Road to UFC Episode 1, 2: India's Pawan Maan Singh in action; Preview, fight card, weigh-ins, where to watch, schedule, timings

India's lightweight fighters Pawan Maan Singh and Anshul Jubli will feature in Episode three and four of the program in Singapore on June 9 and 10 respectively.

Episodes 1 and 2 of Road to UFC will be played on Thursday in Singapore.

The Road to UFC tournament held by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be underway with Episodes 1 and 2 on Thursday in Singapore.

Ahead of the tournament, here's a look at all you need to know about Road to UFC - Episode 1 and 2

The Road to UFC tournament presents a “win and advance” opportunity for the top 32 Asian fighters who are split between four weight-classes (flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight) with eight competitors in each frame. The winner in each weight class is set to earn a UFC contract.

The first round fights are scheduled for June 9 and 10 and the winners will proceed to the semifinals and finals thereafter later this year.

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India's lightweight fighter Pawan Maan Singh will feature on the opening day in Episode 2 where he faces Indonesia's Ailiya Muratbek.

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Full fight cards with weigh-ins - Episode 1 - June 9

• Flyweight Bout: SeungGuk Choi (Korea - 57.15 kg) vs Rama Supandhi (Indonesia - 56.69) 

• Bantamweight Bout: Maimaitituoheti Keremuaili (China - 61.68 kg) vs Toshiomi Kazama (Japan - 61.23kg)
• Lightweight Bout: Jinnosuke Kashimura (Japan- 68.94 kg) vs WonBin Ki (Korea - 70.53 kg)
• Featherweight Bout: Yi Zha (China - 65.99kg) vs Keisuke Sasu (Japan - 65.99 kg)

Episode 2 - June 9

• Bantamweight, MinWoo Kim vs Xiao Long*
• Lightweight Bout: Jeka Saragih (Indonesia - 69.39) vs Pawan Maan (India - 70.30)
• Flyweight Bout: Qiu Lun (China - 57.15 kg) vs Wallen Del Rosario (Philippines - 56.24 kg)
• Featherweight Bout: JunYoung Hong (Korea - 66.22 kg) vs Koyomi Matsushima (Japan - 65.99)

According to the UFC, 'With Xiao Long's illness, his bantamweight bout against MinWoo Kim (135.5) has been cancelled from Road To UFC Episode 2. After making weight, Kim will advance to the second round of the Road to UFC tournament.'

How many round will each fight contain?

Each bout will be played with three rounds.

When and where is Road to UFC being played?

The quarterfinal rounds of the Road to UFC tournament is being held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium ahead of UFC's  first Pay-Per View (PPV) event in South East Asia.