Vitor Belfort protege, Andrews Nakahara (4-2-1), is set to make his second appearance under the ROAD FC banner in October.
The South Korea-based organization, on Monday, announced that Nakahara will meet Jung Hwan Cha (10-6-2) at ROAD FC 013 in a “Welterweight Super Fight”.
Andrews Nakahara meets Jung Hwan Cha at ROAD FC 013 in South Korea
ROAD FC 013 takes place October 12th at the J.H Park Stadium in Gumi, South Korea. The event is set to be headlined by a ROAD FC Lightweight championship bout pitting Nam Yui-Chul against Kume Takasuke.
Nakahara, 30, is unbeaten in his last three outings. He made his ROAD FC debut at ROAD FC 012 against the highly-touted former Legend FC champ Bae Myung Ho, although that match-up was declared a draw after 15 minutes. Nakahara’s two defeats came against PRIDE veterans Kazushi Sakuraba, and Ryo Chonnan.
Like his opponent, “The Stonecutter” Jung Hwan Cha is coming off a draw in his previous outing and is unbeaten in his last 3 bouts. He boasts quite an impressive resume in the Asian region, having fought the likes of George Sotiropoulos, Dong Hyun Kim, Igor Gracie and Luiz Ramos.
The latest line-up for ROAD FC 013 now includes:
- Nam Yui-Chul vs. Kume Takasuke (For ROAD FC Lightweight strap)
- Issei Tamura vs. Min Song Jong (Bantamweight Super fight)
- Riki Fukuda vs. TBA
- Bae Young Kwon vs. Umeda Kosuke (ROAD FC Featherweight Tournament semi-final bout)
- Kil Young Bok vs. Choi Moo Gyum (ROAD FC Featherweight Tournament semi-final bout)
- Andrews Nakahara vs. Jung Hwan Cha
- Yun Jun Lee vs. Kamaya Makoto
*Pictured: Andrews Nakahara
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