Road to UFC Season 1#Lightweight tournament bracket
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{{short description|Mixed martial arts competition}}
{{Infobox year in combat sports
| name = Road to UFC Season 1
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| promotion = UFC
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| first_date_aired = {{Start date|2022|06|09}}
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| followed_by = Road to UFC Season 2
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Road to UFC Season 1{{Cite web |date=2023-02-27 |title=Road To UFC Returns For Season 2 With Opening Round On May 27 & 28 {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/road-ufc-returns-season-2-opening-round-may-27-28 |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}} 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.See single-elimination tournament. The tournament winner for each division is awarded a UFC contract. Each event in the series features five bouts including one non-tournament bout.{{Cite web |last=Pettry |first=Jay |date=22 April 2022 |title=UFC Launching 'Road to UFC' Tourney in Singapore, Featuring 4 Brackets in June |url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Launching-Road-to-UFC-Tourney-in-Singapore-Featuring-4-Brackets-in-June-186180 |website=Sherdog |access-date=2022-05-03 }}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-23 |title=ROAD TO UFC Opening Round Bouts Announced {{!}} Taiwan News {{!}} 2022-05-23 10:00:00 |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4547299 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Taiwan News}}{{Cite web |last=Tabuena |first=Anton |date=2022-05-23 |title=Road to UFC: Four Asian tournament brackets, non-tournament bouts finalized |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/5/23/23137552/road-to-ufc-four-asian-tournament-brackets-non-tournament-bouts-finalized |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Bloody Elbow |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-20 |title=Register To Attend Road To UFC {{!}} UFC |url=https://www.ufc.com/rtu |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.ufc.com |language=en}} The contestants for the tournament came from China (through the UFC Academy), India,{{Cite web |last=|title=Participants announced for Road to UFC, Anshul Jubli and Pawan Maan to represent India |url=https://lockerroom.in/blog/view/Road-to-UFC-Anshul-Jubli-Pawan-Maan |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=lockerroom.in |language=en-US}} Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand.{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Susan |date=2022-04-22 |title=The UFC officially announce the "Road to the UFC" Tournament in Singapore leading up to UFC 275 |url=https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/the-ufc-officially-announce-the-road-to-the-ufc-tournament-in-singapore-leading-up-to-ufc-275/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website={{!}} BJPenn.com |language=en-US}} The semifinals took place on October 23, 2022 – a day after UFC 281 – in Abu Dhabi, UAE.{{cite web|url=https://theallstar.io/road-to-ufc-semifinal-round-in-the-works-for-october-23-sources/|title=Road to UFC semifinal round in the works for October 23: Sources|date=July 9, 2022|website=theallstar.io|author=Chris Presnell}} The finals were initially scheduled to take place in Seoul, South Korea on February 4, 2023 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak. However, the location for the event was changed to Las Vegas, Nevada with the date kept intact.{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/12/15/23511155/derrick-lewis-vs-serghei-spivac-rebooked-to-headline-ufc-vegas-68|title=Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac rebooked to headline UFC Vegas 68|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Mike Heck|date=2022-12-15|access-date=2023-01-08}}
Episode 1
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 1
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=June 9, 2022
|venue=Singapore Indoor Stadium
|city=Kallang, Singapore
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Yi Zha
|def.
|Keisuke Sasu
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|1
|2:14
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|Ki Won Bin
|def.
|Jinnosuke Kashimura
|TKO (elbows)
|1
|4:45
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|Toshiomi Kazama
|def.
|Maimaitituoheti Keremuaili
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Choi Seung Guk
|def.
|Rama Supandhi
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Light Heavyweight
|Zhang Mingyang
|def.
|George Tokkos
|KO (punches)
|1
|3:57
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 2
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 2
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=June 9, 2022
|venue=Singapore Indoor Stadium
|city=Kallang, Singapore
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|def.
|Jun Young Hong
|Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Qiu Lun
|def.
|Wallen Del Rosario
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def.
|Pawan Maan Singh
|KO (spinning backfist)
|3
|2:24
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Takeru Uchida
|def.
|Shaun Etchell
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|1
|3:26
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 3
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 3
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=June 10, 2022
|venue=Singapore Indoor Stadium
|city=Kallang, Singapore
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Lee Jeong-yeong
|def.
|Xie Bin
|Submission (armbar)
|1
|0:36
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Topnoi Kiwram
|def.
|Yuma Horiuchi
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27)
|3
|5:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def.
|Gugun Gusman
|Submission (keylock)
|1
|3:24
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Strawweight
|def.
|Seo Ye Dam
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 4
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 4
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=June 10, 2022
|venue=Singapore Indoor Stadium
|city=Kallang, Singapore
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|Shohei Nose
|def.
|TKO (knee injury)
|1
|1:13
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|Kim Kyung Pyo
|def.
|Asikeerbai Jinensibieke
|KO (punches)
|1
|0:30
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Lu Kai
|def.
|Angga Hans
|TKO (punches)
|2
|4:33
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Park Hyun Sung
|def.
|Jeremia Siregar
|TKO (punches)
|1
|3:56
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|Han Seul Kim
|def.
|John Adajar
|Submission (triangle armbar)
|1
|4:37
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 5
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 5
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=October 23, 2022
|venue=Etihad Arena
|city=Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Yi Zha
|def.
|Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Choi Seung Guk
|def.
|Qiu Lun
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|Jeka Saragih
|def.
|Ki Won Bin
|KO (punch)
|1
|2:41
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Keisuke Sasu
|def.
|Balajin
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 6
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 6
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=October 23, 2022
|venue=Etihad Arena
|city=Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Lee Jeong-yeong
|def.
|Lu Kai
|KO (punches)
|1
|0:42
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def.
|Shohei Nose
|KO (punches)
|1
|2:21
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Park Hyun Sung
|def.
|Topnoi Kiwram
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|1
|3:05
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|def.
|Kim Kyung Pyo
|Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Catchweight (175 lbs)
|Samandar Murodov
|def.
|Gian Siqueira
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|1
|4:59
|Siqueira missed weight (175 lbs)
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Flyweight tournament bracket
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Seung Guk |UD|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Rama Supandhi |3
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Qiu Lun |UD|{{flagicon|PHL}} Wallen Del Rosario | 3
||{{flagicon|THA}} Topnoi Kiwram |UD |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuma Horiuchi |3
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Hyun Sung |TKO |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Jeremia Siregar |1
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Seung Guk |UD |{{flagicon|CHN}} Qiu Lun |3|
|{{flagicon|THA}} Topnoi Kiwram|1|{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Hyun Sung |SUB|
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Seung Guk|3| {{flagicon|KOR}} Park Hyun Sung|SUB
|||||
}}
Bantamweight tournament bracket
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Shohei Nose |TKO|{{flagicon|CHN}} Wuliji Buren |1
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Rinya Nakamura|SUB|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Gugun Gusman |1
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Min Woo* |BYE|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Long |—
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiomi Kazama|UD|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Maimaitituoheti Keremuaili}}|3
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Shohei Nose |1| {{flagicon|JPN}} Rinya Nakamura|TKO
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Min Woo |—| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiomi Kazama** |BYE
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Rinya Nakamura|KO| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiomi Kazama |1
|||||
}}
* 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
Featherweight tournament bracket
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Kai |TKO|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Angga Hans|2
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jeong Yeong |SUB |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Bin |1
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Koyomi Matsushima |SD|{{flagicon|KOR}} Hong Jun Young |3
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Yi Zha|SUB|{{flagicon|JPN}} Keisuke Sasu |1
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Kai |1|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jeong Yeong|KO
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Koyomi Matsushima |3|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yi Zha |SD
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jeong Yeong|SD| {{flagicon|CHN}} Yi Zha|3
|||||
}}
Lightweight tournament bracket
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Ki Won Bin|TKO|{{flagicon|JPN}} Jinnosuke Kashimura |1
||{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Jeka Saragih |KO|{{flagicon|IND}} Pawan Maan Singh |3
||{{flagicon|IND}} Anshul Jubli* | BYE |{{flagicon|JPN}} Patrick Sho Usami | –
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Kyung Pyo |KO|{{flagicon|CHN}} Asikeerbai Jinensibieke |1
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Ki Won Bin|1|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Jeka Saragih |KO
||{{flagicon|IND}} Anshul Jubli| SD|{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Kyung Pyo | 3
||{{flagicon|IDN}} Jeka Saragih|2| {{flagicon|IND}} Anshul Jubli|TKO
|||||
}}
* Patrick Sho Usami suffered weight cut issues the day of weigh ins and no replacement was found.
External links
- [https://www.ufc.com/rtu Road to UFC]
See also
{{Ultimate Fighting Championship}}
{{UFC Events}}
{{2022 in mixed martial arts}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Road to UFC: Singapore}}