Road To UFC: Season 5 Opening Round Day 2 – Full Results And Highlights
Road To UFC Season 5 returns with another slate of tournament action, as rising MMA prospects from across the Asia-Pacific region compete for a place in the semi-finals and move one step closer to earning a UFC contract.
Following an action-packed opening day at the Galaxy Arena in Macau, Day 2 takes place on Friday with the remaining first-round matchups, as strawweight and flyweight prospects battle to keep their UFC dreams alive.
The second night will be headlined by a strawweight clash between Road To UFC Season 3 tournament winner Shi Ming and India’s first and only female UFC fighter, Puja Tomar. The bout marks Shi’s second consecutive appearance in an RTU main event.
Meanwhile, the co-main event will feature the Road To UFC Season 4 flyweight tournament final, as dangerous finisher Yin Shuai takes on Mongolian grappling standout Namsrai Batbayar with a UFC contract on the line.
Road To UFC: Season 5 Opening Round Day 2 Results & Scorecards (6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT)
- Strawweight – Machi Fukuda def. Anelya Toktogonova via TKO (strikes) at 1:53 of Round 2.
- Flyweight – Takeru Uchida def. Eros Baluyot via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:18 of Round 1.
- Strawweight – BoHyun Park def. Dong Huaxiang via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
- Flyweight – Takaya Suzuki def. Otgonbaatar Boldbaatar via TKO (strikes) at 4:36 of Round 1.
- Strawweight – Meng Bo def.Arisa Matsuda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Flyweight – Joseph Larcinese def. Ryoga Arimoto via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
- Strawweight – Farida Abdueva vs. Feng Xiaocan ended in a no-contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
- Flyweight – Jiniushiyue def. Kaito Oda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- RTU Season 4 Flyweight Final – Namsrai Batbayar def. Yin Shuai via TKO (strikes) at 1:48 of Round 1.
- UFC Strawweight Bout- Shi Ming def. Puja Tomar via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:12 of Round 1.
