2023 in Road FC

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Road Fighting Championship
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First dateFebruary 25, 2023
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The year 2023 is the 14th year in the history of the

Road Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in South Korea. 2023 starts with ROAD FC 63. [1]


List of events

List of events in 2021
# Event Title Main Event Date Arena Location
1 ROAD FC 63 Hwang vs. Myung February 25, 2023 Goyang Gymnasium South Korea Goyang, South Korea
2 ROAD FC 64 Kim vs. Indenko June 24, 2023 Wonju Gymnasium South Korea Wonju, South Korea
3 ROAD FC 65 Kim vs. Azevedo August 26, 2023 Anyang Gymnasium South Korea Anyang, South Korea
4 ROAD FC 66 Kim vs. Haraguchi October 29, 2023 Chiak Gymnasium South Korea Wonju, South Korea
5 ROAD FC 67 Heo vs. Sekino December 16, 2023 Swiss Grand Hotel South Korea Seoul, South Korea

2023 Grands Prix

Road FC President Jung Mun-hong recently revealed that the promotion will run Grand Prix across lightweight (70kg) and bantamweight (63kg) classes, The quarter-finals start on June 24 at Road FC 64, the semi-finals will take place in August and the finals in October. The winning prize is expected to be between 100 million South Korean won and 300 million South Korean won.[2]

2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
South Korea Han Sang-kwon 1r.
Cameroon Max Sugimoto DQ
Cameroon Max Sugimoto 1r.
Russia Artur Soloviev TKO
South Korea Yoon Tae-young 1r.
Russia Artur Soloviev TKO
Russia Artur Soloviev KO
Mongolia Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj 1r.
Mongolia Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj TKO
Brazil Filipe Jesus 1r.
Mongolia Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj TKO
Japan Shutaro Debano 1r.
South Korea Park Hae-jin 3r.
Japan Shutaro Debano UD

[3]

2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
South Korea Kim Soo-chul SUB
Russia Aleksey Indenko 1r.
South Korea Kim Soo-chul UD
Brazil Bruno Azevedo 3r.
South Korea Park Hyung-geun 3r.
Brazil Bruno Azevedo SUB
South Korea Kim Soo-chul UD
Japan Akira Haraguchi 2r.
South Korea Moon Je-hoon 3r.
Japan Akira Haraguchi UD
Japan Akira Haraguchi DQ
Kyrgyzstan Radzhab Shaydullaev*
South Korea Yang Ji-yong 1r.
Kyrgyzstan Radzhab Shaydullaev SUB

*Radzhab Shaydullaev was disqualified after missing the weight limit in the semi-finals. [4]

Road FC 63

Road FC 63
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 25, 2023
VenueGoyang Gymnasium
CitySouth Korea Goyang, South Korea

Road FC 63 was a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held by Road FC on February 25, 2023, at the Goyang Gymnasium in Goyang, South Korea.

Background

An openweight kickboxing bout between Hwang In-su and Myung Hyun-man was booked as the event headliner.[5]

Results

Road FC 63
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Openweight South Korea Hwang In-su def. South Korea Myung Hyun-man TKO (Retirement) 3 0:48 Kickboxing rules
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Yang Ji-yong def. Japan Koki Hirasawa KO (Punch) 1 1:47
Openweight South Korea Shim Gun-oh def. Mongolia Tserendash Azjargal Disqualification (Groin Kick) 2 0:12
Lightweight 70 kg South Korea Wi Jeong-won def. South Korea Lee Jae-won TKO (Retirement) 1 5:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Taisei Sekino def. South Korea Bae Dong-hyun TKO (Punches) 1 4:11
Part 1
Middleweight 84 kg South Korea Lim Dong-hwan def. South Korea Jung Ho-yeon TKO (Punches) 1 2:28
Middleweight 84 kg South Korea Jung Seung-ho def. South Korea Ko Kyung-jin TKO (Punches) 1 2:53
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Hong Tae-sun def. South Korea Han Ji-hoon Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 2:51
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Lee Jung-hyun def. South Korea Jang Jin-pyo Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Kim Jun-seok def. South Korea Cha Min-hyuk Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00

Road FC 64

Road FC 64
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateJune 24, 2023
VenueWonju Gymnasium
CitySouth Korea Wonju, South Korea

Road FC 64 was a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held by Road FC on June 24, 2023, at the Wonju Gymnasium in Wonju, South Korea.

Background

A quarter-final bout for 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix between former ONE Bantamweight World Champion Kim Soo-chul and Alexey Indenko was booked as the event headliner.[6]

Fight card

Road FC 64
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Kim Soo-chul def. Russia Alexey Indenko Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:55 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Bantamweight 63 kg Japan Akira Haraguchi def. South Korea Moon Je-hoon Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Lightweight 70 kg Mongolia Nandin Erdene def. Brazil Filipe Jesus TKO (Punches) 1 1:43 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Bantamweight 63 kg Kyrgyzstan Radzhab Shaydullaev def. South Korea Yang Ji-yong Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:00 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Lightweight 70 kg Japan Shutaro Debano def. South Korea Park Hae-jin Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Lightweight 70 kg Russia Artur Soloviev def. South Korea Yoon Tae-young KO (Punch) 1 4:15 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Bantamweight 63 kg Brazil Bruno Azevedo def. South Korea Park Hyung-geun Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 1:28 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Part 1
Lightweight 70 kg Cameroon Max Sugimoto def. South Korea Han Sang-kwon Disqualification (Illegal Knee) 1 2:58 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout
Bantamweight 63 kg Mongolia Baatarchuluun Gantogtokh def. South Korea Cha Min-hyuk KO (Punch) 1 3:42 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout
Lightweight 70 kg South Korea Shin Dong-Guk def. South Korea Yeo Je-woo TKO (Punches) 2 2:51 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout
Women's Catchweight 49 kg South Korea Park Seo-young def. South Korea Baek Hyeon-ju Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Lightweight 70 kg South Korea Kim Min-hyung def. South Korea Park Hyeon-bin Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:22

Road FC 65

Road FC 65
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateAugust 26, 2023
VenueAnyang Gymnasium
CitySouth Korea Anyang, South Korea

Road FC 65 was a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held by Road FC on August 26, 2023, at the Anyang Gymnasium in Anyang, South Korea.

Background

A semi-final bout for 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix between former ONE Bantamweight World Champion Kim Soo-chul and Bruno Azevedo was booked as the event headliner.[7]

Fight card

Road FC 65
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Kim Soo-chul def. Brazil Bruno Azevedo Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Yang Ji-yong def. South Korea Moon Je-hoon Decision (split) 3 5:00 Moon retirement match.
Lightweight 70 kg Mongolia Nandin Erdene def. Japan Shutaro Debano TKO (punches) 1 4:33 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout
Lightweight 70 kg Russia Artur Soloviev def. Cameroon Max Sugimoto TKO (punches) 1 1:53 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout
Lightweight 70 kg South Korea Shin Dong-guk def. South Korea Han Sang-kwon KO (punches) 1 4:05 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Reserve bout
Part 1
Openweight Japan Taisei Sekino def. South Korea Oh Il-hak TKO (punches) 2 2:35
Catchweight 87 kg South Korea Jung Seung-ho def. South Korea Kim Young-hoon KO (front kick and punches) 2 4:59
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Han Yoon-soo def. South Korea Son Jae-min KO (punch) 2 1:50
Flyweight 57 kg South Korea Jung Jae-bok def. South Korea Jang Chan-woo Submission (heel hook) 1 2:12
Catchweight 66 kg South Korea Lee Sin-woo def. South Korea Lee Sun-joo Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00
Lightweight 70 kg South Korea Han Woo-young def. South Korea Kwon Min-woo KO (punches) 1 2:02

Road FC 66

Road FC 66
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateOctober 29, 2023
VenueChiak Gymnasium
CitySouth Korea Wonju, South Korea

Road FC 66 was a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held by Road FC on October 29, 2023, at the Chiak Gymnasium in Wonju, South Korea.

Background

Fight card

Road FC 66
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Kim Soo-chul def. Japan Akira Haraguchi KO (punches) 2 4:25 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Final bout
Lightweight 70 kg Russia Artur Soloviev def. Mongolia Nandin Erdene KO (punches) 1 1:32 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Final bout
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Yang Ji-yong def. Japan Kento Takahashi Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Openweight South Korea Kim Myung-hwan def. South Korea Shim Gun-oh KO (punches) 1 4:18
Part 1
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Yoo Jae-nam def. South Korea Han Yoon-soo Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00
Lightweight 70 kg South Korea Kim San def. South Korea Kim Min-hyung Submission (triangle choke) 2 1:27
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Park Jae-seong def. South Korea Cha Min-hyuk TKO (punches) 2 2:11
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Han Min-hyoung def. South Korea Kim Jun-seok Decision (split) 2 5:00
Flyweight 57 kg South Korea Ko Dong-hyeok def. South Korea Choi Young-chan Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:48
Catchweight 66 kg South Korea Choi Eun-seok def. South Korea Lee Seon-ju Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00

Road FC 67

Road FC 67
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateDecember 16, 2023
VenueSwiss Grand Hotel
CitySouth Korea Seoul, South Korea

Road FC 67 will be a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held by Road FC on December 16, 2023, at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seoul, South Korea.

Background

Fight card

Road FC 67
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Openweight Japan Taisei Sekino def. South Korea Heo Jae-hyeok TKO (punches) 1 0:58
Bantamweight 63 kg South Korea Yang Ji-yong def. South Korea Park Jae-seong KO (punches) 1 0:08
Flyweight 57 kg South Korea Lee Jung-hyun def. South Korea Lee Gil-soo KO (head kick) 1 4:40
Catchweight 64 kg South Korea Ko Dong-hyuk def. South Korea Choi Sergei Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2=27
Women's Catchweight 58 kg South Korea Lee Su-yeon def. South Korea Lee Eun-jung Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00
Lightweight 70 kg South Korea Kim San def. South Korea Shin Dong-guk Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00

See also

References

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