Road To UFC : UFC News: The UFC is bringing its “Road to UFC” tournament to Asia, giving top MMA prospects from the region a path to earning a UFC contract. Road to UFC Asia features 8 fighters in each of 4 men’s weight classes: flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight. Here’s all the details that you need to know about Road to UFC 2 and Indian Fighter Sumit Kumar’s fight. Follow UFC News Updates with Insidesport.IN
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Details of Road To UFC Asia
The episodes will air on May 27-28 across Asia on UFC broadcast partners. Episode 1 features some exciting matchups, including a flyweight bout between Top Noi Kiwram and Nyamjargal Tumendemberel. The featherweight tournament opens with Yi Zha vs Wuziazibieke Jiahefu, while fan favorite Mark Climaco takes on JungHyun Lee at flyweight. Keisuke Sasu and SangWon Kim face off in a pivotal featherweight bout.
However, for Indian fans Episode 2 will be highly anticipated as it will showcase India’s Sumit Kumar in a flyweight matchup against SeungGuk Choi. This is a moment Kumar and his fans in India have been eagerly awaiting.
Other bouts include welterweight Taiyilake Nueraji vs HanSeul Kim, flyweight Ji Niushiyue vs Billy Pasulatan, and featherweights Yibugele vs Kouya Kanda. The featherweight tournament continues with Li Kaiwen taking on Lu Kai.
Each episode airs in primetime across Asia, allowing fans to get familiar with the athletes through pre-fight features. The “win and advance” format means the winners move on to face each other, until one is left standing in each weight class earning a UFC contract.
Road to UFC Asia provides opportunities for up-and-coming talent that didn’t exist before. After Anshul Jubli, Kumar has a chance to make his dream of competing on the biggest stage in MMA come true. For fans, it’s an opportunity to witness the origins of future UFC stars. The journey starts May 27-28, only on UFC Asia broadcast partners. Don’t miss it! Catch it live on Sony Ten 2.
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