Road to UFC is an American reality television series and Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts competition.
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Japan
2015
Road to UFC: Japan is an American reality television series and Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts competition. It is the inaugural event "Road to UFC" event and the event featured eight Japanese featherweight fighters with former champion Josh Barnett and Roy Nelson as coaches. The show started on July 6, 2015 and the finale aired on September 27, 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson.
01. The Beginning
2015-10-08
With the help of UFC Heavyweights Roy Nelson and Josh Barnett, eight athletes head to Las Vegas to compete for a spot in the finals at UFC Fight Night: Japan.
02. Team Picks
2015-08-17
The coaches introduce themselves and the fighters enter a training session followed by the coin toss for team picks.
03. 1st Quarterfinal Bout
2015-08-24
We take a closer look at the background of the competitors, and the coaches get their opportunity to train with their teams before the first quarterfinal bout of the season.
04. 2nd Quarterfinal Bout
2015-08-31
Coaches Roy Nelson and Josh Barnett train their fighters before the 2nd quarterfinal bout takes place to see who advances to the semifinals and gets one step closer to UFC: Japan.
05. 3rd Quarterfinal Bout
2015-09-07
Yashabo and Ando face off in the third quarterfinal bout.
06. 4th Quarterfinal Bout
2015-09-14
We get to know about Takai and Nagakura before they face off in the 4th quarterfinal bout of the season.
07. Reality in the USA
2015-09-21
Team Nelson heads to Red Rock an visit Roy Nelson's gym while team Barnett head to a Chinese theater and go for a run around Lake Hollywood and semifinal match ups are announced.
08. Friendship Beyond Country Lines
2015-09-22
Coach Josh Barnett heads to Osaka to meet team family and friends while Coach Nelson travels various areas with Hirota and Wicky.
09. Tournament Semi Finals 1st Bout
2015-09-23
The semi finalist come back to Vegas and compete for one final chance to compete in the UFC.
10. Tournament Semi Finals 2nd Bout
2015-09-24
The fighters meet with their coaches and the 2nd bout of the semi finals take place with both fighters having one more chance at UFC glory.
