Before We Kick Things Off In The Lion City For UFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka, We Break Down Everything You Need To Know About Road To UFC So You Don't Miss A Beat
UFC 275: TEIXEIRA vs PROCHAZKAin Singapore goes down on June 11 as the first pay-per-view event in Southeast Asia, and during the Fight Week lead up, UFC will host a ground-breaking win-and-advance tournament: ROAD TO UFC. The top mixed martial arts prospects from Asia will be vying for a UFC contract.
Before we kick things off in the Lion City, we break down everything you need to know about ROAD TO UFC so you don't miss a beat.
Spotlight is on Asia's top prospects!🔦
Here are the tournament brackets for the 𝙍𝙊𝘼𝘿 𝙏𝙊 𝙐𝙁𝘾! Who will emerge victoriously and realize their Octagon dreams?
📅Opening round of #RoadToUFC kicks off this June 9-10 during #UFC275 fight week!
ROAD TO UFC is a tournament that features four men’s divisions - flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight - with eight participants in each. The opening round of the tournament is consists of four episodes; each episode showcases four tournament bouts and one non-tournament bout.
The opening round for each division in ROAD TO UFC takes place across two days, June 9 and 10 in Singapore, inside the Octagon at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The semifinals are scheduled to take place later this year, and the finals will be on the prelims of a UFC Fight Night. At that event, each of the four divisions' winners will be awarded a UFC contract.
How ROAD TO UFC Works:
Four men’s divisions: flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight
8-man brackets for each division
Round 1(quarterfinals)
Four fights in each bracket (plus one non-tournament fight, making five fights total per fight card); winners move on to semifinals
Round 2(semifinals)
Two fights in each bracket; winners move on to finals
Round 3(finals)
One fight in each bracket taking place on the preliminary card of a UFC Fight Night later this year. Winners will earn a UFC contract
Follow along closely on UFC.com and @UFCNews for more information on how to watch, live results & winner interviews and more as ROAD TO UFC kicks off in Singapore.