Tatsuya Ando Credit: ONE Championship
The Road to UFC tournament will return in 2024, featuring Asia’s top talent competing for a UFC contract. Road to UFC Season 3 changes things up a bit, introducing a women’s strawweight division instead of a men’s lightweight division. The flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight divisions will return, with the winner of each weight class earning a spot in the big show.
This year’s tournament kicked off on Saturday, May 18, 2024 with the Road to UFC Season 3 Episode 1 card broadcast live from the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China. The bout featured two bouts from each weight class: featherweight and women’s strawweight, as well as a spotlight match outside of the tournament.
To watch Road to UFC Season 3, Episode 1
Road to UFC 3, Episode 1 will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China. The event will be broadcast live on UFC Fight Pass. Full results can be seen below. The action begins at 6 a.m. Eastern time, 3 a.m. Pacific time.
Road to UFC Season 3, Episode 1 1 result
Featherweight: Kangjie Zhu vs. Tatsuya Ando – RTU Season 3 Quarterfinals
Featherweight: Arata Haraguchi vs. Hong Joon Young – RTU Season 3 Quarterfinals
Women’s Strawweight: Feng Shaokang vs. Kiran Singh – RTU Season 3 Quarterfinals
Women’s Strawweight: Miki Motono vs. Van Feyer – RTU Season 3 Quarterfinals *
Welterweight: Bahatebore Batebolati vs. Kim Hanseul
* Van Feier weighed in above the strawweight limit in his match against Miki Motono. As a result, the match was canceled and Motono advanced to the next round.
