Road to UFC Season 5 Kicks Off in Macau With Catchweight Headliner

Overview

• The opening round of Road to UFC Season 5 began at Galaxy Arena in Macau on May 28 and Day 1 results were posted by multiple outlets.
• The series uses a win-or-go-home format across flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and women’s strawweight divisions so victors advance through quarterfinals toward a UFC contract.
• The card was headlined by Chinese striker Zhu Rong against Contender Series alumnus Victor Martinez, who missed weight at 158 pounds and converted the bout to a catchweight that may carry fines or purse adjustments.
• The co-main featured promotional newcomer Yudi Cahyadi vs. Xie Bin in a non-tournament featherweight bout and Day 1 included several bantamweight and featherweight quarterfinals such as Ryuho Miyaguchi vs. Chungreng Koren and Jin Aoi vs. Song Young-jae.
• The tournament continues on May 29 with remaining opening-round fights and a delayed RTU4 flyweight final on the card, with winners moving closer to UFC roster consideration.