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- Sunday 05.28.2023 at 06:00 AM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass
- Promotion: Road to UFC
- Venue: UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: Laura Sanko, John Gooden
- Ring Announcer: Justin Bernard
- Post-Fight Interviews: Alan Jouban
- MMA Bouts: 5
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Event Links:
| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhu Rongzhu defeats Sung Chan Hong via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Punches | 2:17 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Shuya Kamikubo defeats Balgyn Jenisuly via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Sang Uk Kim defeats Kazuma Maruyama via Submission, D'arce Choke | 3:08 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Long Xiao defeats Shohei Nose via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Sang Hoon Yoo defeats Chris Hofmann via KO/TKO, Punches and Knee | 3:10 Round 3 of 3, 13:10 Total Bout Page |
Responses
bout announced
Shuya Kamikubo vs. Balgyn Jenisuly at 135 lbs (61.2 kg)
bout announced
Kazuma Maruyama vs. Sang Uk Kim at 155 lbs (70.3 kg)
bout announced
Long Xiao vs. Shohei Nose at 135 lbs (61.2 kg)
bout announced
Chris Hofmann vs. Sang Hoon Yoo at 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
05.10.2023 | 1:36 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 230 Points | Tied for 139th
Zhu Rong, TKO, R2
Rong is tough
Kamikubo vs. Jieleyisi
Shuya Kamikubo, SUB, R3
Kamikubo has good strappling watched him in ONE
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
05.10.2023 | 1:48 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 230 Points | Tied for 139th
Zhu Rong, TKO, R2
Rong is really experienced at 23 years old and that previous experience in the UFC makes him one of the favorites at the lightweight bracket (if he cleans his weight issues of course). Hong may have a good looking record, but lacks the activity, the tape ans the opositions. The toughest guy he faced the fight ended in a groin strike. In the rematch it happened again. I think Rong finishes him
Kamikubo vs. Jieleyisi
Shuya Kamikubo, SUB, R2
Kamikubo is the absolute favorite at the bantamweight bracket, that ONE experience is unmatched in the whole program. I like Baergeng but this is too much
Xiao vs. Nose
Shohei Nose, DEC
Nose´s loss to Nakamura looks good, no shame on that. Last year he was one of my favorites after Rinya to win the tournament but this year it will be much tougher. The UFC really likes Xiao for some reason but I don´t think he has enough to enter the big leagues. Nose should edge this one
"I was involved in a robbery with Mike Beltran"
05.10.2023 | 1:54 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 230 Points | Tied for 139th
Sang Uk Kim, DEC
A Classic Rivalry
Xiao vs. Nose
Shohei Nose, DEC
The Battle Resumes
Hofmann vs. Yoo
Sang Hoon Yoo, TKO, R2
Swiss Filipino looks like a tough guy but has been inactive and Koreans can be proper tough
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
05.14.2023 | 7:46 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 240 Points | Tied for 117th
Zhu Rong, TKO, R2
I like rong zhu but he’s not a very good fighter. I mean, he’s got some talent but in every fight he has he likes to play with his opponent & just does stupid **** for absolutely no reason. Even in his fight post-ufc he looked absolutely awful before the finish. However, this Korean guy does not look impressive. Those two NC’s to the same guy is pretty concerning. Even if rong looks ****, he’s always got decent wrestling to rely on
Kamikubo vs. Jieleyisi
Shuya Kamikubo, SUB, R3
Like all of these guys coming out of WLF, you have no idea what to expect. However, he’s just not winning plain and simple. Kamikubo is by far the most ufc ready guy in this tournament & I’d give him the 2nd or 3rd highest ceiling out of all the guys in RTU. This dude is a very very high level grappler. I expect him to sweep the tourney and get a ufc contract. He may even end up ranked. Bit of a tall task since bw is a shark tank but he’s a great fighter. The work he’s done in ONE speaks for itself
Maruyama vs. Kim
Sang Uk Kim, DEC
This has got to be the lowest level fight in the whole tourney right? I mean neither of these guys are remotely ufc caliber. The only recognizable names on Kim’s record are the guys he’s lost to. Everyone else is a debutant or a losing record fighter. His most recent win was in Vietnam, so that shouldn’t even count as a win (nonexistent mma scene). Then you’ve got maruyama who doesn’t even have a good record to begin with. He’s beaten nobody, lost to very bad fighters, and is coming off of a loss in his last fight anyways. I wouldn’t be shocked if Kazuma wins; both these guys suck
Xiao vs. Nose
Long Xiao, DEC
It’s hard to really get a read on nose since he had one of the weirdest runs in RTU last year. He won his first fight by a 90 second knee injury, then was the sacrificial lamb for Rinya who he was never going to beat. Xiao was supposed to fight last season but his fights kept getting cancelled. He had a decently competitive fight on dwcs so I’ll go with him just based off of that
Hofmann vs. Yoo
Chris Hofmann, TKO, R1
I’m interested in this Hofmann guy. I am very skeptical of fighters from the Phillippines, but he has a few decent wins so maybe he’s not a total can. He was also on the Philippines national wrestling team (take from that what you will) so at least he has a background there. Chris has also fought at 185 where yoo has fought as low as 155, so there’s a size advantage. Finally, yoo’s losses are to Barrett and fialho which are two bad losses. I don’t trust either but I’ll go with the wrestler with a size advantage
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
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- paulopasta
05.17.2023 | 11:11 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 240 Points | Tied for 117th
Chris Hofmann, TKO, R1
Hard to say here. Hofmann has fought really bad guys on the regional scene but Yoo has some really bad losses. Both by KO and decision, this pick is more of a fade than confidence in Hofmann
* Edited at 05.17.2023, 11:13 AM ET *
05.24.2023 | 1:48 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 107th
Zhu Rong
SCH: Smaller sized fighter, higher, rank, respectively, but hasn’t had much competition to base that off of doesn’t have many finishes in recent fights at least not by knock out has had a one-year layoff not very active
05.24.2023 | 2:25 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 107th
Baergeng Jieleyisi
BJ: Similar record to opponent, with mostly finishes in the last five fights going to also be the toddler longer fighter in this matchup
05.24.2023 | 2:28 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 107th
Sang Uk Kim
KM: Lower rent fighter, who has been inactive in the past year and coming off a loss Also going to be the smaller fighter in this matchup
05.24.2023 | 2:32 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 107th
Shohei Nose
SN: Smaller fighter, but has a solid record with mostly finishes in recent fights shorter fighter, but has a longer reach
Hofmann vs. Yoo
Chris Hofmann
CH: Solid fighter from the Philippines, but you have to question the opponents whenever fighters come from that area has some knockout finishes recently, but isn’t that active and has big gaps between fights Has a better record than his opponent, and is similar in age and size
05.27.2023 | 5:01 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 150 Points | Tied for 224th
Zhu Rong, DEC
Rong aint wrong
Kamikubo vs. Jieleyisi
Shuya Kamikubo, SUB
Baergeng trash
Maruyama vs. Kim
Sang Uk Kim, DEC
Kazuma trash
Xiao vs. Nose
Shohei Nose, DEC
Who Nose?
Hofmann vs. Yoo
Chris Hofmann, TKO
Hofmann bigger
"Positivity is a positive"
05.28.2023 | 1:15 AM ET
Illogical New Predictions
Predictions: 3 of 4 Winners, 1 Perfect, 175 Points | Tied for 203rd
I take Shohei Nose at -155. He has a kooky axe kick. Nose won't impair the opposition.
Rong vs. Hong
I am going with Zhu Rong at -400. He has a yappy right hand. Rong won't block the counteragent.
Maruyama vs. Kim
I can't get enough of Sang Uk Kim at -285. He has a gifted spinning back fist. Kim ought to quench the opposition. Cash me outside!
Kamikubo vs. Jieleyisi
I adopt Shuya Kamikubo at -260. He has a judicious scissors sweep. Kamikubo could vaporize the bandit. Obey my dog!
"This is the droid you're looking for."
05.28.2023 | 2:58 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 150 Points | Tied for 224th
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1. Nose to Xiao
2. Kamikubo to Jieleyisi
"Positivity is a positive"
05.28.2023 | 2:59 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 150 Points | Tied for 224th
"Positivity is a positive"
05.28.2023 | 5:52 AM ET
Rah
Predictions: 2 of 2 Winners, 0 Perfect, 100 Points | Tied for 249th
05.28.2023 | 6:07 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 320 Points | 21st Place
"POUND FOR POUND, HEADSHOT, DEAD - Leon Edwards "
05.28.2023 | 6:14 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 240 Points | Tied for 117th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.28.2023 | 6:16 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 315 Points | Tied for 22nd with 6 others
05.28.2023 | 6:17 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 315 Points | Tied for 22nd with 6 others
* Edited at 05.28.2023, 6:18 AM ET *
05.28.2023 | 6:21 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 315 Points | Tied for 22nd with 6 others
05.28.2023 | 6:24 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 150 Points | Tied for 224th
"Positivity is a positive"