Road Fighting Championship

About

Road FC was established in 2010 to promote the sport of MMA which embodies the Asian spirit of martial arts. Over 300 athletes from South Korea, Brazil, North America, Europe, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East have signed agreements with Road FC. Events are being broadcast in more than 50 countries around the world, on dozens of television stations and internet platforms.

Road FC initiated its global strategy in 2015. the held Road FC 024 in Tokyo, Japan, and the held Road FC 027 in Shanghai, China are significant achievements in South Korean sports history.

Road FC recognizes Asia as the global center of martial arts. In Asia, many combat sports have been born and become world-famous, such as Korea's Olympic sport Taekwondo and China's mamoth national Sanda competition. In the past, Asia was also the global center of MMA, where notable promotions such as Pride and K-1 once drew Asian crowds of 50 to 90 thousand spectators live, and broadcast live around the world. As these organizations subsided, Road FC was launched to to take up the mantle in Korea.

History

Road FC was founded in 2010 by former national kickboxing champion, Mun-Hong Jung. It is the largest MMA organization in South Korea following the closure of Spirit MC in 2009, and with expansion into Japan and China, one of the largest in Asia.

The first event, Road FC 001: The Resurrection of Champions, was held on October 23, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea.

In 2015, Road FC expanded into the Japan market with Road FC 24 in Japan on July 25 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Also in 2015, it held its first event in China with Road FC 27 in China in Shanghai on December 26, starting a 3-year broadcast deal with China's state broadcaster CCTV. The event was the first live MMA event to be aired on CCTV5 and garnered a viewership of 35 million.

In 2012 Road FC organized an amateur MMA competition system to encourage growth, experience, and support for the sport of MMA in Korea. The amateur and semi-pro Central and Into Leagues provide a structured, safe, and competitive atmosphere for beginning fighters. They gain experience before transitioning into professional competition. The Young Guns undercard series features amateurs transitioning into professionals, foreign fighters new to Road FC, and fighters who are trying to make a comeback.

Broadcasts

In South Korea, events are broadcast live and on delay and replay on Super Action, a major cable TV channel of CJ E&M in Korea, online on afreecaTV, and online on Daum. In China, events are broadcast live and on delay and replay on CCTV-5, the predominant state television broadcaster in the People's Republic of China, online on Yy.com. In Japan, events have been broadcast live and on delay and replay on Niconico, Tokyo MX, and Abema. In SouthEast Asia, events are broadcast on Kix. Internationally, events are streamed pay per view through Epicentre.tv.

Tournaments

Road FC held its first tournament in the middleweight division in 2012. Since then, it has held tournaments in the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight and openweight divisions, which have all led to a championship.

$1 Million Tournament

The next tournament Road FC has announced is a lightweight tournament in 2017 with thirty-two 70 kilogram fighters competing for a grand prize of one million US dollars.

Notable fighters

Road FC has many Korean fighters of note, and an international roster of fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, USA and more. In 2015, it signed former UFC fighter and TUF China veteran Lipeng Zhang to a multi-fight contract.