Nam Yui-Chul snubbed the UFC in view of continuing his ROAD FC career
You won’t come across too many fighters in this day and age who would turn down offers from the UFC. Well, not if you’re Nam Yui-Chul at least. The South Korean superstar recently revealed that he had...
View ArticleROAD Fighting Championship launches a new monthly league, starts January 2014
Starting January 18th, 2014, fans of South Korea-based ROAD Fighting Championship will be treated with more Mixed Martial Arts action courtesy of a new monthly venture, titled “ROAD FC – Korea”. The...
View ArticleRiki Fukuda vs. Kim Hee-Seung to headline inaugural ‘ROAD FC – Korea’ event
Officials today confirmed with Fight Sport Asia that a Middleweight tilt pitting former UFC vet Riki Fukuda (19-7) against Kim Hee-Seung (6-1) will headline the inaugural installment of ‘ROAD FC –...
View ArticleROAD FC – Korea 1 adds Mostafa Abdollahi vs. A Sol Kwon
The ROAD FC – Korea 1 line-up is starting to grow now with the latest addition of a Lightweight fight. ROAD FC’s latest international star, Mostafa Abdollahi (0-0), is set to meet A Sol Kwon (16-8) on...
View ArticleVideo: ROAD FC’s top three submissions of 2013
We all love finishes, don’t we? From Ryo Chonan’s classic heel-hook submission victory over Anderson Silva to Edson Barboza’s signature spinning head kick knockout of Terry Etim, fighters always have a...
View ArticleROAD FC – Korea 001 Official Weigh-In Results: Fukuda, Seung set for 185-lbs...
South Korea – All scheduled fights for ROAD FC – Korea 001 are scheduled to take place, as planned, on Saturday, with all fighters raring to go after the official weigh-ins held at the Grand Hilton...
View ArticleROAD FC – Korea 001 Results: Former UFC vet Riki Fukuda victorious in main event
The ‘ROAD FC – Korea’ series was launched late last year for the sole purpose of serving as a launching point for foreign fighters to get into ROAD FC. The inaugural installment of the new initiative...
View ArticleWatch ROAD FC 014 via tape delay on The Fight Network
If you’re wondering how you can watch this weekend’s ROAD FC 014 event, fear not for Canada’s premier combat channel, The Fight Network, has you covered. MMA-in-Asia.com has confirmed with ROAD FC...
View ArticleROAD FC 014 Results: Choi Mu-Gyeom tops Bae Yong Kwon in a huge upset,...
ROAD Fighting Championship’s fourteenth instalment took place this past weekend, February 9th, in front of a packed audience at the Seoul Olympic Hall in Seoul, South Korea. The main card streamed LIVE...
View Article‘ROAD FC vs. PANCRASE’ theme set for ROAD FC – Korea 002
Two match-ups are now set for the second installment of ROAD Fighting Championship’s ’ROAD FC – Korea’ series. Lee Yoon-Jun (5-2) meets PANCRASE vet Kosuke Terashima (9-3-3) at a 135-lbs, while Cha...
View ArticleFull line-up for Sunday’s ROAD FC – Korea 002 event, ‘ROAD FC vs. PANCRASE’...
The second installment of ROAD FC’s recently launched ‘ROAD FC – Korea’ series will take place at the Grand Hilton Convention Centre in Seoul, South Korea on March 9th. This will be the promotion’s...
View ArticleROAD FC – Korea 002 Weigh In Results: All fighters green lit for Sunday
Lee Yun Jun vs. Kosuke Terashima serves as the headliner for Sunday’s ROAD FC – Korea 002 event The official fighter weigh-ins for ROAD FC - Korea 002 took place at the Grand Hilton Convention Centre...
View ArticleROAD FC – Korea 002 Results: Lee tops Terashima in main event
Lee Yun-Jun defeats Kosuke Terashima in the main event via Unanimous Decision The second installment of ROAD FC – Korea took place on March 9th in Seoul, South Korea, in front of a sold-out crowd at...
View ArticleTrio of bouts added to ROAD FC – Korea 003
Promotional poster for ROAD FC – Korea 003. April’s ROAD FC – Korea 003 line-up has three new additions. Along with a previously announced headlining match-up between A Sol Kwon and Giovanni Diniz,...
View ArticleRematch between Joachim Hansen and Seo Doo-Won added to ROAD FC 015 in May
Seo Doo-Won and Joachim Hansen pose for the cameras at the ROAD FC 011 weigh-ins May’s ROAD FC 015 event has its first match-up. A rematch for the aficionados, between former DREAM Featherweight champ...
View ArticleROAD FC – Korea 003 Weigh In Results: A Sol Kwon misses weight yet again
With a ‘Korea vs. Brazil’ theme in place, the third installment of ROAD Fighting Championship’s ‘ROAD FC – Korea’ series takes place this weekend, April 6, at the The-K Seoul Hotel in Seoul, South...
View ArticleThe reality of ROAD FC’s punitive treatment on fighters missing weight
A Sol Kwon (left) faced a highly questionable penalty after missing weight in his scheduled bout with Giovanni Diniz at ROAD FC – Korea 003. Talk to a fighter, and he or she will be more than happy to...
View ArticleROAD FC – Korea 003 Results: Brazil tops South Korea 2-1
Despite entering the bout with a heavy penalty disadvantage, A Sol Kwon managed to dispatch Nova Uniao’s Giovanni Diniz via submission in the third stanza This past weekend, ROAD FC’s third installment...
View ArticleFormer UFC vets Issei Tamura and Riki Fukuda among latest ROAD FC 015 additions
The official fight poster for ROAD FC 015. With the inclusion of a pair of Middleweight bouts and a Bantamweight match-up, May’s ROAD FC 015 card is shaping up to be the ROAD Fighting Championship’s...
View ArticleROAD FC 018 Results: UFC vets Ramos, Vinicius fail to get victories
Hoon Kim and Luis Ramos trading shots in their Welterweight tussle at ROAD FC 018 While ONE FC and the UFC had their respective installments taking place over the weekend, South Korea’s ROAD Fighting...
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