The Ultimate Fighter China Finale will take place on March 1st in Macao and the fight card has been finalized by the UFC today with the addition of three bouts.
In a welterweight bout, TUF 17 alum Zak Cummings faces Alberto Mina, Albert Cheng meets Anying Wang in a battle of TUF China semifinalist, and Jumabieke Tuerxun battles Mark Eddiva in a matchup of undefeated featherweights.
The Ultimate Fighter China Finale will take place from the Venetian Macao’s CotaiArena on March 1st and will be headlined by a welterweight bout as Dong Hyun Kim meets John Hathaway.
Cummings (16-3) was a member of Team Sonnen during TUF 17 and won his official UFC debut in August against Ben Alloway by submission in the first round. It was his third straight victory and all of those wins have come by submission in the first round. Mina (10-0) will be making his UFC debut in this bout and all of his victories have come by knockout or submission. During his career, eight of his wins have come in the first round and is coming off a TKO win in December.
Cheng (2-2) opened his career with two victories, but has dropped back to back fights before entering the UFC reality show. His last win took place in 2011, which was decision victory over Taylor Solomon. Wang (1-0) won his professional debut in May of last year, which was a stoppage victory against Jeff Huang at RUFF 9.
Tuerxun (14-0) has been competing since 2009 and seven of his victories have come by stoppage. His last two victories have come in the first round and this will be his first fight since November of 2012. Eddiva (5-0) has won four of his five fights in the first round and his last two wins have come by rear-naked choke submission in the first round. This will be his first fight in over three years as his last fight came in January of 2011.
The current TUF China Finale fight card is below.
Dong Hyun Kim (18-2-1, 1 NC) vs. John Hathaway (17-1)
Sai Wang (6-4-1) vs. Lipeng Zhang (6-7-1) – TUF China Welterweight Final
Jiaping Yang vs. Guangyou Ning (3-2-1) – TUF China Featherweight Final
Shawn Jordan (15-5) vs. Matt Mitrione (6-3)
Ivan Menjivar (25-11) vs. Hatsu Hioki (26-7-2)
Kazuki Tokudome (12-4-1) vs. Yui Chul Nam (17-4-1)
Nam Phan (18-12) vs. Vaughan Lee (13-9-1)
Zak Cummings (16-3) vs. Alberto Mina (10-0)
Albert Cheng (2-2) vs. Anying Wang (1-0)
Jumabieke Tuerxun (14-0) vs. Mark Eddiva (5-0)