TUF China Finale finalized with 10 fights, event kicks off at 5:45 a.m. ET
If you want to catch the live stream of next month’s TUF China Finale event, prepare for a very early morning – or perhaps a very late night.
The event, which streams on UFC Fight Pass from The Venetian Macao’s CotaiArena in Macau, kicks off 5:45 a.m. ET (2:45 a.m. PT) for the preliminary card and 8 a.m. ET for the main card.
The early start time is to accommodate the live audience in Macau, where the event kicks off at 9 p.m. ET CST local time.
The event concludes “The Ultimate Fighter: China,†the first Chinese version of the UFC’s long-running reality series. The tournament finals include welterweights Wang Sai (6-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Zhang Lipeng (6-7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and featherweights Yang Jianping (6-3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Ning Guangyou (3-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). All of the fighters make their official UFC debuts.
In the headliner, two welterweight contenders clash with John Hathaway (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) taking on Dong Hyun Kim (18-2-1 MMA, 9-2 UFC).
The full TUF China Finale event includes:
MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 8 a.m. ET)
John Hathaway vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Zhang Lipeng vs. Wang Sai – “TUF: China†welterweight tourney final
Yang Jianping vs. Ning Guangyou – “TUF: China†featherweight tourney final
Shawn Jordan vs. Matt Mitrione
Hatsu Hioki vs. Ivan Menjivar
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 5:45 a.m. ET)
Yui Chul Nam vs. Kazuki Tokudome
Vaughan Lee vs. Nam Phan
Zak Cummings vs. Alberto Mina
Albert Cheng vs. Anying Wang
Mark Eddiva vs. Jumabieke Tuerxun
