Road to UFC Season 3#Featherweight
{{short description|Mixed martial arts competition}}
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| promotion = UFC
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| first_date_aired = {{Start date|2024|05|18}}
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| preceded_by = Road to UFC Season 2
| followed_by = Road to UFC Season 4
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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).{{Cite web |last=Nag |first=Anwesha |date=2024-04-28 |title=Road to UFC returns for S3 with Asia's top MMA talent: Date, venue, and contestants revealed |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-road-ufc-returns-s3-asia-s-top-mma-talent-date-venue-contestants-revealed |website=Sportskeeda}}{{Cite web |last=Olivares |first=Rick |date=2024-04-28 |title=Almanza, Panales see action in Road to the UFC {{!}} Rick Olivares |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2024/04/28/almanza-panales-see-action-in-road-to-the-ufc/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=BusinessMirror |language=en-US}}
Background
The event series features four divisions—flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and, notably, women's strawweight (replacing lightweight)—each for which eight fighters compete in a "win-and-advance" tournament format.See single-elimination tournament. The tournament winner of each division is awarded a UFC contract. Each event within the series contains five bouts, one of which is a non-tournament match-up.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jay |date=2024-04-23 |title=Road to UFC Season 3 Tournament Announced, Women's Strawweight Added |url=https://cagesidepress.com/2024/04/23/road-to-ufc-season-3-tournament-announced-womens-strawweight-added/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Cageside Press |language=en-US}}
The inaugural quarterfinal stage of the tournament took place over two days, May 18-19, 2024, at the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai, with two five-bout events for each day for a total of 10 bouts per day. The semifinals were held at the UFC Apex facility on August 23, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Presnell |first=Chris |date=2024-06-11 |title=Road to UFC semifinals head to Vegas in August |url=https://www.mmaecosystem.com/post/road-to-ufc-semifinals-head-to-vegas-in-august |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=mmaecosystem.com}} The finals took place at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on November 23, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Riggs |first=Drake |date=2024-08-30 |title=Morning Report: Michael Chandler opens up on mental struggles: My inner voice ‘doesn’t think I deserve Conor McGregor fight’ |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/8/30/24231178/michael-chandler-opens-up-mental-struggles-my-inner-voice-doesnt-think-deserve-conor-mcgregor-fight |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=mmafighting.com}}
Episode 1
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 1
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=May 18, 2024
|venue=UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
|city=Shanghai, China
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Zhu Kangjie
|def.
|Tatsuya Ando
|Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Shin Haraguchi
|def.
|Jun Young Hong
|Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Strawweight
|Feng Xiaocan
|def.
|Kiran Singh
|TKO (punches)
|1
|2:03
|Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|Bahatebole Batebolati
|def.
|Han Seul Kim
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 2
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 2
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=May 18, 2024
|venue=UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
|city=Shanghai, China
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Xie Bin
|def.
|Yibugele
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Strawweight
|Shi Ming
|def.
|Ye Dam Seo
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Masuto Kawana
|def.
|Young Jae Song
|Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Strawweight
|Dong Huaxiang
|def.
|Priya Sharma
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Flyweight
|def.
|Paula Luna
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|1
|3:04
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 3
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 3
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=May 19, 2024
|venue=UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
|city=Shanghai, China
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|Daermisi Zhawupasi
|def.
|Ren Ozaki
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Angad Bisht
|def.
|John Dave Almanza
|TKO (elbows and punches)
|1
|3:39
|Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|Su Young You
|def.
|Shohei Nose
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Dong Hun Choi
|def.
|Ji Niushiyue
|Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|Won Bin Ki
|def.
|Tatsuya Saika
|TKO (punches)
|2
|0:51
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 4
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 4
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=May 19, 2024
|venue=UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
|city=Shanghai, China
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|Baergeng Jieleyisi
|def.
|Li Yunfeng
|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|2
|4:25
|Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Kiru Singh Sahota
|def.
|Yin Shuai
|Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|Tokitaka Nakanishi
|def.
|Kyu Sung Kim
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Flyweight
|Yan Qihui
|def.
|Lisa Kyriacou
|Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 5
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 5
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=August 23, 2024
|venue=UFC Apex
|city=Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|Baergeng Jieleyisi
|def.
|Tokitaka Nakanishi
|Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Dong Hun Choi
|def.
|Angad Bisht
|Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Semifinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|Su Young You
|def.
|Daermisi Zhawupasi
|Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight
|Kiru Singh Sahota
|def.
|Ruel Pañales
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Flyweight Tournament Semifinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Flyweight
|def.
|Yan Qihui
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–27)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Episode 6
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=Road to UFC: Episode 6
|image=
|promotion=Road to UFC
|date=August 23, 2024
|venue=UFC Apex
|city=Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
}}
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Xie Bin
|def.
|Masuto Kawana
|KO (punches)
|1
|4:17
|Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Strawweight
|Shi Ming
|vs.
|Dong Huaxiang
|Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Semifinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Zhu Kangjie
|def.
|Shin Haraguchi
|Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Strawweight
|Feng Xiaocan
|def.
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
|3
|5:00
|Road to UFC Season 3 Women's Strawweight Tournament Semifinal.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|Samandar Murodov
|def.
|Jonathan Piersma
|Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|3
|5:00
|Piersma missed weight (174 lb).
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
Brackets
= Flyweight =
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Yin Shuai | 3 |{{flagicon|UK}} Kiru Singh Sahota | SD
||{{flagicon|PHL}} Ruel Pañales* | BYE |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toki Matsui | –
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Ji Niushiyue | 3 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Dong Hun Choi | SD
||{{flagicon|IND}} Angad Bisht | TKO |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|PHL}} John Dave Almanza}} | 1
||{{nowrap|{{flagicon|UK}} Kiru Singh Sahota}} | UD|{{flagicon|PHL}} Ruel Pañales |3
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Dong Hun Choi |SD|{{flagicon|IND}} Angad Bisht |3
||{{nowrap|{{flagicon|UK}} Kiru Singh Sahota}} | 1 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Dong Hun Choi| KO
}}
*Toki Matsui missed weight (132 lbs), therefore the bout was cancelled and Pañales proceeded to the semi-finals
= Bantamweight =
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Kyu Sung Kim | 3 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokitaka Nakanishi | UD
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Yunfeng | 2 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Baergeng Jieleyisi | SUB
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Ren Ozaki | 3 |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Daermisi Zhawupasi}} | UD
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Su Young You | UD |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shohei Nose | 3
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokitaka Nakanishi | 3|{{flagicon|CHN}} Baergeng Jieleyisi |UD
||{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Daermisi Zhawupasi}} | 3 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Su Young You|SD
||{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Baergeng Jieleyisi}} | 3 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Su Young You| UD
}}
= Featherweight =
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Bin | UD |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yibugele |3
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Young Jae Song | 3 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masuto Kawana | UD
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Kangjie | UD|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuya Ando |3
||{{nowrap|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jun Young Hong}} | 3 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Shin Haraguchi | UD
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Bin |KO |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masuto Kawana}}|3
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Kangjie | SD | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shin Haraguchi|3
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Bin| 3 |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Kangjie}}|SD
}}
= Women's Strawweight =
{{Round8
||{{flagicon|IND}} Priya Sharma | 3|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Dong Huaxiang}} |UD
||{{flagicon|KOR}} Ye Dam Seo |3 |{{flagicon|CHN}} Shi Ming | UD
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Feng Xiaocan | TKO |{{flagicon|IND}} Kiran Singh | 1
||{{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Motono* | BYE |{{flagicon|CHN}} Huang Feier | –
||{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Dong Huaxiang}} | 3|{{flagicon|CHN}} Shi Ming|SD
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Feng Xiaocan | UD|{{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Motono|3
||{{flagicon|CHN}} Shi Ming | KO |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|CHN}} Feng Xiaocan}}| 3
}}
* Huang Feier missed weight (116.7 lbs), therefore the bout was canceled and Motono proceeded to semi-final
See also
References
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External links
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