Everything you need to know about the Road to UFC semi-finals.
A day after UFC 280, the promotion will continue with the “Road to UFC” semi-final rounds. These four tournaments are designed to find Asian talent and will have fighters from China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, India and Indonesia represented.
The opening rounds started with 32 fighters back in June, and after this event, they’ll determine the two finalists on each of the four divisions. Toshiomi Kazama already managed to earn himself a free slot to the bantamweight finals a day earlier, with his opponent Min Woo Kim badly missing weight.
Road to UFC will be available to be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass. Join us live on Sunday, October 23, starting at 7 a.m. ET for Episode 5 of Road to UFC, with Episode 6 starting after at 9 a.m. ET.
Seen below are everything you need about the card, including full results, fight card, videos, and the tournament brackets.
Brackets:
Full Results:
Episode 5: Sunday, October 23, 7 a.m. ET
Featherweight Semis: Yi Zha def. Koyomi Matsushima by split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
These two are letting it fly in the first! #RoadToUFC pic.twitter.com/4sefmgs33B
— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2022
Flyweight Semis: Seung Guk Choi def. Qiu Lun by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Lightweight Semis: Jeka Saragih def. Won Bin Ki by KO (punch), R1
What a knockout #RoadToUFC pic.twitter.com/qtsCG6iB3m
— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2022
Non-tournament featherweight: Keisuke Sasu def. Balajin by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
A flying knee to start round 3 from Keisuke Sasu
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— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2022
Episode 6: Sunday, October 23, 9 a.m. ET
Featherweight Semis: Jeong Yeong Lee def. Lu Kai by KO (Punches), 0:42 R1
What a KO by JeongYeong Lee #RoadToUFC pic.twitter.com/PeUHhVPQ3W
— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2022
Bantamweight Semis: Rinya Nakamura def. Shohei Nose by TKO (strikes), R1
Rinya Nakamura showing everyone he is more than just a wrestler with that nasty knockout
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— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2022
Flyweight Semis: Hyun Sung Park def. Topnoi Kiwram by submission (rear naked choke), R1
The clean combo gets Top Noi the early knockdown
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— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2022
WHAT A COMEBACK!
Hyun Sung Park rallies after an early knockdown to score the submission win! #RoadToUFC pic.twitter.com/chawQAt1UA
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) October 23, 2022
Lightweight Semis: Anshul Jubli def. Kyung Pyo Kim by split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
Non-tournament welterweight: Samandar Murodov def. Gian Siqueira by rear naked choke, 4:59 R1
SAMANDAR MURODOV BEATS THE BUZZER
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— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2022
* Toshiomi Kazama vs Min Woo Kim was cancelled after weigh ins. Kazama advanced to the finals.