Road to UFC

Top Cast

Roy Nelson as Self
Josh Barnett as Self
Mizuto Hirota as Self
Akiyo Nishiura as Self
Tatsunao Nagakura as Self
Nobumitsu Osawa as Self
Daiki Hata as Self
Teruto Ishihara as Self
Tatsuya Ando as Self
Hiroyuki Oshiro as Self

Seasons

Japan (2015) - (10 Episodes)

Singapore/Abu Dhabi (2022) - (6 Episodes)

Shanghai (2023) - (4 Episodes)

Japan (2015)

Road to UFC: Japan is an American reality television series and Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts competition. It is the inaugural event "Road to UFC" event and the event featured eight Japanese featherweight fighters with former champion Josh Barnett and Roy Nelson as coaches. The show started on July 6, 2015 and the finale aired on September 27, 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Beginning (2015-10-08)

With the help of UFC Heavyweights Roy Nelson and Josh Barnett, eight athletes head to Las Vegas to compete for a spot in the finals at UFC Fight Night: Japan.
Ep. 2: Team Picks (2015-08-17)

The coaches introduce themselves and the fighters enter a training session followed by the coin toss for team picks.
Ep. 3: 1st Quarterfinal Bout (2015-08-24)

We take a closer look at the background of the competitors, and the coaches get their opportunity to train with their teams before the first quarterfinal bout of the season.
Ep. 4: 2nd Quarterfinal Bout (2015-08-31)

Coaches Roy Nelson and Josh Barnett train their fighters before the 2nd quarterfinal bout takes place to see who advances to the semifinals and gets one step closer to UFC: Japan.
Ep. 5: 3rd Quarterfinal Bout (2015-09-07)

Yashabo and Ando face off in the third quarterfinal bout.
Ep. 6: 4th Quarterfinal Bout (2015-09-14)

We get to know about Takai and Nagakura before they face off in the 4th quarterfinal bout of the season.
Ep. 7: Reality in the USA (2015-09-21)

Team Nelson heads to Red Rock an visit Roy Nelson's gym while team Barnett head to a Chinese theater and go for a run around Lake Hollywood and semifinal match ups are announced.
Ep. 8: Friendship Beyond Country Lines (2015-09-22)

Coach Josh Barnett heads to Osaka to meet team family and friends while Coach Nelson travels various areas with Hirota and Wicky.
Ep. 9: Tournament Semi Finals 1st Bout (2015-09-23)

The semi finalist come back to Vegas and compete for one final chance to compete in the UFC.
Ep. 10: Tournament Semi Finals 2nd Bout (2015-09-24)

The fighters meet with their coaches and the 2nd bout of the semi finals take place with both fighters having one more chance at UFC glory.