Top Fighting Championship 24
Top Fighting Championship 24: Breakthrough took place on Friday, October 23, 2026, at the Textile Center Tex+Fa HALL in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, delivering an action-packed night across a 10-bout fight card split into four undercard and six main card matches. The premium Korean mixed martial arts event was headlined by a heavyweight clash between the highly experienced Seung Jun Lee of the Korean Top Team and Kazakhstan’s global silver medalist Muratzhan Yusupov. Broadcasted live domestically on IB Sports and globally via the TFC Korea MMA YouTube Channel, the event featured prominent regional matchups, including a heated heavyweight grudge match between Kim Nam-shin and Lee Ho-joon, alongside a welterweight co-main event pairing “Fight Club” winner Seol Young-ho against DEEP champion Yuta Watanabe.
The event gained widespread attention on social media due to a highly unusual and viral incident during an undercard lightweight bout. Lightweight fighter Ji Young Kim secured a stellar performance by dropping his opponent, Jun Woo Kim, with a precise second-round body shot against the fence. However, as the referee rushed in with immense momentum to halt the bout and protect the downed fighter, he accidentally landed directly on top of Ji Young Kim’s leg. The awkward impact severely twisted the winning fighter’s knee—with fans and analysts on platforms like Bloody Elbow fearing an immediate ACL tear—leaving the victor rolling on the canvas in intense pain despite securing his first professional victory. Aside from the bizarre referee stoppage, the event otherwise successfully showcased a competitive night of striking and grappling, reinforcing TFC’s reputation for cultivating top-tier regional MMA prospects.