Ming Shi
def.
Ye Dam Seo
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ b]
Featherweight
Masuto Kawana
def.
Young Jae Song
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
[ c]
Women's Strawweight
Huaxiang Dong
def.
Priya Sharma
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
[ d]
Women's Flyweight
Cong Wang
def.
Paula Luna
Submission (guillotine choke)
1
3:04
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
Su Young You
def.
Shohei Nose
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ c]
Flyweight
Dong Hun Choi
def.
Ji Niushiyue
Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29)
3
5:00
[ d]
Lightweight
Won Bin Ki
def.
Tatsuya Saika
TKO (punches)
2
0:51
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
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Bantamweight
Jieleyisi Baergeng
def.
Tokitaka Nakanishi
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ a]
Flyweight
Dong Hun Choi
def.
Angad Bisht
Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ b]
Bantamweight
Su Young You
def.
Daermisi Zhawupasi
Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ c]
Flyweight
Kiru Singh Sahota
def.
Ruel Pañales
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ d]
Women's Flyweight
Danni McCormack
def.
Yan Qihui
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27)
3
5:00
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Featherweight
Bin Xie
def.
Masuto Kawana
KO (punches)
1
4:17
[ a]
Women's Strawweight
Huaxiang Dong
vs.
Ming Shi
Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ b]
Featherweight
Kangjie Zhu
def.
Shin Haraguchi
Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ c]
Women's Strawweight
Xiaocan Feng
def.
Miki Motono
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
3
5:00
[ d]
Welterweight
Samandar Murodov
def.
Jonathan Piersma
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
3
5:00
[ e]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Yin Shuai 3
Kiru Singh Sahota SD
Kiru Singh Sahota UD
Ruel Panales 3
Ruel Panales * BYE
Toki Matsui –
Kiru Singh Sahota
Dong Hun Choi
Ji Niushiyue 3
Dong Hun Choi SD
Dong Hun Choi SD
Angad Bisht 3
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
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Kim Kyu-sung 3
Tokitaka Nakanishi UD
Tokitaka Nakanishi 3
Jieleyisi Baergeng UD
Li Yunfeng 2
Jieleyisi Baergeng SUB
Jieleyisi Baergeng
Su Young You
Ren Ozaki 3
Daermisi Zhawupasi UD
Daermisi Zhawupasi 3
Su Young You SD
Su Young You UD
Shohei Nose 3
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Bin Xie UD
Yibugele 3
Bin Xie KO
Masuto Kawana3
Young Jae Song 3
Masuto Kawana UD
Bin Xie
Kangjie Zhu
Kangjie Zhu UD
Tatsuya Ando 3
Kangjie Zhu SD
Shin Haraguchi 3
Jun Young Hong 3
Shin Haraguchi UD
Women's Strawweight[ edit ]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Priya Sharma 3
Huaxiang Dong UD
Huaxiang Dong 3
Ming ShiSD
Ye Dam Seo 3
Ming Shi UD
Ming Shi
Xiaocan Feng
Xiaocan Feng TKO
Kiran Singh 1
Xiaocan Feng UD
Miki Motono 3
Miki Motono * BYE
Huang Feier –
* Huang Feier missed weight (116.7 lbs), therefore the bout was canceled and Motono proceeded to semi-final
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