Road to UFC
Japan
October 8, 2015
10Episodes
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
1. The Beginning
October 8, 2015
23 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Roy Nelson, Josh Barnett, Mizuto Hirota, Akiyo Nishiura, Tatsunao Nagakura
2. Team Picks
August 17, 2015
24 min
The coaches introduce themselves and the fighters enter a training session followed by the coin toss for team picks.
Guest Stars:
Roy Nelson, Josh Barnett, Mizuto Hirota, Akiyo Nishiura, Tatsunao Nagakura
3. 1st Quarterfinal Bout
August 24, 2015
24 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Roy Nelson, Josh Barnett, Mizuto Hirota, Akiyo Nishiura, Tatsunao Nagakura
4. 2nd Quarterfinal Bout
August 31, 2015
24 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Roy Nelson, Josh Barnett, Mizuto Hirota, Akiyo Nishiura, Tatsunao Nagakura
5. 3rd Quarterfinal Bout
September 7, 2015
25 min
Yashabo and Ando face off in the third quarterfinal bout.
Guest Stars:
Roy Nelson, Josh Barnett, Mizuto Hirota, Akiyo Nishiura, Tatsunao Nagakura
6. 4th Quarterfinal Bout
September 14, 2015
26 min
We get to know about Takai and Nagakura before they face off in the 4th quarterfinal bout of the season.
Guest Stars:
Roy Nelson, Josh Barnett, Mizuto Hirota, Akiyo Nishiura, Tatsunao Nagakura
7. Reality in the USA
September 21, 2015
23 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Roy Nelson, Josh Barnett, Mizuto Hirota, Akiyo Nishiura, Tatsunao Nagakura
8. Friendship Beyond Country Lines
September 22, 2015
23 min
Coach Josh Barnett heads to Osaka to meet team family and friends while Coach Nelson travels various areas with Hirota and Wicky.
Guest Stars:
Roy Nelson, Josh Barnett, Mizuto Hirota, Akiyo Nishiura, Tatsunao Nagakura
9. Tournament Semi Finals 1st Bout
September 23, 2015
24 min
The semi finalist come back to Vegas and compete for one final chance to compete in the UFC.
Guest Stars:
Roy Nelson, Josh Barnett, Mizuto Hirota, Akiyo Nishiura, Tatsunao Nagakura
