Road to UFC season 4 is finally here with the first round of matches completed, check out all the competition details, results and episodes release date
The tournament, organized by the UFC, offers rising MMA stars from Asia with a unique opportunity to secure a UFC contract.
Road To UFC Season 4 2025 episode release date, schedule, time, fight card, results and live stream telecast where to watch
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The opening round will take place over two days, May 22 and 23, at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China.
Road To UFC Season 4 format
The upcoming competition will follow a straightforward “win-and-advance” bracket-style tournament format. The tournament will feature four weight classes, with eight fighters in each —flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and lightweight. Each of the winners from the four brackets will then receive a UFC contract.
Road To UFC Season 4 past contract winners
So far, the UFC has given out professional contracts to 17 fighters through ROAD TO UFC, including:
| Country | Fighters |
| China | Rongzhu, Shi Ming, Xiao Long, Yi Zha, Wang Cong, Zhang Mingyang |
| India | Anshul Jubli |
| Indonesia | Jeka Saragih |
| Japan | Rei Tsuruya, Rinya Nakamura, Toshiomi Kazama |
| South Korea | ChangHo Lee, DongHoon Choi, Hyun Sung Park, Jeong Yeong Lee, SuYoung You |
| Mongolia | Nyamjargal Tumendemberel |
All of these fighters collectively competed in 23 UFC bouts, delivering seven finishes and seven Performance of the Night bonuses.
Road To UFC Season 4 dates and venue
The opening round will take place on May 22-23, 2025, at the UFC Performance Institute, Shanghai, China.
The first rounds of Road to UFC begin on May 22 with episodes 1 and 2 (Thursday, CST) and May 23 with episodes 3 and 4 (Friday, CST) at the following times and channels:
UNITED STATES: 4am PT / 7am ET on UFC FIGHT PASS
CANADA: 4am PT / 7am ET on UFC FIGHT PASS
EUROPE: 11am GMT on UFC FIGHT PASS
CHINA: 7pm CST on MIGU
HONG KONG: 7pm HKT on NOW SPORTS
CHINESE TAIPEI: 7pm CST on VIDEOLAND
INDIA: 4:30pm IST on SONY TEN 2
INDONESIA: 6pm CST on MOLA
JAPAN: 8pm JST on U-NEXT
SOUTH KOREA: 8pm KST on TVN, TVN SPORTS, TVING
MALAYSIA: 7pm MYT on ASTRO SUPERSPORT 5, UNIFI TV, MOLA
MONGOLIA: 6pm on PREMIER SPORTS
MYANMAR: 5:30pm MMT on CANAL+
PHILIPPINES: 7pm on BLAST TV, PREMIER SPORTS
SINGAPORE: 7pm on HUB SPORTS, MIO SPORTS, MOLA
THAILAND & CAMBODIA: 6pm on TRUE SPORTS HD3
VIETNAM: 6pm on K+ SPORTS
AUSTRALIA: 9pm AEST / 7pm AWST on ESPN, UFC Fight Pass
NEW ZEALAND: 11pm NZST on ESPN, UFC Fight Pass
Road To UFC Season 4 list of fighters
Given below is the list of the fighters set to take part in the new season, arranged in their weight class:
Flyweight (>56.7kg)
| Fighter Name | Country |
| Aaron Tau | New Zealand |
| Agulali | China |
| Kai Yoshida | Japan |
| Mridul Saikia | India |
| Namsrai Batbayar | Mongolia |
| Rio Tirto | Indonesia |
| Wataru Yamauchi | Japan |
| Yin Shuai | China |
Bantamweight (>61.2kg)
| Fighter Name | Country |
| Chungreng Koren | India |
| Kuya Ito | Japan |
| Peter Danesoe | Thailand |
| Rui Imura | Japan |
| Sim Kai Xiong | Singapore |
| Sulangrangbo | China |
| Zhang Qinghe | China |
| Van Y Nghiem | Vietnam |
Featherweight (>65.8kg)
| Fighter Name | Country |
| Baergeng Jieleyisi | China |
| Chang Min Yoon | Korea |
| Dong Hyun Seo | Korea |
| Eoh Jin Park | Korea |
| Jin Aoi | Japan |
| Li Kaiwen | China |
| Keiichiro Nakamura | Japan |
| Sebastian Szalay | Australia |
Lightweight (>70.3kg)
| Fighter Name | Country |
| Daichi Kamiya | Japan |
| Deni Daffa | Indonesia |
| Dom Mar Fan | Australia |
| Jack Becker | Australia |
| JaeHyun Park | Korea |
| Ren Yawei | China |
| SangWook Kim | Korea |
| Yuji Yannick Ephoeviga | Japan |
Non-Tournament Bouts
| Weight Class | Fighter 1 | Country | Fighter 2 | Country |
| Strawweight | Feng Xiaocan | China | Arisa Matsuda | Japan |
| Lightweight | Aziz Khaydarov | Tajikistan | Mansher Khera | India |
| Welterweight | Shogo Sato | Japan | Kitt Campbell | Australia |
Special Bout
Zhu Kangjie (China) vs Xie Bin (China)
Road To UFC Season 4 how to watch live worldwide
Fans can watch the live TV broadcast and streaming of the new season from the following channels and streaming platforms:
| Country | Broadcaster(s) |
| China | MIGU |
| Hong Kong | NOW SPORTS |
| Taiwan | VIDEOLAND |
| India | SONY TEN 2 |
| Indonesia | MOLA |
| Japan | U-NEXT |
| South Korea | TVN, TVN SPORTS, TVING |
| Malaysia | ASTRO SUPERSPORT 5, UNIFI TV, MOLA |
| Mongolia | PREMIER SPORTS |
| Myanmar | CANAL+ |
| Philippines | BLAST TV, PREMIER SPORTS |
| Singapore | HUB SPORTS, MIO SPORTS, MOLA |
| Thailand/Cambodia | TRUE SPORTS HD3 |
| Vietnam | K+ SPORTS |
| Australia | ESPN, UFC Fight Pass |
| New Zealand | ESPN, UFC Fight Pass |
Road to UFC Season 4 results
Given below are the results from the matches so far:
| Weight Class | Matchup | Result |
| Flyweight | Yin Shuai vs Kai Yoshida | Yin Shuai wins by Round 1 KO |
| Flyweight | Agulali vs Mridul Saikia | Agulali wins by 37-sec KO |
| Flyweight | Aaron Tau vs Rio Tirto | Aaron Tau wins by ground-and-pound KO |
| Featherweight | Keiichiro Nakamura vs Eoh Jin Park | Nakamura wins by Round 2 knee KO |
| Featherweight | Li Kaiwen vs Dong Hyun Seo | Li Kaiwen wins by Round 2 TKO |
| Featherweight | ChangMin Yoon vs Jin Aoi | Yoon wins by split decision |
| Lightweight (NT) | Mansher Khera vs Aziz Khaydarov | Khera wins by unanimous decision |
| Lightweight | Sang Wook Kim vs Daichi Kamiya | Kim wins by unanimous decision |
| Lightweight | Yuji Ephoevi-Ga vs Dom Mar Fan | Ephoevi-Ga wins, remains undefeated |
| Bantamweight | Rui Imura vs Van Y Nghiem | Rui Imura wins by unanimous decision |
| Bantamweight | Zhang Qinghe vs Lawrence Lui | Zhang Qinghe wins |
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