Full Card Set for ROAD FC 14 on Feb. 9 in South Korea

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Full Card Set for ROAD FC 14 on Feb. 9 in South Korea


In South Korea, the most exciting MMA action can only be found at ROAD Fighting Championship. The next epic event will be ROAD FC 014 which takes place on Sunday, 9 February, 2014 at the Seoul Olympic Hall. ROAD FC 014 features the Inaugural Featherweight Championship Match between Kwon Bae-Yong and Choi Mu-Gyeom. Former Lightweight Contender Kume Takasuke is back against Brazilian Top Team's Eduardo Simoes in the first all-foreign match in ROAD FC. Also, many Champions are added to the ROAD FC roster, including Shooto Champion Yamagami Mikihito.

At ROAD FC 014, legends will shine, rookies will thrill, and epic battles will be waged!

The Main Event ROAD FC 014 is the Featherweight Championship Match between Kwon Bae-Yong and Choi Mu-Gyeom. Both finalists scrambled and swung their way through the tournament brackets over major Korean and international talent in the stacked ROAD FC Featherweight Division. The last two Championship Matches held at ROAD FC gained international media acclaim as being among the most exciting and competitive MMA fights of 2013 in the world. This match is bound to follow in the same vein of thrilling action, and will decide who is the best Featherweight fighter in all of ROAD FC.

The Co-Main Event features the very first all-foreign fighter bout in ROAD FC. Lightweight Tournament Runner Up Kume Takasuke, one of the best MMA fighters in Japan, will face Eduardo Simoes, from the most famous MMA team in the world, Brazilian Top Team. This historic match signifies the high quality sporting competition and international interest in ROAD FC. Kume versus Simoes will be a blistering bout of the very best technical aspects of MMA.

Also scheduled for the event are numerous MMA Champions from other organizations who are now competing in ROAD FC:

Journeyman Jo Nam-Jin will finally fight in his home country and take on SHOOTO Champion Yamagami Mikihito

Former ONE FC Champion Kim Soo-Chul returns to ROAD FC to face UFC veteran Tezuka Motonobu

IKF Champion Kim Nae-Chul will meet Gladiator Champion Noji Ryuta.

Before these exciting Main Card fights, the preliminary bouts from the Young Guns 11 will feature the next wave of outstanding young Korean MMA fighters, all looking to make their mark in the cage and on their opponents.

Showcasing the very best of MMA sport and entertainment – ROAD Fighting Championship!

Event: ROAD Fighting Championship 014
Date: Sunday 9 February, 2014
Time: 18:00 KST Young Guns 11 start, 20:00 KST Main Card start
Place: Seoul Olympic Hall, 426, Ollimpik-ro, Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Main Card Matches:

Featherweight Tournament Final Match
Kwon Bae-Yong versus Choi Mu-Gyeom

Lightweight Superfight
Kume Takasuke versus Eduardo Simoes

Flyweight Match
Jo Nam-Jin versus Yamagami Mikihito

Bantamweight Match
Kim Soo-Chul versus Tezuka Motonobu

Light Heavyweight Match
Kim Nae-Chul versus Noji Ryuta

Lightweight Superfight
Yoon Hyun-Bin versus Takaya Tsukuda

Young Guns 11 Preliminary Matches:

Featherweight
Kim Yi-Sak versus Lee Hyung-Seok

Bantamweight
Kim Dae-Myung versus Kim Ho-Joon

Featherweight
Kwon Se-Yoon versus Lee Jung-Yung

Bantamweight
Cho Yeong-Seung versus Jin Tae-Ho

Catchweight -75kg
Munguntsooj Nandinerdene versus Nam Ye-Won