A fighter from Bajhang. A stage in Macau. And a shot at a UFC contract on the line.

Tomorrow, May 28,Rabindra Dhantwill walk into the Galaxy Arena in Macau and do something no amount of training can fully prepare you for: compete in front of the world, under the UFC banner, with everything he has worked for riding on the outcome of a single fight.

Road to UFC Season 5is the 2026 cycle of the Road to UFC series, in which top Asian MMA prospects compete in a win-and-advance tournament format, with the winner of each division awarded a full UFC contract. For Dhant, this is not just another fight on his record. It is the tournament that could change the entire trajectory of his career and, in doing so, write a new chapter in the history of Nepali combat sports.

Born on November 30, 1998 in Bajhang District in far-western Nepal, Dhant turned professional in 2021 and has built a record of 9 wins and 1 loss in the bantamweight division, with 7 of those wins coming by KO or TKO. That finishing rate tells you everything you need to know about the kind offighterDhant is. He does not leave things to the judges. He goes in with the intention of ending the fight, and more often than not, he does exactly that. His fighting style is rooted in a background in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a combination that gives him both the striking precision to set up knockouts and the grappling depth to threaten on the ground.

His most recent result was historic. At Matrix Fight Night 17 in Greater Noida, India, Dhant defeated India’s Chungreng Koren in the third round to claim the MFN Bantamweight Championship, becoming the first Nepali fighter to win a title in the Matrix Fight Night promotion. He raised the Nepali flag inside the cage after the victory, and the image said everything about what the win meant to him and to the country watching.

Now he steps into an even bigger arena. His opponent tomorrow is Kimbert Alintozon of the Philippines, in a bantamweight bout that forms part of the Road to UFC Season 5 quarterfinal stage at the Galaxy Arena in Macau. Alintozon is a dangerous opponent representing one of Southeast Asia’s most competitive MMA nations, and this fight will test every dimension of Dhant’s game — his striking, his grappling, his conditioning, and above all his composure when the stakes could not be higher.

Currently training with LocknRoll MMA in Kathmandu and the Soma Fight Club in Bali, Dhant has built an international support system around hiscareerthat reflects his ambition. He has spoken openly about his desire to compete at the highest levels of global MMA, and Road to UFC is the most direct path available to him right now.

The fight streams live on UFC Fight Pass at 3:45 PM Nepali time. Set your alarms, pull up the stream, and watch a fighter from Bajhang take on the world. Nepal will be watching.

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