Miki Motono Archives - Cageside Press Cageside Press - Everything MMA! Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:18:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://cagesidepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-cagesidepress512-3-32x32.png Miki Motono Archives - Cageside Press 32 32 Road to UFC 3: Episode 6 Breakdown and Predictions https://cagesidepress.com/2024/08/23/road-to-ufc-3-episode-6-breakdown-and-predictions/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:18:36 +0000 https://cagesidepress.com/?p=194281 The Road to UFC 3 semifinals arrive on Friday night, with some of Asia’s hottest prospects looking to fight their way into the big show. Two cards will go down live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas; the second, episode six of the current season, sees featherweights and women’s strawweights in action. Haven’t kept […]

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]]> The Road to UFC 3 semifinals arrive on Friday night, with some of Asia’s hottest prospects looking to fight their way into the big show. Two cards will go down live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas; the second, episode six of the current season, sees featherweights and women’s strawweights in action.

Haven’t kept up with Road to UFC 3, which has unfortunately been a bit of an afterthought for the promotion at times? We’ve got you covered with our breakdown and predictions below.

Featherweight, Xie Bin (12-4) Vs. Masuto Kawana (10-3)

Xie Bin

Pros

  • Submission threat/Excellent d’arce choke
  • Fights long well
  • Good wrestling
  • Good ground and pound
  • Dangerous jumping knee
  • Solid jiu-jitsu
  • Long jab

Cons

  • TDD needs work
  • Loose in positions
  • Easy to get hit
  • Sloppy at times

Masuto Kawana

Pros

  • Physically strong
  • Good wrestling
  • Aggressive

Cons

  • Poor cardio
  • No head movement
  • Squared stance
  • Advances in straight lines

Prediction: This fight isn’t going to live up to any sort of promise. Bin struggles badly against even mid-tier guys. There is nothing special about Kawana. He’s going to come forward and attempt to win off pressure, cage wrestling, and wearing-on guys.

Kawana beat a better opponent in his opening fight than Bin did. I do think the way their styles are benefits Bin a little more. Bin is the better striker and I think has more weapons on the mat. I think it’s going ro be a boring fight that may go to a split decision. Leaning Bin by decision because he has more tools.

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]]> Road to UFC Season 3, Episode 1 Full Results https://cagesidepress.com/2024/05/18/road-to-ufc-season-3-episode-1-full-results/ Sat, 18 May 2024 07:00:55 +0000 https://cagesidepress.com/?p=188635 The Road to UFC tournament is back for 2024, with top talents from Asia vying for a UFC contract. Road to UFC Season 3 has switched things up just a little, introducing the women’s strawweight division in place of the lightweight division for men. Returning will be flyweights, bantamweights, and featherweights, with the winner from […]

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]]> The Road to UFC tournament is back for 2024, with top talents from Asia vying for a UFC contract. Road to UFC Season 3 has switched things up just a little, introducing the women’s strawweight division in place of the lightweight division for men. Returning will be flyweights, bantamweights, and featherweights, with the winner from each weight class getting a spot in the big show.

On Saturday, May 18, 2024 the Road to UFC Season 3, Episode 1 card kicked off this year’s tournament live from the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China. In action, featherweights and women’s strawweights, with two fights from each division featured, plus a spotlight bout outside of the tournament.

Where to Watch Road to UFC Season 3, Episode 1

Road to UFC 3, Episode 1 takes place at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, China on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The event airs live on UFC Fight Pass; full results can be found below. The action gets underway at 6AM ET, 3AM PT.

Road to UFC Season 3, Ep. 1 Results

Featherweight: Zhu Kangjie def. Tatsuya Ando by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25) – RTU Season 3 quarterfinal
Featherweight: Shin Haraguchi def. Hong Jun-young by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27) – RTU Season 3 quarterfinal
Women’s Strawweight: Feng Xiaocan def. Kiran Singh by TKO (ground n’ pound), Round 1, 2:03 – RTU Season 3 quarterfinal
Women’s Strawweight: Miki Motono vs. Huang Feier – RTU Season 3 quarterfinal *
Welterweight: Bahatebole Batebolati def. Kim Han-seul by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)

* Huang Feier weighed in over the strawweight limit for her fight with Miki Motono. As a result the fight has been cancelled and Motono advances to the next round.

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