Japan’s prestigious gym Ishitsuna MMA\n Korea’s amateur mixed martial arts KMMA\n Ishitsuna Two players from KMMA\n Kim Tae-young vs Keigo Matsumoto vs Korea-Japan match\n Korea AOM vs Japan’s Ishitsuna match\nAOM, RTU & Road FC champion development\nKMMA, support for Japanese players\n Mainsponsor Popeye Union member
On Saturday, October 18, the amateur mixed martial arts (MMA) competition “KMMA34 Daegu” will be held at KMMA Popeye Arena in Jung-gu, Daegu. There are a total of 43 games, including 17 â–² sports Novices, â–² 14 amateur games for aspiring athletes, and 12 semi-professional games for aspiring professionals.
Due to space constraints, “Popey Union Member KMMA34 Daegu,” which is held without spectators, will be broadcast live on Chador, Yang Director TV, and KMMA’s official YouTube channel. It is most noticeable that two Japanese ‘Ishitsuna MMA’ players are in the semi-professional category.
사진 확대 Korean amateur mixed martial arts organization KMMA, Japanese training team ‘Ishitsuna MMA’ logo
Ishitsuna MMA’ is a training team that fostered Nakanishi Tokitaka and others who advanced to the semi-finals of Road to UFC season 3 bantamweight in 2024. RTU is an Asian talent discovery project in which tournament winners are eligible for UFC regular contracts.
Keigo Matsumoto will face Kim Tae-young (AOM) with 62.5kg semi-pro, and Mao Takada will face Nikiril (Kingdom Asan) from Russia with 58kg semi-pro. AOM is a gym where Lee Jung-hyun, the 3rd Road FC flyweight champion who participated in Road to UFC Season 2, belongs.
Kim Tae-young has experienced various events such as swimming, weightlifting, cross-fit, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu Muay Thai boxing. The matchup against Keigo Matsumoto is a matchup with many factors to pay attention to, such as Ishitsuna vs AOM and the Korea-Japan match.
KMMA is a group created by UFC commentator Kim Dae-hwan and former UFC, Road FC, and Spider Jiu-Jitsu commentator Jung Yong-joon. It has been held every month since October 2022 to provide Korean amateur players with experience as much as overseas.
Already, KMMA players have entered all major organizations in Korea, including Black Kombat, Road FC, and ZFN. From 2025, Japanese competitions such as Gladiator, Wardock, and ACF are also being held to produce results.
KMMA Fighter Agency is helping these domestic and foreign professional organizations advance. Thanks to the support of Representative Popeye, the main sponsor, he does not ask the player for agent costs.
When entering a large Japanese company that asks agents to act as various agents, such as RIZIN or K-1, 10% of the charging fees and bonuses are donated to foster KMMA’s backwardness.
KMMA Fighter Agency provides match fees, airport pickup, meals, and hotel accommodation for two Japanese “Ishitsuna MMA” participating in the “Popeye Union Member KMMA34 Daegu.”
“It is meaningful that a prestigious Japanese training team that produced Road to UFC fighters participated in the competition hosted by KMMA, which performed well in the away game in Japan,” said Kim Sung-bae, chairman of the Popeye Association. I look forward to your great performance. Sharing the players by Korean and Japanese organizations will have a good impact on the development of mixed martial arts in the two countries. We will support you in both ways,” he vowed.
KMMA is provided with the support of the main sponsor Popeye and the main sponsor, OPMT, Manjane, Mountain Miseong Pork Soup, FILA Dongseongro Branch, Hands Coffee Daegu Downtown Branch, Dongseongro Cartoon Cafe Golbang, Kingdom Jiu-Ji-Ji-Ji, head of the Dojang Insurance Team, Vitalmu Love Jiu-Ji-Bok, Menpower Urology Department, Advide, Final Flash, Chador, Live On Media, Circle Cookie, Ilmere Dam, Advide, Wedding Studio Semien Daegu Branch.
[Kang Daeho, MK Sports Reporter]