| Road Fighting Championship | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | February 25, 2023 | |||
| Last date | December 16, 2023 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 5 | |||
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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 in 2023 | |||||
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| # | Event title | Main event | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | ROAD FC 63 | Hwang vs. Myung | February 25, 2023 | Goyang Gymnasium | |
| 2 | ROAD FC 64 | Kim vs. Indenko | June 24, 2023 | Wonju Gymnasium | |
| 3 | ROAD FC 65 | Kim vs. Azevedo | August 26, 2023 | Anyang Gymnasium | |
| 4 | ROAD FC 66 | Kim vs. Haraguchi | October 29, 2023 | Chiak Gymnasium | |
| 5 | ROAD FC 67 | Heo vs. Sekino | December 16, 2023 | Swiss Grand Hotel | |
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]
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*Radzhab Shaydullaev was disqualified after missing the weight limit in the semi-finals. [4]
| Road FC 63 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 25, 2023 |
| Venue | Goyang Gymnasium |
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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.
An openweight kickboxing bout between Hwang In-su and Myung Hyun-man was booked as the event headliner. [5]
| Road FC 64 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | June 24, 2023 |
| Venue | Wonju Gymnasium |
| City | |
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.
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]
| Road FC 64 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:55 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:43 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:00 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:15 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 1:28 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Part 1 | |||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | Disqualification (Illegal Knee) | 1 | 2:58 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:42 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:51 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout |
| Women's Catchweight 49 kg | | def. | | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:22 | |
| Road FC 65 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | August 26, 2023 |
| Venue | Anyang Gymnasium |
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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.
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]
| Road FC 65 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Moon retirement match. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:33 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:53 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:05 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Reserve bout |
| Part 1 | |||||||
| Openweight | | def. | | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:35 | |
| Catchweight 87 kg | | def. | | KO (front kick and punches) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:50 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | | def. | | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 2:12 | |
| Catchweight 66 kg | | def. | | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| Road FC 66 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | October 29, 2023 |
| Venue | Chiak Gymnasium |
| City | |
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.
| Road FC 66 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | KO (punches) | 2 | 4:25 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Openweight | | def. | | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:18 | |
| Part 1 | |||||||
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | | def. | | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 1:27 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:11 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | | def. | | Decision (split) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | | def. | | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Catchweight 66 kg | | def. | | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Road FC 67 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | December 16, 2023 |
| Venue | Swiss Grand Hotel |
| City | |
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.