XIAOMI ROAD FC 041 ANNOUNCEMENT

“HIGH SCHOOL FIGHTER” LEE YE-JI vs MAESAWA TOMO

ROAD Fighting Championship announces that “High School Fighter” Lee Ye-Ji will face Maesawa Tomo on Xiaomi ROAD FC 041on August 12, 2017 in Wonju, South Korea at the Wonju Gymnasium.

“High School Fighter” Lee Ye-Ji returns

Lee Ye-Ji (3-2, Team J) who started her professional MMA career at just 16 years old and experienced 5 matches in 3 countries against the stiffest of competition. She has faced massive veterans Satoko Shinashi and Hisae Watanabe, and avenged her first loss to Shinashi in her most recent fight at ROAD FC 037 XX, as the co-main event on ROAD FC's first all-female card.

Maesawa Tomo (7-7, Reversal Gym Tachikawa ALPHA) went from a judo base straight into MMA where, like Ye-Ji, she experienced a very rough start. She quickly turned her luck around and landed in the DEEP Jewels 48kg tournament where she defeated massive veteran Yukiki Seki in the quarterfinals, but lost to standout grappler Sarami in the semis. In her last two outings, Maesawa choked out perennial striker Emi Tomimatsu, but came up short against rival Sarami.

Lee Ye-Ji versus Maesawa Tomo will be youth versus experience in a battle between two well-rounded fighters.  Lee will have a chance to prove her prospect status, and Maesawa will have a chance to move higher in the rankings.

Xiaomi ROAD FC 041

As previously announced on the card, Bruno Miranda versus Ki Won-Bin are set for a Reserve Match for the $1 Million Tournament, giving both exciting strikers a second chance. Openweight match Myung Hyun-Man versus Chris Barnett 2 is even more anticipated than the first. Myung his hungry to finish a fight in a fair way, and Barnett, with a clean bill of health, is anxious to get back in the cage to show the fans what he's really about.

Early bird special tickets are on sale at Interpark: (http://sports.interpark.com/Ticket/Goods/GoodsInfo.asp?GoodsCode=17008422).

Xiaomi ROAD Fighting Championship 041

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Wonju Gymnasium, Wonju, South Korea

Openweight Match

Myung Hyun-Man vs Chris Barnett

Lightweight Tournament Reserve Match

Bruno Miranda vs Ki Won-Bin

Women's Atomweight Match

Lee Ye-Ji vs Maesawa Tomo