The Ultimate Fighter: China

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The Ultimate Fighter: China
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
StarringDana White, Cung Le, Tiequan Zhang, Hailin Ao
Country of origin China
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Liaoning Satellite TV
ReleaseDecember 7, 2013 (2013-12-07) 
January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)

The Ultimate Fighter: China is an international installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter . It is the fourth season produced outside the United States and the first to air in China, on Liaoning Television starting December 7, 2013. [1]

Contents

UFC officially announced the season in June 2013. [2] Tryouts were held in July and August 2013 in Beijing, Singapore and Macao. Fighters were looked at in the featherweight, lightweight and welterweight divisions, with over 150 applicants. [2] The featherweight and welterweight classes were ultimately chosen. [2] Sixteen fighters competed in two single-elimination tournaments. The final bouts aired live on March 1, 2014. [3] Vietnamese-American Cung Le was the show's mentor and chief coach. [3] UFC fighter Tiequan Zhang and Chinese mixed martial artist Hailin Ao coached the two teams. [3]

Cast

Chief staff

Coaches

Fighters

*Li quit on episode 2. He was replaced by Fu Ziyi.

*Dong was replaced by Yong Shun on episode 5 due to injury.

Referees

Episodes

There will be a total of 12 episodes aired on Liaoning Satellite TV, for Season 1. Each episode is one hour long (including advertisements), with a short commentary (less than 10 minutes) following directly after the episode. TUF: China is scheduled to air every Saturday at 22:00 Beijing Time, and beginning January 2014, it will air every Saturday and Sunday, consecutively (also at the same time). The series will end on January 26, 2014. [5]

Episode 1: Premiere (December 7, 2013)
Team1st Pick2nd Pick3rd Pick4th Pick
Flying LionsYang JianpingRocky LeeAllen ChongShih Liang
Sky DragonsNing GuangyouFu ChangxinYao ZhikuiHe Jianwei
Team1st Pick2nd Pick3rd Pick4th Pick
Flying LionsWang SaiWang AnyingZhu QingxiangDong Xin
Sky DragonsZhang LipengAlbert ChengWu QizeLi Jinying
Episode 2: (December 14, 2013)
Episode 3: (December 21, 2013)
Episode 4: (December 28, 2013)
Episode 5: (January 4, 2014)
Episode 6: (January 5, 2014)
Episode 7: (January 11, 2014)
Episode 8: (January 12, 2014)
Episode 9: (January 18, 2014)
Episode 10: (January 19, 2014)
Episode 11: (January 25, 2014)
Episode 12 Season End: (January 26, 2014)

Tournament brackets

Welterweight bracket

 
Elimination RoundSemi-finalsFinale
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Wu Qize2
 
 
 
 Wang SaiTKO
 
 Wang SaiSUB
 
 
 
  Wang Anying2
 
  Fu Ziyi-
 
 
 
 Wang Anying*
 
 Zhang LipengSD
 
 
 
  Wang Sai3
 
 Zhang LipengSUB
 
 
 
  Zhu Qingxiang1
 
 Zhang LipengSUB
 
 
 
  Albert Cheng**2
 
  Albert Cheng2
 
 
 Dong XinTKO
 

*Fu was unable to make weight and was removed from the show. Wang Anying advanced directly to the semi-finals.

**Dong was replaced by Yong Shun due to injury. In order to decide who would take Dong's spot in the semi-finals, Yong faced Cheng and lost by submission (punches) in round 2.

Featherweight bracket

 
Elimination RoundSemi-finalsFinale
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Fu Changxin1
 
 
 
 Yang JianpingSUB
 
 Yang JianpingUD
 
 
 
  Yao Zhikui3
 
 Yao ZhikuiKO
 
 
 
  Allen Chong1
 
  Yang Jianping3
 
 
 
 Ning GuangyouUD
 
 Ning GuangyouKO
 
 
 
  Shih Liang2
 
 Ning GuangyouKO
 
 
 
  Rocky Lee1
 
  He Jianwei1
 
 
 Rocky LeeSUB
 
Legend
 Team Sky Dragons
 Team Flying Lions
UD
 Unanimous Decision
SD
 Split Decision
SUB
 Submission
(T)KO
 (Technical) Knock Out

The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway

The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway
TUF China Finale.jpg
The poster for The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 1, 2014
Venue CotaiArena
City Macau, SAR, China
Attendance6,000 [6]
Event chronology
UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa

The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway (also known as UFC Fight Night: Kim vs. Hathaway) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event took place on March 1, 2014, at the CotaiArena in Macau, SAR, China. [3]

Background

The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between John Hathaway and Dong Hyun Kim. [7]

Also featured on the card was the welterweight final of The Ultimate Fighter: China. [7] The featherweight final between Ning Guangyou and Jianping Yang was removed from the card due to an injury to Jianping Yang. [8] The bout was rebooked on the UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le card in August 2014. [9]

Zak Cummings was expected to fight Alberto Mina but weighed in 8 pounds over. Mina would not agree to compete at a catch weight, so the bout was scratched from the event. [10] With the removal of Cummings/Mina from the card, the event proceeded with only eight bouts, which is the smallest for the organization since UFC 72 in 2007. [11]

Results

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Dong Hyun Kim def. John Hathaway KO (spinning elbow)31:02
Welterweight Zhang Lipeng def.Wang SaiDecision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)35:00 [a]
Heavyweight Matt Mitrione def. Shawn Jordan KO (punches)14:59
Featherweight Hatsu Hioki def. Ivan Menjivar Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Yui Chul Nam def. Kazuki Tokudome Decision (split) (29–27, 27–28, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Vaughan Lee def. Nam Phan Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)35:00
WelterweightWang Anyingdef.Albert ChengTKO (doctor stoppage)15:00
Featherweight Mark Eddiva def. Zhumabek Tursyn Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
  1. The Ultimate Fighter China's Welterweight Tournament Final

[12]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses: [13]

See also

References

  1. "TUF 18 starts Wed 9/4 at 10 PM on Fox Sports 1". mixedmartialarts.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "'The Ultimate Fighter: China' tryouts announced for July and August". MMAJunkie.com. June 29, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "'The Ultimate Fighter: China' cast revealed, series debuts Dec. 7". MMAJunkie.com. November 16, 2013. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "TUF China Cast Announced". ufc.com. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  5. "The Ultimate Fighter: China" on December 7, Liaoning TV Premiere
  6. Staff (2014-03-01). "TUF China Finale draws announced attendance of 6,000 in Macau". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  7. 1 2 Ariel Helwani (2014-01-03). "John Hathaway vs. Dong Hyun Kim to headline TUF: China Finale in March". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  8. MMAjunkie Staff (2014-02-23). "Tourney final postponed, Lee vs. Phan promoted to TUF China Finale main card". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  9. Staff (2014-06-25). "Yang Jianping vs. Ning Guangyou tourney final set for UFC Fight Night 48". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  10. MMAjunkie Staff (2014-02-28). "Zak Cummings vs. Alberto Mina pulled from Saturday's TUF China Finale". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  11. MMAjunkie Staff (2014-02-28). "TUF China Finale's new eight-bout lineup set". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  12. "UFC Fight Night: Kim vs. Hathaway". ufc.com. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  13. Staff (2014-03-01). "TUF China Finale bonuses: Kim and Mitrione pick up 'Performance' awards". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-03-01.