Soo-Chul Kim
Competes in: Road FC, Rizin Federation, ONE Championship
Road FC is the biggest MMA promotion in South Korea, and Soo-Chul Kim is arguably one of its biggest stars. “One Minute” is young at 24 years of age, and already he has won multiple world titles. He was formerly the ONE Championship bantamweight world champion but lost the title to Brazil’s Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes.
A Team Force mainstay, Kim has been on an absolute blaster since he joined Road FC, trumping UFC veterans Motonubu Tezuka, Issei Tamura, Wagner Campos, Marcus Brimage and Jumabieke Tuerxun. He also defeated Jungle Fight bantam champ Maike Linhares by unanimous decision at Rizin Grand Prix 2015.
One thing you have to love about Kim is his go-for-broke attitude inside the cage. Kim is one of the most aggressive starters in Asian MMA, and the approach usually works out well for him.
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