The year 2021 was the 12th year in the history of the Road Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in South Korea. 2021 starts with ARC 004.

2021 in Road FC
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
First dateMarch 27, 2021
Events
Fights
Chronology
2020 in Road FC 2021 in Road FC 2022 in Road FC

Road FC 2021 Awards

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The following fighters won the Road FC year-end awards for 2021:

  • Road FC Fighter of the Year 2021: In Soo Hwang
  • Road FC Submission of the Year 2021: Hae Jin Park against Soo Chul Kim (ROAD FC 59)
  • Road FC Knockout of the Year 2021: Park Seung-Mo against Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj and Shin Dong-Guk ( ARC 4 and ROAD FC 59)
  • Road FC Rookie of the Year 2021: Jung Hyun Lee and Hyun Woo Kim

List of events

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List of events in 2021
# Event Title Main Event Date Arena Location
1 ARC 4 Oh vs. Park March 27, 2021 Lotte World Afreeca Colosseum, Lotte World Tower   Seoul, South Korea
2 ARC 5 Lee vs. Su June 12, 2021 Lotte World Afreeca Colosseum, Lotte World Tower   Seoul, South Korea
3 ROAD FC 58 Hwang vs. Oh July 3, 2021 Changwon Gymnasium   Changwon, South Korea
4 ROAD FC 59 Kim vs. Kim September 4, 2021 Wonju Gymnasium   Wonju, South Korea
5 ARC 6 Lee vs. Choi October 30, 2021 Lotte World Afreeca Colosseum, Lotte World Tower   Seoul, South Korea

ARC 4

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ARC 003
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateMarch 27, 2021
VenueLotte World Afreeca Colosseum
City  Seoul, South Korea
Event chronology
ARC 002 ARC 003 ROAD FC 58

AfreecaTV ROAD Championship ARC 4 was a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held by Road FC on March 27, 2021, at the Lotte World Afreeca Colosseum, Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea.

Background

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The main event featured rising heavyweight prospect Il Hak Oh fighting Jung Kyo Park. [1]

Results

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ARC 4
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Catchweight 95 kg   Jung Kyo Park def.   Il Hak Oh Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3 1:23
Catchweight 75 kg   Seung Mo Park def.   Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj TKO (Punches) 1 0:28
Catchweight 60 kg   Jung Hyun Lee def.   Jin Woo Park KO (Punch) 2 1:06
Lightweight 70 kg   Doo Seok Oh def.   Yoon Seo Shin Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight 77 kg   Je Woo Yeo def.   San Kim Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 70 kg   Ji Ho Yang def.   Chingun Shinkoiwa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Bantamweight 61 kg   Hyun Woo Kim def.   Min Soo Cho TKO (Punches) 2 0:49
Featherweight 66 kg   Yoon Joong Kim def.   Min Gyu Lee Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00

ARC 5

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ARC 5
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateJune 12, 2021
VenueLotte World Afreeca Colosseum, Lotte World Tower
City  Seoul, South Korea
Event chronology
ARC 004 ARC 5 ROAD FC 58

ARC 5 was a Combat sport event held by Road Fighting Championship on June 12, 2021, in Seoul, South Korea.

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Two undefeated lightweight prospects, Jung Hyun Lee and Jo Min Su were scheduled to fight in the main event.[2]

In the co-main event, Jae Hyuk Heo was scheduled to fight Gi Hoon Ryu in an openweight bout.[3]

Results

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ARC 5
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Catchweight 60kg   Jung Hyun Lee def.   Jo Min Su Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Openweight   Gi Hoon Ryu def.   Jae Hyuk Heo KO (Punch) 1 1:39
Featherweight 66kg   Young Hwan Kim def.   Dong Hyun Bae Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Judo Bout
Featherweight 66kg   Hyun Woo Kim def.   Young Min Ji Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Lightweight 70kg   Ji Un Choi def.   Kyung Bin Jang TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 0:38
Welterweight 77kg   Tae Young Yoon def.   Sang Kwon Han Submission (Guillotine choke) 1 0:45
W.Strawweight 52kg   Yoo Jung Kim def.   Hyeon Ju Baeg Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Featherweight 66kg   Dong Hyuk Ko def.   Jin Guk Kim Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00

ROAD FC 58

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ROAD FC 58
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateJuly 3, 2021
VenueChangwon Gymnasium
City  Changwon, South Korea
Event chronology
ARC 005 ROAD FC 58 ROAD FC 59

ROAD FC 58 was a Combat sport event held by Road Fighting Championship on July 3, 2021, in Changwon, South Korea.

Background

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It was announced that In Soo Hwang and Il Hak Oh would fight for the vacant ROAD FC Middleweight title.[4]

The event featured an openweight bout between the South Korean actor Geum Kwang San and Jae Hoon Kim.[5]

One-time Road FC featherweight title challenger Hae Jin Park was scheduled to meet Doo Seok Oh in the event's featured bout.[6]

Won Jun Choi was scheduled to face Dong Hwan Lim at middleweight.[7]

Two undefeated lightweights, Si Won Park and Tae Sung Kim, were scheduled to fight at this event.[8]

Three additional fights were announced on June 2: a flyweight bout between Seo Dong Soo and Kim Woo Jae, a bantamweight bout between Yang Ji Yong and Lee Jung Hyun, as well as a featherweight bout between Lee Seong Ju and Park Jin.[9]

Results

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ROAD FC 58
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Middleweight 84kg   In Soo Hwang def.   Il Hak Oh TKO (Punches) 2 0:34 For the vacant ROAD FC Middleweight title
Openweight   Jae Hoon Kim def.   Geum Kwang San TKO (Punches) 1 2:06
Middleweight 84kg   Won Jun Choi def.   Dong Hwan Lim Submission (Shoulder Press) 1 3:01
Featherweight 66kg   Hae Jin Park def.   Doo Seok Oh Submission (Kneebar) 1 0:59
Lightweight 70kg   Si Won Park def.   Tae Sung Kim KO (Punch) 1 1:16
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight 61kg   Yang Ji Yong def.   Lee Jung Hyun Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Featherweight 66kg   Park Jin def.   Lee Seong Ju Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Catchweight 60kg   Sergei Choi def.   Young Han Kim Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00
Flyweight 57kg   Kim Woo Jae def.   Seo Dong Soo TKO (Punches) 2 1:45

ROAD FC 59

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ROAD FC 59
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 4, 2021
VenueWonju Gymnasium
City  Wonju, South Korea
Event chronology
ROAD FC 58 ROAD FC 59 ARC 6

ROAD FC 59 was a Combat sport event held by Road Fighting Championship on September 4, 2021, in Wonju, South Korea.

Background

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A featherweight bout between Hae Jin Park and Soo Chul Kim for the vacant ROAD FC Featherweight title was scheduled as the event headliner.[10]

A fight for the vacant ROAD FC Women's Atomweight title between Park Jeong-Eun and Shin Yu-Ri was scheduled as the co-main event.[11]

A lightweight bout between Park Seung-Mo and Shin Dong-Guk was expected to take place at this event.[12]

The undefeated flyweights, Jung Hyun Lee and Davron Kholmatov, were scheduled to face each other.[13]

Six-fight Road FC veteran Gi-Won Ko was scheduled to face the eight-fight veteran Dae-Yeong Jang in a bantamweight bout.[14]

Results

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ROAD FC 59
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Featherweight 66kg   Hae Jin Park def.   Soo Chul Kim Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 4:50 For the vacant ROAD FC Featherweight title.
Women's Atomweight 48kg   Shim Yu-Ri def.   Park Jeong-Eun Decision (Split) 3 5:00 For the vacant ROAD FC Women's Atomweight title.
Lightweight 70kg   Park Seung-Mo def.   Shin Dong-Guk TKO (Punches) 1 0:25
Openweight   Bae Dong-Hyun def.   Ryu Ki-Hoon TKO (Punches) 1 2:50
Flyweight 57kg   Jung Hyun Lee def.   Young Han Kim KO (Punches) 1 2:53
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight 61kg   Gi-Won Ko def.   Dae-Yeong Jang KO (Punches) 1 0:24
Catchweight 72kg   Yeo Je-Woo def.   Shoiatbek Bazarbaev KO (Punch) 1 2:10
Bantamweight 61kg   Yoo Jae-Nam def.   Ko Dong-Hyeok KO (Punch) 1 0:20
Catchweight 63   Kim Hyun-Woo def.   Park-Jae-Seong TKO (Punches) 1 1:41
W.Flyweight 57kg   Shin Yu-Jin def.   Lee Eun-Jung Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:50
Lightweight 70kg   Lee Min-Gyu def.   Shin Yoon Seo TKO (Head Kick and Punches) 1 4:19
Catchweight 63kg   Park Min-Su def.   Le Sin-Woo TKO (Punches) 2 0:38

ARC 6

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ARC 6
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PromotionRoad Fighting Championship
DateOctober 30, 2021
VenueLotte World Afreeca Colosseum, Lotte World Tower
City  Seoul, South Korea
Event chronology
ROAD FC 59 ARC 6 Arc 7

ARC 6 was a Combat sport event held by Road Fighting Championship on October 30, 2021, at the Lotte World Afreeca Colosseum, Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea.

Background

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The event was headlined by a 60kg catchweight bout between Jung Hyun Lee and Sergei Choi.[15]

Results

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ARC 6
Weight Class Method Round T.Time Notes
Catchweight 60kg   Jung Hyun Lee def.   Sergei Choi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight 72kg   Kyung Bin Jang def.   Ji Ho Yang Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight 86kg   Tae Young Yoon def.   Seung Ho Jung Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight 77kg   San Kim def.   Sang Kwon Han Submission (Triangle Choke) 3 0:50
W.Strawweight 52kg   Eun Jung Lee def.   Seo Young Park Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Bantamweight 61kg   Jin Woo Park def.   Min Soo Cho TKO (Punches) 2 2:00
Catchweight 68kg   Min Soo Park def.   Min Woo Kwon Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Catchweight 69kg   Min Hyung Han def.   Hyung Woo Yoo TKO (Punches) 1 1:15

See also

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References

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