Yoo Soo-young and Choi Dong-hoon Confirmed for 'Road to UFC Season 3' semifinals
The semifinals of Road to UFC Season 3, where Asia's top prospects compete for a contract with UFC, the world's best mixed martial arts organization, have been confirmed.
In Korea, bantamweight Yoo Soo-young (28) and flyweight Choi Dong-hoon (25) will advance to the semifinals and advance to the finals.
Sooyoung Yoo will clash with Darmis Zaupas (China), who is considered a strong candidate for the championship. 카지노사이트
A fierce grappling battle is expected between Jiu-Jitsu black belt Yoo Soo-young and China National Freestyle Wrestling silver medalist Darmis.
Yoo Soo-young said, “Even though there is a lot of talk that the opponent is a candidate for the championship, I am not worried at all because I trust my team and coach.
“I am confident that I will show my ability to overwhelm my opponent in grappling,” he said.
In the quarterfinals held on the 19th, Yoo Soo-young defeated Shohei Nose (Japan), a grappler from Judoka, by overwhelming him with grappling.
If Suyoung Yoo wins in the semifinals, he will face Tokitaka Nakanishi (Japan) - The winner of Baergeng Jared (China) will face off in the finals for the right to a UFC contract.
Dong-Hoon Choi meets Angad Bisht (India).
Choi Dong-hoon emerged as a candidate for the championship after defeating last season's runner-up Jinius Yue (China) by decision in the quarterfinals.
Even though Choi Dong-hoon defeated the contender for the championship, he said, "I'm sorry to the fans for not being able to show my true skills.
“The next game will show the same dynamic and hit-and-run performance as before,” he pledged.
Bisht is an athlete who trains at his own gym in India, which lacks a martial arts foundation.
Choi Dong-hoon showed confidence, targeting the muscular B-Seat, saying, "Just because your muscles are big and cool doesn't mean you're good at it.
To be honest, I have doubts about your skills."
If Choi Dong-hoon wins the semifinals, he will face the winner of Kiru Singh Sahota (UK/India) and Ruel Panales (Philippines) in the finals.
Meanwhile, in the opening round of Road to UFC, a UFC contract has already been announced.
UFC announced that it has signed Wang Chong (China), who defeated Paula Luna via guillotine choke submission in the first round.
Wang Chong is a Wushu gold medalist at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, and also defeated former UFC bantamweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (Kyrgyzstan) by decision on the kickboxing stage in 2015.
Road to UFC Non-tournament contestants can sign with the UFC if they show impressive performance.
The schedule for the Road to UFC Season 3 Semifinals has not yet been set.
