ROAD Fighting Championship

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ROAD Fighting Championship
Private
Industry Mixed martial arts event
Founded October 2010
Headquarters Wonju, South Korea
Key people
 Moon Hong Jung, CEO
Sang Min Park, VP
Bob Sapp, VP of global public relations
Website http://www.roadfc.com/

ROAD Fighting Championship (ROAD FC) is a South Korea based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion which was officially launched on 2010.[1]

About ROAD Fighting Championship

ROAD FC is founded by former national kickboxing champion, Moon Hong Jung.[2] It is the largest MMA organization in South Korea following the closure of Spirit MC in 2009.[3] Events are broadcast live on Super Action, a major cable TV channel of CJ E&M in Korea,[4][5] CCTV-5 and Yy.com in China, Niconico in Japan, CNN Malaysia in Malaysia, Kix in SouthEast Asia and Epicentre.tv for worldwide.[6]

Scheduled events

Event Date Venue Location
ROAD FC 032 July 2, 2016 Hunan International Conference & Exhibition Center Changsha, China

Past events

# Event Date Venue Location
34 ROAD FC 031 May 14, 2016 Jangchung Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
33 ROAD FC 030: In China April 16, 2016 Beijing Workers' Gymnasium Beijing, China
32 ROAD FC 029 March 12, 2016 Chiak Gymnasium Wonju, South Korea
31 ROAD FC 028 January 31, 2016 Jangchung Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
30 ROAD FC 027: In China December 26, 2015 Shanghai Oriental Sports Center Shanghai, China
29 ROAD FC 026 October 9, 2015 Jangchung Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
28 ROAD FC 025 August 22, 2015 Chiak Gymnasium Wonju, South Korea
27 ROAD FC 024: In Japan July 25, 2015 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan
26 ROAD FC 023 May 2, 2015 Jangchung Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
25 ROAD FC 022 March 21, 2015 Jangchung Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
24 ROAD FC 021: Champions Day February 1, 2015 Jangchung Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
23 ROAD FC 020 December 14, 2014 Olympic Hall Seoul, South Korea
22 ROAD FC 019 November 9, 2014 Olympic Hall Seoul, South Korea
21 ROAD FC 018 August 30, 2014 Grand Hilton Hotel Seoul Seoul, South Korea
20 ROAD FC 017 August 17, 2014 Olympic Hall Seoul, South Korea
19 ROAD FC 016 July 27, 2014 Park Chung Hee Gymnasium Gumi, South Korea
18 ROAD FC 015 May 31, 2014 Chiak Gymnasium Wonju, South Korea
17 ROAD FC KOREA 003: Korea vs. Brazil April 6, 2014 The K Hotel Seoul Seoul, South Korea
16 ROAD FC KOREA 002: Korea vs. Japan March 9, 2014 Grand Hilton Hotel Seoul Seoul, South Korea
15 ROAD FC 014 February 9, 2014 Olympic Hall Seoul, South Korea
14 ROAD FC KOREA 001 January 18, 2014 Grand Hilton Hotel Seoul Seoul, South Korea
13 ROAD FC 013 October 12, 2013 Park Chung Hee Gymnasium Gumi, South Korea
12 ROAD FC 012 June 22, 2013 Chiak Gymnasium Wonju, South Korea
11 ROAD FC 011 April 13, 2013 Olympic Hall Seoul, South Korea
10 ROAD FC 010: In Busan November 24, 2012 BEXCO Auditorium Busan, South Korea
9 ROAD FC 009: Beat Down September 15, 2012 Chiak Gymnasium Wonju, South Korea
8 ROAD FC 008: Final 4 Bitter Rivals June 16, 2012 Chiak Gymnasium Wonju, South Korea
7 ROAD FC 007: Recharged March 24, 2012 Jangchung Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
6 ROAD FC 006: Final 4 February 5, 2012 Jangchung Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
5 ROAD FC 005: Night of Champions December 3, 2011 Jangchung Gymnasium Seoul, South Korea
4 ROAD FC 004: Young Guns October 3, 2011 Grand Hilton Hotel Seoul Seoul, South Korea
3 ROAD FC 003: Explosion July 24, 2011 Grand Hilton Hotel Seoul Seoul, South Korea
2 ROAD FC 002: Alive April 16, 2011 Grand Hilton Hotel Seoul Seoul, South Korea
1 ROAD FC 001: The Resurrection of Champions October 23, 2010 Textile Center Event Hall Seoul, South Korea

Champions

Current Champions

Division Champion Since Defenses Next Challenger/Title Fight
Openweight vacant Hong Man Choi vs. Mighty Mo
Light Heavyweight vacant
Middleweight South Korea Jung Hwan Cha January 31, 2016 0
Welterweight vacant
Lightweight South Korea A Sol Kwon August 17, 2014 1
Featherweight South Korea Mu Gyeom Choi February 9, 2014 2
Bantamweight South Korea Yoon Jun Lee December 14, 2014 1
Flyweight South Korea Min Jong Song October 9, 2015 0

Championship History

ROAD FC Middleweight Championship (-84 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(Total)		 Defenses
1 Japan Shungo Oyama
def. Hae Suk Son		 ROAD FC 006
Seoul, South Korea		 February 5, 2012 294 days
2 South Korea Eun Soo Lee
 ROAD FC 010
Busan, South Korea		 November 24, 2012 585 days
Lee vacated the title in July 2014 for droping down to welterweight. [7]
3 Japan Riki Fukuda
def. Uh Jin Jeon		 ROAD FC 024
Tokyo, Japan		 July 25, 2015 190 days
4 South Korea Jung Hwan Cha
 ROAD FC 028
Seoul, South Korea		 January 31, 2016 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
(incumbent)
ROAD FC Lightweight Championship (-70 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(Total)		 Defenses
1 South Korea Yui Chul Nam
def. Takasuke Kume		 ROAD FC 011
Seoul, South Korea		 April 13, 2013 295 days
 1. def. Takasuke Kume at ROAD FC 013 on October 12, 2013
Nam vacated the title in February 2014 after signing a contract with Las Vegas based Zuffa's Ultimate Fighting Championship. [8]
2 South Korea A Sol Kwon
def. Takasuke Kume		 ROAD FC 017
Seoul, South Korea		 August 17, 2014 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
(incumbent)		 1. def. Kwang Hee Lee at ROAD FC 022 on March 21, 2015
ROAD FC Featherweight Championship (-65.5 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(Total)		 Defenses
1 South Korea Mu Gyeom Choi
def. Bae Yong Kwon		 ROAD FC 014
Seoul, South Korea		 February 9, 2014 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
(incumbent)		 1. def. Doo Won Seo at ROAD FC 021 on February 1, 2015
2. def. Marlon Sandro at ROAD FC 029 on March 12, 2016
ROAD FC Bantamweight Championship (-61.5 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(Total)		 Defenses
1 South Korea Kyung Ho Kang
def. Andrew Leone		 ROAD FC 008
Wonju, South Korea		 June 16, 2012 16 days
Kang vacated the title in July 2012 after signing with Ultimate Fighting Championship. [9]
2 South Korea Kil Woo Lee
def. Min Jong Song		 ROAD FC 012
Wonju, South Korea		 June 22, 2013 540 days
3 South Korea Yoon Jun Lee
 ROAD FC 020
Seoul, South Korea		 December 14, 2014 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
(incumbent)		 1. def. Jae Hoon Moon at ROAD FC 023 on May 2, 2015
ROAD FC Flyweight Championship (-57 kg)
No. Name Event Date Reign
(Total)		 Defenses
1 South Korea Nam Jin Jo
def. Min Jong Song		 ROAD FC 016
Gumi, South Korea		 July 27, 2014 439 days
- South Korea Min Jong Song
def. Takeshi Kasugai for interim title		 ROAD FC 021
Seoul, South Korea		 February 1, 2015 250 days
2 South Korea Min Jong Song ROAD FC 026
Seoul, South Korea		 October 9, 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
(incumbent)

Notable fighters

References

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External links

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