2023 in Road FC

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.

List of events List of events in 2023#Event titleMain eventDateArenaLocation1ROAD FC 63Hwang vs. MyungFebruary 25, 2023Goyang Gymnasium Goyang, South Korea2ROAD FC 64Kim vs. IndenkoJune 24, 2023Wonju Gymnasium Wonju, South Korea3ROAD FC 65Kim vs. Azevedo August 26, 2023Anyang Gymnasium Anyang, South Korea4ROAD FC 66Kim vs. HaraguchiOctober 29, 2023Chiak Gymnasium Wonju, South Korea5ROAD FC 67Heo vs. SekinoDecember 16, 2023Swiss Grand Hotel 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.

2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix

2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix

*Razhab Shaydullaev was disqualified after missing the weight limit in the semi-finals.

Road FC 63

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.

Results Road FC 63 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesOpenweight Hwang In-sudef. Myung Hyun-manTKO (Retirement)30:48Kickboxing rulesBantamweight 63 kg Yang Ji-yongdef. Koki HirasawaKO (Punch)11:47Openweight Shim Gun-ohdef. Tserendash AzjargalDisqualification (Groin Kick)20:12Lightweight 70 kg Wi Jeong-wondef. Lee Jae-won TKO (Retirement)15:00 Heavyweight 120 kg Taisei Sekinodef. Bae Dong-hyun TKO (Punches)14:11 Part 1Middleweight 84 kg Lim Dong-hwandef. Jung Ho-yeonTKO (Punches)12:28Middleweight 84 kg Jung Seung-hodef. Ko Kyung-jinTKO (Punches)12:53Bantamweight 63 kg Hong Tae-sundef. Han Ji-hoon Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)22:51Bantamweight 63 kg Lee Jung-hyundef. Jang Jin-pyoDecision (Unanimous)25:00Bantamweight 63 kg Kim Jun-seokdef. Cha Min-hyukDecision (Unanimous)25:00

Road FC 64

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.

Fight card Road FC 64 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesBantamweight 63 kg Kim Soo-chuldef. Alexey IndenkoSubmission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:55 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout Bantamweight 63 kg Akira Haraguchi def. Moon Je-hoonDecision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout Lightweight 70 kg Nandin Erdenedef. Filipe JesusTKO (Punches) 1 1:43 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout Bantamweight 63 kg Razhab Shaydullaev def. Yang Ji-yongSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:00 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout Lightweight 70 kg Shutaro Debano def. Park Hae-jinDecision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout Lightweight 70 kg Artur Soloviev def. Yoon Tae-youngKO (Punch) 1 4:15 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout Bantamweight 63 kg Bruno Azevedo def. Park Hyung-geunSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 1:28 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout Part 1Lightweight 70 kg Max Sugimoto def. Han Sang-kwon Disqualification (Illegal Knee) 1 2:582023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout Bantamweight 63 kg Baatarchuluun Gantogtokh def. Cha Min-hyukKO (Punch) 1 3:42 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout Lightweight 70 kg Shin Dong-Guk def. Yeo Je-wooTKO (Punches) 2 2:512023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout Women's Catchweight 49 kg Park Seo-youngdef. Baek Hyeon-juDecision (Unanimous)25:00 Lightweight 70 kg Kim Min-hyungdef. Park Hyeon-binSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 3:22

Road FC 65

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.

Fight card Road FC 65 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesBantamweight 63 kg Kim Soo-chuldef. Bruno AzevedoDecision (unanimous) 3 5:00 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout Bantamweight 63 kg Yang Ji-yong def. Moon Je-hoonDecision (split) 3 5:00 Lightweight 70 kg Nandin Erdenedef. Shutaro DebanoTKO (punches) 1 4:33 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout Lightweight 70 kg Artur Soloviev def. Max SugimotoTKO (punches) 1 1:53 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout Lightweight 70 kg Shin Dong-guk def. Han Sang-kwonKO (punches) 1 4:05 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Reserve bout Part 1Openweight Taisei Sekino def. Oh Il-hakTKO (punches) 2 2:35 Catchweight 87 kg Jung Seung-ho def. Kim Young-hoonKO (front kick and punches) 2 4:59 Bantamweight 63 kg Han Yoon-soodef. Son Jae-minKO (punch) 2 1:50 Flyweight 57 kg Jung Jae-bok def. Jang Chan-wooSubmission (heel hook) 1 2:12 Catchweight 66 kg Lee Sin-woo def. Lee Sun-jooDecision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Lightweight 70 kg Han Woo-young def. Kwon Min-wooKO (punches) 1 2:02

Road FC 66

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 NotesBantamweight 63 kg Kim Soo-chuldef. Akira HaraguchiKO (punches) 2 4:25 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Final bout Lightweight 70 kg Artur Soloviev def. Nandin ErdeneKO (punches) 1 1:32 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Final bout Bantamweight 63 kg Yang Ji-yong def. Kento Takahashi Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Openweight Kim Myung-hwan def. Shim Gun-ohKO (punches) 1 4:18 Part 1Bantamweight 63 kg Yoo Jae-nam def. Han Yoon-soo Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Lightweight 70 kg Kim San def. Kim Min-hyung Submission (triangle choke) 2 1:27 Bantamweight 63 kg Park Jae-seong def. Cha Min-hyuk TKO (punches) 2 2:11 Bantamweight 63 kg Han Min-hyoung def. Kim Jun-seok Decision (split) 2 5:00 Flyweight 57 kg Ko Dong-hyeok def. Choi Young-chan Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:48 Catchweight 66 kg Choi Eun-seokdef. Lee Seon-ju Decision (unanimous) 2 5:00

Road FC 67

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 NotesOpenweight Taisei Sekino def. Heo Jae-hyeokTKO (punches) 1 0:58 Bantamweight 63 kg Yang Ji-yong def. Park Jae-seongKO (punches) 1 0:08 Flyweight 57 kg Lee Jung-hyun def. Lee Gil-sooKO (head kick) 1 4:40 Catchweight 64 kg Ko Dong-hyukdef. Choi SergeiSubmission (rear-naked choke) 3 2=27 Women's Catchweight 58 kg Lee Su-yeondef. Lee Eun-jungDecision (unanimous) 2 5:00 Lightweight 70 kg Kim Sandef. Shin Dong-gukDecision (unanimous) 3 5:00

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