Highway to UFC returns for its fifth season with the semifinal spherical, bringing collectively the 16 MMA prospects who emerged from Might’s opening bouts. Representing the Asia-Pacific area, these rising fighters will battle for a spot within the match finals and an opportunity to earn a coveted place on the UFC roster.
The semifinal motion will function bouts throughout the strawweight, flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and light-weight divisions, with the occasion set to happen on Friday, August 28, on the Oriental Sports activities Middle in Shanghai, China.
The Road to UFC Season 5 semifinals shall be headlined by a particular non-tournament light-weight bout between former Dana White’s Contender Collection winner Maheshate Hayisaer and Darrius Flowers.
In the meantime, the co-main occasion will function Yilizhati Maimaitijiang taking over Treston Vines in a non-tournament middleweight conflict.
Highway To UFC: Season 5 Semifinals Outcomes (5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT)
- RTU Strawweight Semifinal — BoHyun Park def. Farida Abdueva through unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- RTU Bantamweight Semifinal — Ryo Tajima def. Chungreng Koren through unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- RTU Featherweight Semifinal — Dagiisuren Chagnaadorj def. YoungJae Track through submission (rear bare choke) at 2:51 of Spherical 1
- RTU Flyweight Semifinal — Takaya Suzuki def. Joseph Larcinese through TKO (punches) at 0:15 of Spherical 3
- RTU Strawweight Semifinal — Meng Bo def. Machi Fukuda through cut up determination (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
- RTU Bantamweight Semifinal — Rabindra Dhant def. Kasib Murdoch through cut up determination (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
- RTU Featherweight Semifinal — George Mangos def. Ahejiang Ailinuer through submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:03 of Spherical 2.
- UFC Middleweight Bout — Yilizhati Maimaitijiang vs. Treston Vines ended ends in a cut up draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)
- UFC Light-weight Bout — Maheshate Hayisaer def. Darrius Flowers by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:31 of Spherical 1.
