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]
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| First date | February 25, 2023 | |||
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| Fights | ||||
| Chronology | ||||
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List of events edit
| List of events in 2021 | |||||
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| # | Event Title | Main Event | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | ROAD FC 63 | Hwang vs. Myung | February 25, 2023 | Goyang Gymnasium |  Goyang, South Korea
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| 2 | ROAD FC 64 | Kim vs. Indenko | June 24, 2023 | Wonju Gymnasium | Wonju, South Korea
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| 3 | ROAD FC 65 | Kim vs. Azevedo | August 26, 2023 | Anyang Gymnasium | Anyang, South Korea
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| 4 | ROAD FC 66 | Kim vs. Haraguchi | October 29, 2023 | Chiak Gymnasium | Wonju, South Korea
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| 5 | ROAD FC 67 | Heo vs. Sekino | December 16, 2023 | Swiss Grand Hotel | Seoul, South Korea
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2023 Grands Prix edit
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]
2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Han Sang-kwon
| 1r. | |||||||||||||
 Max Sugimoto
| DQ | |||||||||||||
| Max Sugimoto
| 1r. | |||||||||||||
 Artur Soloviev
| TKO | |||||||||||||
| Yoon Tae-young
| 1r. | |||||||||||||
| Artur Soloviev
| TKO | |||||||||||||
| Artur Soloviev
| KO | |||||||||||||
 Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj
| 1r. | |||||||||||||
| Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj
| TKO | |||||||||||||
 Filipe Jesus
| 1r. | |||||||||||||
| Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj
| TKO | |||||||||||||
 Shutaro Debano
| 1r. | |||||||||||||
| Park Hae-jin
| 3r. | |||||||||||||
| Shutaro Debano
| UD | |||||||||||||
2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Kim Soo-chul
| SUB | |||||||||||||
| Aleksey Indenko
| 1r. | |||||||||||||
| Kim Soo-chul
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Bruno Azevedo
| 3r. | |||||||||||||
| Park Hyung-geun
| 3r. | |||||||||||||
| Bruno Azevedo
| SUB | |||||||||||||
| Kim Soo-chul
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Akira Haraguchi
| 2r. | |||||||||||||
| Moon Je-hoon
| 3r. | |||||||||||||
| Akira Haraguchi
| UD | |||||||||||||
| Akira Haraguchi
| DQ | |||||||||||||
 Radzhab Shaydullaev*
| – | |||||||||||||
| Yang Ji-yong
| 1r. | |||||||||||||
| Radzhab Shaydullaev
| SUB | |||||||||||||
*Radzhab Shaydullaev was disqualified after missing the weight limit in the semi-finals. [4]
Road FC 63 edit
| Road FC 63 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | February 25, 2023 |
| Venue | Goyang Gymnasium |
| City | Goyang, South Korea |
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 edit
An openweight kickboxing bout between Hwang In-su and Myung Hyun-man was booked as the event headliner.[5]
Results edit
| Road FC 63 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Hwang In-su
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def. | Myung Hyun-man
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TKO (Retirement) | 3 | 0:48 | Kickboxing rules |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yang Ji-yong
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def. | Koki Hirasawa
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KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:47 | |
| Openweight | Shim Gun-oh
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def. | Tserendash Azjargal
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Disqualification (Groin Kick) | 2 | 0:12 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Wi Jeong-won
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def. | Lee Jae-won
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TKO (Retirement) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Taisei Sekino
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def. | Bae Dong-hyun
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TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:11 | |
| Part 1 | |||||||
| Middleweight 84 kg | Lim Dong-hwan
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def. | Jung Ho-yeon
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TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:28 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Jung Seung-ho
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def. | Ko Kyung-jin
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TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:53 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Hong Tae-sun
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def. | Han Ji-hoon
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Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:51 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Lee Jung-hyun
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def. | Jang Jin-pyo
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Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Kim Jun-seok
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def. | Cha Min-hyuk
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Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
Road FC 64 edit
| Road FC 64 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | June 24, 2023 |
| Venue | Wonju Gymnasium |
| City | Wonju, South Korea |
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 edit
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]
Fight card edit
| Road FC 64 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Kim Soo-chul
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def. | Alexey Indenko
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:55 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Akira Haraguchi
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def. | Moon Je-hoon
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Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Nandin Erdene
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def. | Filipe Jesus
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TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:43 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Radzhab Shaydullaev
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def. | Yang Ji-yong
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Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:00 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Shutaro Debano
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def. | Park Hae-jin
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Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Artur Soloviev
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def. | Yoon Tae-young
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KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:15 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Bruno Azevedo
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def. | Park Hyung-geun
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Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 1:28 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Part 1 | |||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Max Sugimoto
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def. | Han Sang-kwon
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Disqualification (Illegal Knee) | 1 | 2:58 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Baatarchuluun Gantogtokh
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def. | Cha Min-hyuk
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KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:42 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Shin Dong-Guk
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def. | Yeo Je-woo
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TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:51 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout |
| Women's Catchweight 49 kg | Park Seo-young
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def. | Baek Hyeon-ju
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Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kim Min-hyung
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def. | Park Hyeon-bin
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Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:22 | |
Road FC 65 edit
| Road FC 65 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | August 26, 2023 |
| Venue | Anyang Gymnasium |
| City | Anyang, South Korea |
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 edit
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]
Fight card edit
| Road FC 65 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Kim Soo-chul
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def. | Bruno Azevedo
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Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yang Ji-yong
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def. | Moon Je-hoon
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Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Moon retirement match. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Nandin Erdene
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def. | Shutaro Debano
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TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:33 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Artur Soloviev
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def. | Max Sugimoto
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TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:53 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Shin Dong-guk
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def. | Han Sang-kwon
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KO (punches) | 1 | 4:05 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Reserve bout |
| Part 1 | |||||||
| Openweight | Taisei Sekino
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def. | Oh Il-hak
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TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:35 | |
| Catchweight 87 kg | Jung Seung-ho
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def. | Kim Young-hoon
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KO (front kick and punches) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Han Yoon-soo
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def. | Son Jae-min
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KO (punch) | 2 | 1:50 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Jung Jae-bok
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def. | Jang Chan-woo
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Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 2:12 | |
| Catchweight 66 kg | Lee Sin-woo
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def. | Lee Sun-joo
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Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Han Woo-young
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def. | Kwon Min-woo
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KO (punches) | 1 | 2:02 | |
Road FC 66 edit
| Road FC 66 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | October 29, 2023 |
| Venue | Chiak Gymnasium |
| City | Wonju, South Korea |
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 edit
Fight card edit
| Road FC 66 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Kim Soo-chul
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def. | Akira Haraguchi
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KO (punches) | 2 | 4:25 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Artur Soloviev
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def. | Nandin Erdene
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KO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yang Ji-yong
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def. | Kento Takahashi
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Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Openweight | Kim Myung-hwan
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def. | Shim Gun-oh
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KO (punches) | 1 | 4:18 | |
| Part 1 | |||||||
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yoo Jae-nam
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def. | Han Yoon-soo
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Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kim San
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def. | Kim Min-hyung
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Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 1:27 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Park Jae-seong
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def. | Cha Min-hyuk
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TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:11 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Han Min-hyoung
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def. | Kim Jun-seok
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Decision (split) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Ko Dong-hyeok
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def. | Choi Young-chan
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Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Catchweight 66 kg | Choi Eun-seok
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def. | Lee Seon-ju
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Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
Road FC 67 edit
| Road FC 67 | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Road Fighting Championship |
| Date | December 16, 2023 |
| Venue | Swiss Grand Hotel |
| City | Seoul, South Korea |
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 edit
Fight card edit
| Road FC 67 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Taisei Sekino
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def. | Heo Jae-hyeok
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TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:58 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yang Ji-yong
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def. | Park Jae-seong
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KO (punches) | 1 | 0:08 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Lee Jung-hyun
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def. | Lee Gil-soo
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KO (head kick) | 1 | 4:40 | |
| Catchweight 64 kg | Ko Dong-hyuk
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def. | Choi Sergei
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Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2=27 | |
| Women's Catchweight 58 kg | Lee Su-yeon
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def. | Lee Eun-jung
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Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kim San
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def. | Shin Dong-guk
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Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
See also edit
- List of Road FC events
- List of Road FC champions
- List of current Road FC fighters
- List of current mixed martial arts champions
- 2023 in UFC
- 2023 in Bellator MMA
- 2023 in ONE Championship
- 2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
- 2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
- 2023 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2023 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
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