Road to UFC 9 and 10: Rong vs. Hong and Ki vs. Bahatebole (also known as Road to UFC S02E03 and S02E04) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled for May 28, 2022 at the UFC Performance Institute Shanghai in Shanghai, China.
Fight Card
Main Card S02E03 (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Rong Zhu vs. Seong Chan Hong Lightweight quarterfinals
Bantamweight Shuya Kamikubo vs. Jieleyisi Baergeng Bantamweight quarterfinals
Lightweight Kazuma Maruyama vs. Sang Uk Kim Lightweight quarterfinals
Bantamweight Xiao Long vs. Shohei Nose Bantamweight quarterfinals
Welterweight Chris Hofmann vs. Sang Hoon Yoo
Fight Card
Main Card S02E04 (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Won Bin Ki vs. Batebolati Bahatebole Lightweight quarterfinals
Bantamweight Chang Ho Lee vs. Rana Rudra Pratap Singh Bantamweight quarterfinals
Lightweight Wendris Patilima vs. Shin Haraguchi Lightweight quarterfinals
Bantamweight Eperaim Ginting vs. Daermisi Zhawupasi Bantamweight quarterfinals
Flyweight Sim Kai Xiong vs. Peter Danasoe
Background
Road to UFC is a 2023 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts (MMA) event series in which top Asian MMA prospects compete in a tournament to win UFC contracts. It features four divisions—flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight—each for which eight fighters compete in a "win-and-advance" tournament format. The tournament winner for each division is awarded a UFC contract. Each event in the series is to feature five bouts including one non-tournament bout.
The opening quarterfinal round of the tournament is to be held across two days, May 27-28, 2023 at UFC Performance Institute Shanghai, with two five-bout events for each day for a total of 10 bouts per day.
