Abu Dhabi, October 19: The Road To UFC, a ground-breaking "win and advance" tournament, will resume this weekend with the semifinal bouts following UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev event in Abu Dhabi at the Etihad Arena.
In June, the tournament kicked off as 32 of Asia's most promising MMA prospects got started on their journey towards winning a UFC contract with thrilling performances in the opening round during a one-of-a-kind fight week for UFC 275 in Singapore.
This weekend, the 16 winners in four weight divisions will be competing in the Road To UFC 2022 semifinals with the participating athletes coming from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. Additionally, there will be two non-tournament bouts for promising prospects.
India's Anshul Jubli, who received a bye in the quarterfinal after his opponent withdrew, will be in lightweight action against Kyung Pyo Kim in the second session of the day, when a double-header championship bout takes place in UFC 280.
Here is a look at the episodes, bouts and live broadcast times for Road To UFC 2022 semifinal:
Featherweight Bout: Yi Zha vs Koyomi Matsushima
Flyweight Bout: Qui Lun vs Seung Guk Choi
Lightweight Bout: Won Bin Ki vs Jeka Saragih
Bantamweight Bout: Toshiomi Kazama vs Min Woo Kim
Non-tournament Featherweight Bout: Balajin vs Keisuke Sasu
Featherweight Bout: Jung Young Lee vs Lu Kai
Bantamweight Bout: Rinya Nakamura vs Shohei Nose
Flyweight Bout: Topnoi Kiwram vs Hyun Sung Park
Lightweight Bout: Anshul Jubli vs Kyung Pyo Kim
Non-tournament Welterweight Bout: Samandar Murodov vs Gian Siqueira
All bouts will be shown in India on Sony TEN 2 and Sony TEN 2HD channels with live streaming available on Sony LIV. Meanwhile, the bouts will also be available on UFC Fight Pass.
Here is the broadcast list for Road To UFC 2022 Semifinal:
CHINA: MIGU
HONG KONG: NOW SPORTS
INDIA: SONY TEN 2
INDONESIA: MOLA
JAPAN: WOWOW
SOUTH KOREA: TVN, TVN SHOW, TVN SPORTS, TVING
MALAYSIA: ASTRO SUPERSPORT 5, UNIFI TV, MOLA
MYANMAR: CANAL+
PHILIPPINES: TAP GO, PREMIER SPORTS
SINGAPORE: HUB SPORTS, MIO SPORTS, MOLA
THAILAND & CAMBODIA: TRUE SPORTS HD3
VIETNAM: K+ SPORTS
*All bouts live and subject to change.