{"id":25534,"date":"2026-08-28T21:21:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=25534"},"modified":"2026-08-28T21:21:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:21:03","slug":"season-5-semifinals-full-results-and-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=25534","title":{"rendered":"Season 5 Semifinals \u2013 Full Results And Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Road to UFC returns for its fifth season with the semifinal round, bringing together the 16 MMA prospects who emerged from May\u2019s opening bouts. Representing the Asia-Pacific region, these rising fighters will battle for a spot in the tournament finals and a chance to earn a coveted place on the UFC roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The semifinal action will feature bouts across the strawweight, flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, and lightweight divisions, with the event set to take place on Friday, August 28, at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Road to UFC Season 5 semifinals will be headlined by a special non-tournament lightweight bout between former Dana White\u2019s Contender Series winner Maheshate Hayisaer and Darrius Flowers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the co-main event will feature Yilizhati Maimaitijiang taking on Treston Vines in a non-tournament middleweight clash.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Road To UFC: Season 5 Semifinals Results (5 a.m. ET\/2 a.m. PT)<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RTU Strawweight Semifinal<\/strong> \u2014 BoHyun Park def. Farida Abdueva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RTU Bantamweight Semifinal<\/strong> \u2014 Ryo Tajima def. Chungreng Koren via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RTU Featherweight Semifinal<\/strong> \u2014 Dagiisuren Chagnaadorj def. YoungJae Song via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:51 of Round 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RTU Flyweight Semifinal<\/strong> \u2014 Takaya Suzuki def. Joseph Larcinese via TKO (punches) at 0:15 of Round 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RTU Strawweight Semifinal<\/strong> \u2014 Meng Bo def. Machi Fukuda via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RTU Bantamweight Semifinal<\/strong> \u2014 Rabindra Dhant def. Kasib Murdoch via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong>RTU Featherweight Semifinal<\/strong><\/strong> \u2014 George Mangos def. Ahejiang Ailinuer via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:03 of Round 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UFC Middleweight Bout<\/strong> \u2014 Yilizhati Maimaitijiang vs. Treston Vines ended ends in a split draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UFC Lightweight Bout<\/strong> \u2014 Maheshate Hayisaer def. Darrius Flowers by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:31 of Round 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowkickmma.com\/road-to-ufc-season-5-semifinals-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Road to UFC returns for its fifth season with the semifinal round, bringing together the 16 MMA prospects who emerged from May\u2019s opening bouts. Representing the Asia-Pacific region, these rising fighters will battle for a spot in the tournament finals and a chance to earn a coveted place on the UFC roster. 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