Adopting mixed martial arts as an Asian Games event, Chairman Moon Jung-hong will also give Asian Games gold medal rewards at Road FC
Feb 27, 2025
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Mixed martial arts has recently emerged as a hot topic as it has been adopted as an Asian Games event. The interest in selecting the national team for the mixed martial arts has also increased as South Korea's national team players will participate in the Asian Games for the first time.
Chairman Moon Jung-hong, who attended the Gupne ROAD FC 072 press conference held at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Hongeun-dong on the 26th, was asked about the Asian Games by reporters at the scene.
As chairman of the Korea MMA Federation, Chairman Moon-hong has selected national players and dispatched international referees to the competition. Currently, it has been leading the Korea MMA Federation and the Korea MMA General Association, which has been separated from the Korea MMA Federation since January.
Chairman Chung Moon-hong said, `The OCA (Asian Olympic Council) is the host of the Asian Games. The MMA event has been adopted for OCA. I've been working with other organizations so far, but it's split for a few reasons, so I'm newly working as the Korea MMA General Association."
The Korea MMA General Association, led by Chairman Moon Jung-hong, is a member organization of the Asian MMA Federation (AMMA). All the national team players and international referees, who were affiliated with the former federation, signed a transfer agreement and completed the transfer to the Korea MMA General Association. In the future, the Korea MMA General Association will select Korean national mixed martial arts players and send international referees.
Chairman Moon-hong said "Chairman Gordon Tang, President of the Asia MMA Federation, is in Singapore and he contacted me directly, and the Korea MMA Association sent an e-mail to participate in the official event as a member organization of AMMA. In the future, the Korean MMA General Association will select the national team and the selected players will participate in the Asian Games. Gyms or their players who are affiliated with the Korea MMA General Association will be selected for the national team."
Players selected for the national team are expected to gain both wealth and honor if they perform well. Chairman Moon Jung-hong announced his plan to reward athletes with gold medals.
Chairman Chung said "Just as Hyundai Chairman Chung Eui-sun gives a big reward if he wins a medal at the archery, Road FC will also give a reward if he wins a gold medal at the Asian Games, and Goobne Chicken Chairman Hong Kyung-ho will also give it to him. They will give big rewards to chaebol owners even if they take it away from them. So at the first time as any other sport, we will enable our MMA athletes to earn wealth and honor.'
The Korea MMA General Association will select national team players and prepare for the 2026 Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games.
Reporter Kwon In-ha indyk@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
