2023 in Road FC

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

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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

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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

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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

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2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix

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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

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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

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

Results

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Fight card

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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

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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

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Fight card

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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

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References

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