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Korean fighters are stepping onto the ROAD TO UFC (RTU) stage. Promising mixed martial artists Song Young-jae (30) and Park Bo-hyun (27), both aiming for UFC contracts, have successfully passed weight checks and completed preparations for their decisive matches.
On the 27th, UFC announced that Song Young-jae and 'Rush' Park Bo-hyun both cleared the weight requirements for the 'ROAD TO UFC Season 5 Semifinals: Mahshat vs. Flowers'.
During the official weigh-in held at a hotel in Shanghai, China, on this day, Song Young-jae weighed exactly 66kg, meeting the upper limit for the featherweight division (65.8kg). His opponent, Chagnadorj Dagisuren (26, Mongolia), also completed his weigh-in at 66kg. Park Bo-hyun, competing in the strawweight division (52.2kg), passed with a weight of 51.5kg, while her opponent Parida Abdueva (22, Kyrgyzstan) recorded 52.4kg.
'ROAD TO UFC' is a tournament that serves as a gateway for promising fighters from the Asia-Pacific region to gain opportunities to enter the world's largest mixed martial arts stage, the UFC. This season 5 semifinal match will take place on the 28th at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, featuring four weight classes: strawweight, flyweight, bantamweight, and featherweight.
Song Young-jae, a disciple of 'Stun Gun' Kim Dong-hyun who has recorded 10 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in his career with four consecutive finish victories, stated through UFC: "My condition is excellent. I will definitely defeat Dagisuren this time, advance to the finals, and secure my entry into the UFC." His opponent, Dagisuren (11 wins, 2 losses), is a striker who won a bronze medal at a national tournament after training in taekwondo and is currently on a three-fight winning streak.
Park Bo-hyun, who has been on a five-fight winning streak since 2024 with a career record of 9 wins and 3 losses based on boxing and kickboxing foundations, expressed confidence by saying: "I will win 100% without exception. I will deliver an exciting match." Her opponent, Abdueva (8 wins, 1 loss), is a powerful striker who has mastered Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing, and sanda, and is currently on a six-fight winning streak.
UFC fighters competing in the main event and co-main event also completed their weigh-ins. For the main event, Mahshat (26, China) and Darius Flowers (32, USA) both passed the lightweight division limit at 70.5kg. In the co-main event, Irizati Maimaitijiang (26, China) and Treston Vines (30, USA) completed their middleweight weigh-ins at 84.1kg and 83.5kg, respectively.
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