Macau 'Prelims' Highlights: Chinese Doctor Stretchers Foe, Three Road to UFC Winners Crowned

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"Doctor Sleep" was among three fighters who secured UFC contracts for winning the Road to UFC, Season 3 tournament in Macau.

As part of UFC Macau's card this morning (Sat., Nov. 23, 2024), Road to UFC, Season 3 tournaments were concluded with three fighters officially securing UFC contracts.

After going through a gauntlet of some of the best prospects in Asia, coming through with the tournament victories are Shi Ming, Dong Hoon Choi and Soo Young You.

The biggest standout perhaps was China's Shi Ming, who put a stamp on her strawweight tournament with a brutal head kick KO victory. The third round finish also left a scary scene, asFeng Xiaocan was out cold for over four minutes, and had to be stretchered out of the Octagon and transported to the hospital.

UFC commentators dubbed her "Doctor Sleep" after the win, as Ming is also a full-time doctor apart from now being an official UFC fighter. Interestingly enough, she stated even after 22 fights, her parents still don't know that she's a professional fighter. Perhaps that could change now that she's about to make national news as Road to UFC's first strawweight winner.

Apart from Feng, Ming also beat Seo Ye Dam and Dong Huaxiang to win the tournament and officially pick up a UFC contract.

South Korea's Dong Hoon Choi won the flyweight finals with an emphatic KO over Kiru Singh Sahota. He previously won two decisions over Jiniushiyue and Angad Bisht in the opening rounds, before this tournament final.

In the men's bantamweight final, Soo Young You beat Baergeng Jieleyisi by unanimous decision.

These entertaining eight-man Asian tournaments all kicked off back in May with the quarterfinal rounds, while the semifinal rounds happened last August.

Road to UFC Season 3 Tournament Results

Full results from UFC Macau can be found here.

Road to UFC 135 lbs. Finals: Soo Young You def. Baergeng Jieleyisi by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Road to UFC 125 lbs. Finals: Dong Hoon Choi def. Kiru Singh Sahota by KO (right hook), R1
Road to UFC 115 lbs. Finals: Shi Ming def. Feng Xiaocan by KO (head kick), R3