UFC has finally announced the final list of participants and bouts for the for Road To UFC Season 2, along with the opening round start date, venue, how to watch live stream
The event serves as the best opportunity for Asia’s top MMA prospects to feature on the world stage.
Road To UFC Season 2 2023 schedule, date, time, fighters participants, matches, format, live stream
.@UFC announced the participants for Road To UFC Season 2. The opening round will take place on May 27 & May 28 in Shanghai, China at the UFC Performance Institute.
More information ⤵️:https://t.co/U3xiMO3ebK
— UFC News (@UFCNews) April 11, 2023
The UFC have announced the participants for Road to UFC Season 2 👇
Flyweight (>56.7kg)
•Rei Tsuruya (Japan) vs Ronal Siahaan (Indonesia)
•Mark Climaco (Philippines) vs Jung Hyun Lee (South Korea)
•Ji Niushiyue (China) vs Billy Pasulatan (Indonesia)
•Sumit Kumar (India) vs…— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) April 11, 2023
Much to the delight of Indian fans, two fighters from India Sumit Kumar in the flyweight division, and Rana Rudra Pratap Singh in the bantamweight division will feature in the competition.
Last season, Anshul Jubli became the first Indian fighter to land a UFC contract after he won the final.
Road To UFC Season 2 opening round start date
Road To UFC Season 2 will begin with its opening round across two days, on May 27 and 28. The event will take place in Shanghai, China at the UFC Performance Institute (UFC PI). It will be the first live, broadcast event taking place within the UFC PI Shanghai.
Interestingly, UFC PI is the world’s largest, state-of-the-art MMA training and development facility. The UFC opened the Performance Institute Shanghai back in 2019, and measure at 93,000 square feet.
The venue is nearly three times as large as the original UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. It also serves as the headquarters in Asia and a place to develop and support the next generation of MMA athletes from across mainland China and the greater Asia-Pacific region.
Aside from that, the facility also serves as Official High Performance Advisor to the Chinese Olympic Committee and hosts UFC Academy, which is the region’s leading MMA talent development program.
Road To UFC format
The Road To UFC will feature a “win and advance” tournament, which will give top MMA prospects from Asia a chance to win a UFC contract. There will be four weight classes where each mixed martial arts athletes will compete in each weight class. The four weight classes are: flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight.
Road To UFC Season 2 full list of participants and bouts
Flyweight (>56.7kg)
Rei Tsuruya (Japan) vs Ronal Siahaan (Indonesia)
Mark Climaco (Philippines) vs Jung Hyun Lee (South Korea)
Ji Niushiyue (China) vs Billy Pasulatan (Indonesia)
Sumit Kumar (India) vs Seung Guk Choi (South Korea)
Bantamweight bouts (>61.2kg)
Xiao Long (China) vs Shohei Nose (Japan)
Shuya Kamikubo (Japan) vs Jieleyisi Baergeng (China)
Eperaim Ginting (Indonesia) vs Daermisi Zhawupasi (China)
Chang Ho Lee (South Korea) vs Rana Rudra Pratap Singh (India)
Featherweight bouts (>65.8kg)
Yi Zha (China) vs Abdul Azeem Badakhshi (Afghanistan)
Keisuke Sasu (Japan) vs Sang Won Kim (Korea)
Yibugele (China) vs Koya Kanda (Japan)
Li Kaiwen (China) vs Reza Arianto (Indonesia)
Lightweight bouts (>70.3kg)
Seong Chan Hong (South Korea) vs Rong Zhu (China)
Kazuma Maruyama (Japan) vs Sang Uk Kim (South Korea)
Windri Patilima (Indonesia) vs Shin Haraguchi (Japan)
Won Bin Ki (South Korea) vs Batebolati Bahatebole (China)
Non-tournament bouts
| Weight category | Fighters |
| Flyweight | Top Noi Kiwram (Thailand) vs Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (Mongolia) |
| Flyweight | Sim Kai Xiong (Singapore) vs Peter Danasoe (Thailand) |
| Welterweight | Nueraji Taiyilake (China) vs Han Seul Kim (Korea) |
| Welterweight | Chris Hofmann (Philippines) vs Sang Hoon Yoo (Korea) |
Road To UFC 2023 how to watch live
Fans can watch the opening round of Road To UFC Season 2 live in Asia primetime (GMT +8) on UFC broadcast partners.