Is there anything Mansour Barnaoui didn’t win on Saturday?
The 26-year-old Frenchman was the last man standing at Road FC 53, which took place on Jeju Island in South Korea. Barnaoui defeated reigning champion Kwon A-Sol (21-11) by first-round rear-naked choke submission to become the promotion’s lightweight champion and earn a $1,000,000 prize. He’d earned the shot at A-Sol by defeating Shamil Zavurov in February to win a 16-man tournament that began back in July 2017.
Barnaoui (19-4) remained unbeaten in six appearances for Road FC and spoiled A-Sol’s return to action from a 29-month hiatus.