# 2023 in Road FC

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.

## List of events

List of events in 2021 :
| # | Event Title | Main Event | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | ROAD FC 63 | Hwang vs. Myung | February 25, 2023 | Goyang Gymnasium | Goyang, South Korea |
| 2 | ROAD FC 64 | Kim vs. Indenko | June 24, 2023 | Wonju Gymnasium | Wonju, South Korea |
| 3 | ROAD FC 65 | Kim vs. Azevedo | August 26, 2023 | Anyang Gymnasium | Anyang, South Korea |
| 4 | ROAD FC 66 | Kim vs. Haraguchi | October 29, 2023 | Chiak Gymnasium | Wonju, South Korea |
| 5 | ROAD FC 67 | Heo vs. Sekino | December 16, 2023 | Swiss Grand Hotel | Seoul, South Korea |

## 2023 Grands Prix

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.

### 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Han Sang-kwon | Han Sang-kwon | 1r. | | | | | | |
| Max Sugimoto | Max Sugimoto | DQ | | | | | | |
| Max Sugimoto | Max Sugimoto | DQ | Max Sugimoto | Max Sugimoto | 1r. | | | |
| | | | Artur Soloviev | Artur Soloviev | TKO | | | |
| Yoon Tae-young | Yoon Tae-young | 1r. | Artur Soloviev | Artur Soloviev | TKO | | | |
| Artur Soloviev | Artur Soloviev | TKO | | | | | | |
| Artur Soloviev | Artur Soloviev | TKO | | | | Artur Soloviev | Artur Soloviev | KO |
| | | | | | | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | 1r. |
| Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | TKO | | | | | | | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | 1r. |
| Filipe Jesus | Filipe Jesus | 1r. | | | | | | |
| Filipe Jesus | Filipe Jesus | 1r. | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | Nandin-Erdene Munguntsooj | TKO | | | |
| | | | Shutaro Debano | Shutaro Debano | 1r. | | | |
| Park Hae-jin | Park Hae-jin | 3r. | Shutaro Debano | Shutaro Debano | 1r. | | | |
| Shutaro Debano | Shutaro Debano | UD | | | | | | |

### 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Kim Soo-chul | Kim Soo-chul | SUB | | | | | | |
| Aleksey Indenko | Aleksey Indenko | 1r. | | | | | | |
| Aleksey Indenko | Aleksey Indenko | 1r. | Kim Soo-chul | Kim Soo-chul | UD | | | |
| | | | Bruno Azevedo | Bruno Azevedo | 3r. | | | |
| Park Hyung-geun | Park Hyung-geun | 3r. | Bruno Azevedo | Bruno Azevedo | 3r. | | | |
| Bruno Azevedo | Bruno Azevedo | SUB | | | | | | |
| Bruno Azevedo | Bruno Azevedo | SUB | | | | Kim Soo-chul | Kim Soo-chul | UD |
| | | | | | | Akira Haraguchi | Akira Haraguchi | 2r. |
| Moon Je-hoon | Moon Je-hoon | 3r. | | | | | | | Akira Haraguchi | Akira Haraguchi | 2r. |
| Akira Haraguchi | Akira Haraguchi | UD | | | | | | |
| Akira Haraguchi | Akira Haraguchi | UD | Akira Haraguchi | Akira Haraguchi | DQ | | | |
| | | | Radzhab Shaydullaev* | Radzhab Shaydullaev* | – | | | |
| Yang Ji-yong | Yang Ji-yong | 1r. | Radzhab Shaydullaev* | Radzhab Shaydullaev* | – | | | |
| Radzhab Shaydullaev | Radzhab Shaydullaev | SUB | | | | | | |
*Radzhab Shaydullaev was disqualified after missing the weight limit in the semi-finals.

## Road FC 63

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

An openweight kickboxing bout between Hwang In-su and Myung Hyun-man was booked as the event headliner.

### Results

Road FC 63 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Openweight | Hwang In-su | def. | Myung Hyun-man | TKO (Retirement) | 3 | 0:48 | Kickboxing rules |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yang Ji-yong | def. | Koki Hirasawa | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:47 | |
| Openweight | Shim Gun-oh | def. | Tserendash Azjargal | Disqualification (Groin Kick) | 2 | 0:12 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Wi Jeong-won | def. | Lee Jae-won | TKO (Retirement) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Taisei Sekino | def. | Bae Dong-hyun | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:11 | |
| Part 1 ||||||||
| Middleweight 84 kg | Lim Dong-hwan | def. | Jung Ho-yeon | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:28 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Jung Seung-ho | def. | Ko Kyung-jin | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:53 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Hong Tae-sun | def. | Han Ji-hoon | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:51 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Lee Jung-hyun | def. | Jang Jin-pyo | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Kim Jun-seok | def. | Cha Min-hyuk | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |

## Road FC 64

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

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.

### Fight card

Road FC 64 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Kim Soo-chul | def. | Alexey Indenko | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:55 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Akira Haraguchi | def. | Moon Je-hoon | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Nandin Erdene | def. | Filipe Jesus | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:43 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Radzhab Shaydullaev | def. | Yang Ji-yong | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:00 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Shutaro Debano | def. | Park Hae-jin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Artur Soloviev | def. | Yoon Tae-young | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:15 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Bruno Azevedo | def. | Park Hyung-geun | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 1:28 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Part 1 ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Max Sugimoto | def. | Han Sang-kwon | Disqualification (Illegal Knee) | 1 | 2:58 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Baatarchuluun Gantogtokh | def. | Cha Min-hyuk | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:42 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Shin Dong-Guk | def. | Yeo Je-woo | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:51 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Quarter-Final Reserve bout |
| Women's Catchweight 49 kg | Park Seo-young | def. | Baek Hyeon-ju | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kim Min-hyung | def. | Park Hyeon-bin | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:22 | |

## Road FC 65

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

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.

### Fight card

Road FC 65 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Kim Soo-chul | def. | Bruno Azevedo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yang Ji-yong | def. | Moon Je-hoon | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Moon retirement match. |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Nandin Erdene | def. | Shutaro Debano | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:33 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Artur Soloviev | def. | Max Sugimoto | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:53 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Shin Dong-guk | def. | Han Sang-kwon | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:05 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Semi-Final Reserve bout |
| Part 1 ||||||||
| Openweight | Taisei Sekino | def. | Oh Il-hak | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:35 | |
| Catchweight 87 kg | Jung Seung-ho | def. | Kim Young-hoon | KO (front kick and punches) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Han Yoon-soo | def. | Son Jae-min | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:50 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Jung Jae-bok | def. | Jang Chan-woo | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 2:12 | |
| Catchweight 66 kg | Lee Sin-woo | def. | Lee Sun-joo | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Han Woo-young | def. | Kwon Min-woo | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:02 | |

## Road FC 66

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.

### Fight card

Road FC 66 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Kim Soo-chul | def. | Akira Haraguchi | KO (punches) | 2 | 4:25 | 2023 Road FC Bantamweight Grand Prix Final bout |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Artur Soloviev | def. | Nandin Erdene | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | 2023 Road FC Lightweight Grand Prix Final bout |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yang Ji-yong | def. | Kento Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Openweight | Kim Myung-hwan | def. | Shim Gun-oh | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:18 | |
| Part 1 ||||||||
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yoo Jae-nam | def. | Han Yoon-soo | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kim San | def. | Kim Min-hyung | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 1:27 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Park Jae-seong | def. | Cha Min-hyuk | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:11 | |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Han Min-hyoung | def. | Kim Jun-seok | Decision (split) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Ko Dong-hyeok | def. | Choi Young-chan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Catchweight 66 kg | Choi Eun-seok | def. | Lee Seon-ju | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | |

## Road FC 67

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.

### Fight card

Road FC 67 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Openweight | Taisei Sekino | def. | Heo Jae-hyeok | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:58 |
| Bantamweight 63 kg | Yang Ji-yong | def. | Park Jae-seong | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:08 |
| Flyweight 57 kg | Lee Jung-hyun | def. | Lee Gil-soo | KO (head kick) | 1 | 4:40 |
| Catchweight 64 kg | Ko Dong-hyuk | def. | Choi Sergei | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2=27 |
| Women's Catchweight 58 kg | Lee Su-yeon | def. | Lee Eun-jung | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kim San | def. | Shin Dong-guk | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |