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Road FC 034
The year 2016 was the 7th year in the history of the Road Fighting Championship, an MMA promotion based in South Korea. 2016 started with Road FC 028 and ended with Road FC 035. List of events Road FC 035 Xiaomi ''Road FC 035'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on December 10, 2016, at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. Results Road FC 034 Xiaomi ''Road FC 034'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on November 19, 2016, at the Hebei Gymnasium in Shijiazhuang, China. Results Road FC 033 Xiaomi ''Road FC 033'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on September 24, 2016, at the Jangchung Arena in Seoul, South Korea. Results Tournament Pair Assignment for selecting the first Champion in Road FC Open-weight Division Road FC 032 Xiaomi ''Road FC 032'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on July 2, 2016, at the Hunan International Conference & Exhibition Center in Changsha, China. Results Road FC 031 Xiaomi ''Road FC 031'' was an MM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Fighting Championship
Road Fighting Championship (Road FC; ) is a South Korean-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion which was officially launched in 2010. Prior to December 2016, Road FC had held 52 events in three countries - South Korea, Japan, and China. 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. 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 mammoth national Sanda (Sport), Sanda competition. In the past, Asia was also the global center of MMA and kickboxing, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roop
George H. Roop (born November 10, 1981) is a retired mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's ''The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir'', winning his preliminary and first round fights. He fought as a Bantamweight (MMA), bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC and most recently fought under the Road FC banner. He holds notable victories over former WEC Bantamweight champion Brian Bowles (fighter), Brian Bowles and UFC featherweight contender Chan Sung Jung. Background Roop is from Tucson, Arizona and began competing in martial arts from a young age, winning Tae Kwon Do and judo tournaments while following the UFC in its early days. He later attended Canyon Del Oro High School, where he was a quarterback on the football team and participated in wrestling in the 112 lbs. division, and had also wrestled in middle school. He attended Pima Community College but elected not to wrestle. He met former UFC fighters Drew Fickett and Efrain Escudero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunichi Shimizu
is a Japanese mixed martial arts and Lethwei fighter who currently competes in the bantamweight division. Career Shimizu is a veteran of the Japanese mixed martial arts scene and primarily fought in Pancrase and ZST, the latter where he earned the nicknames ''Mr. SWAT!'' and the ''Ironman of ZST''. Shimizu has also competed for Deep, GLADIATOR, Road Fighting Championship, Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Victory Road. On February 21, 2018, Shimizu fought Tun Lwin Moe to a draw at Lethwei in Japan 7: Yuki under traditional Lethwei rules. On November 14, 2018, Shimizu fought Makoto under Lethwei rules also known as ''BASTA'' at Lethwei in Japan 10 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Shimizu lost by TKO. Professional Lethwei record , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2018-10-14 , Loss , align="left" , Makoto aka BASTA , Lethwei in Japan 10 , Tokyo, Japan , TKO , 3 , - , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 2018-02-21 , Draw , align="left" , Tun Lwin Moe , Lethwei in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Road FC Champions
List of Road FC (Road Fighting Championship) champions is a list of fighters who have won Road Fighting Championship, Road FC Title match system, championships. Current champions Men's championship history Openweight championship no weight limit Heavyweight championship ~ 120 kg (264.6 lb) Light Heavyweight championship ~ 93 kg (205.3 lb) Middleweight championship ~ 84 kg (185.2 lb) Lightweight championship ~ 70 kg (154.3 lb) Featherweight championship ~ 66 kg (145.5 lb) Bantamweight championship ~ 61 kg (134.5 lb) Flyweight championship ~ 57 kg (125.7 lb) Women's championship history Women's Atomweight championship ~ 48 kg (105.8 lb) Tournament winners Road FC held its first tournament in the middleweight division in 2012. Since then, it has held tournaments in the Bantamweight (MMA), bantamweight, Featherweight (MMA), featherweight, Lightweight (MMA), lightweight and openweight divisions, which have all led to a championship. {, cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaomi
Xiaomi (; ) is a Chinese multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Beijing, China. It is best known for consumer electronics software electric vehicles. It is the second-largest manufacturer of smartphones in the world, behind Samsung, most of which run on the Xiaomi HyperOS (former MIUI) operating system. The company is ranked 338th and is the youngest company on the ''Fortune'' Global 500. It has been called the "Apple of China". Xiaomi was founded in 2010 in Beijing by Lei Jun along with six associates. Lei had founded Kingsoft as well as Joyo.com, the latter of which he sold to Amazon for $75 million in 2004. In August 2011, Xiaomi released its first smartphone and, by 2014, it had the largest market share of smartphones sold in China. Initially the company only sold its products online; however, it later opened brick and mortar stores. By 2015, it was developing a wide range of consumer electronics. In 2020, the company sold 149.4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road FC 036
The year 2017 was the 8th year in the history of the ROAD Fighting Championship, Road Fighting Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in South Korea. 2017 started with Road FC 036 and ended with Road FC 045, Road FC 045 XX. List of events Road FC 045 XX Xiaomi ''Road FC 045 XX'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on December 23, 2017 at the Convention Centre, Grand Hilton Seoul in Seoul, South Korea. The 2nd event 'Road FC 045 XX' of the all-female MMA league Road FC XX was held on the main card. Results Road FC 044 Xiaomi ''Road FC 044'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on November 11, 2017 at the Hebei Gymnasium in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. Results Road FC 043 Xiaomi ''Road FC 043'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on October 28, 2017 at the Jangchung Arena, Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. Results Road FC 042 x Chungju World Martial Arts Festival Xiaomi ''Road FC 042 x Chungju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riki Fukuda
, is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2004, he has formerly competed for the UFC, EliteXC, DEEP, DREAM, K-1 (MMA), Shooto, and Pancrase. Currently, he runs an izakaya-style restaurant in Leiden, The Netherlands. Mixed martial arts career Background Fukuda was a member of the Yamanashi Gakuin University's wrestling team. At the All Japan University Championships, he placed third in 2002 and second in 2003 in his weight class. Fukuda then joined Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling and made his professional wrestling debut in March 2003. Early career In his professional mixed martial arts debut at SuperBrawl, Fukuda surprised many by taking Joe Doerksen to decision. Over the years, he has worked for the Japanese promotions Shooto, Pancrase and K-1. In February 2007, he made his debut in the EliteXC promotion at EliteXC Destiny. He then lost a close decision to Joey Villasenor on the September 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangwon Province, South Korea
Gangwon Province (), officially Gangwon State (), is a administrative divisions of South Korea, Special Self-Governing Province of South Korea. It is known as the largest and population density, least densely populated subdivision of South Korea. Gangwon is one of the three provinces in South Korea with special self-governing status, the others being Jeju Province and North Jeolla Province, Jeonbuk State. Gangwon is bordered on the east by the Sea of Japan, it borders Gyeonggi Province to the west, North Gyeongsang Province and North Chungcheong Province to the south, and the Military Demarcation Line to the north, separating it from North Korea. In the 1945 division of Korea, the Gangwon Province (pre-1910), historical Gangwon Province was divided in half, and remains so to this day. Pyeongchang County in Gangwon hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics. Gangwon also hosted the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. History Gangwon Province was one of the Eight Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonju
Wonju (; ) is the most populous Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in Gangwon Province, South Korea, with a population of 364,860 as of 2023. The city is located approximately east of Seoul. History During the time of Joseon, Great Joseon, Wonju was the capital of the historic Gangwon Province (pre-1910), Gangwon Province, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea. Korean War Wonju was the site of the first ever massacres conducted by the Republic of Korea Army against Bodo League massacre, suspected communists that occurred on 30 June 1950. On 2 July of the same year, the Korean People's Army attacked Wonju before capturing it on 7 July. Throughout the Korean War, Wonju was the site of Battle of Wonju (other), three crucial battles. Geography Wonju sits at the southwestern corner of Gangwon Province, bordering Gyeonggi Province to the west and North Chungcheong Province to the south. Within Gangwon, Wonju borders Yeongwol County to the east and Hoengseo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Sandro
Marlon Sandro (born 8 March 1977) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He has competed for Bellator, Pancrase, Shooto, and World Victory Road. He is the former King of Pancrase Featherweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Champion. Background Sandro is from Morro de Santo Amaro, a famous slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Growing up poor, Sandro worked several jobs as a teenager. Before being introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sandro had trained in Capoeira and also competed in surfing. Mixed martial arts career Early career Sandro made his professional MMA debut in November 2004. He fought primarily in his native Brazil, amassing an undefeated streak of 12–0 before debuting for the World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku promotion. King of Pancrase Sandro made his Pancrase debut at Pancrase Rising 9 against Daiki Hata. He won by unanimous decision. Sandro next fought Miki Shida at Pancrase: Shining 2. He won by KO. In his next fight Sandro fought for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road FC 029
The year 2016 was the 7th year in the history of the Road Fighting Championship, an MMA promotion based in South Korea. 2016 started with Road FC 028 and ended with Road FC 035. List of events Road FC 035 Xiaomi ''Road FC 035'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on December 10, 2016, at the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. Results Road FC 034 Xiaomi ''Road FC 034'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on November 19, 2016, at the Hebei Gymnasium in Shijiazhuang, China. Results Road FC 033 Xiaomi ''Road FC 033'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on September 24, 2016, at the Jangchung Arena in Seoul, South Korea. Results Tournament Pair Assignment for selecting the first Champion in Road FC Open-weight Division Road FC 032 Xiaomi ''Road FC 032'' was an MMA event held by Road FC on July 2, 2016, at the Hunan International Conference & Exhibition Center in Changsha, China. Results Road FC 031 Xiaomi ''Road FC 031'' was an MM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
