Kicking it Up a Notch: Soccer Legend’s Son Steps into the Octagon at Road FC
Second son of Asian Cup MVP Kazuyoshi Miura
Accompanying mixed martial arts gym colleagues to Road FC competition
Talent mother’s influence… Appeared in 13 terrestrial dramas
Neymar’s futsal friend… Puma and Tag Heuer models
Kazuyoshi Miura (57) was ▲ MVP of the 10th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in 1992 ▲ Asian Player of the Year by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) in 1992 ▲ 15th FIFA World Cup Qualifier in 1994 He is the overall top scorer.
The second generation of Kazuyoshi Miura, who competed fiercely with Korea as the Japanese national team ace in the early and mid-1990s, is coming to Korea. The second son, Kota Miura (22), quit the high school soccer team and became a fighter.
Enlarge photo From the left, Road FC fighter Park Hyeong-geun, who appeared in Season 3 of ‘The Fist Cries’, and Kuroi Kaisei, who has 7 wins and 1 loss in mixed martial arts. Kota Miura is Kuroi’s fellow Japanese gym Brave. Photo = World Combat Sports Association Road FC 70 will be held at the Wonju Chiak Gymnasium (capacity 3,170) in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province from 2 p.m. on October 27. The key point of the competition is the semifinals of the 2nd global tournament, with a prize money of 100 million won.
Park Hyeong-geun (38), a member of season 3 of the 2014 XTM mixed martial arts reality program ‘Fist Cries’, signed a contract with Kuroi Kaisei (23, Japan) and will fight between Korea and Japan at a weight of -65 kg for 5 minutes x 3 rounds. Kota Miura comes to Road FC as Kuroi’s Brave colleague.
Brave is a gym where Kazuyuki Miyata (48), a former ‘Fight Matrix’ featherweight (-66kg) ranked 11th in the world, has headquarters and four branches in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture, Japan. When Kota Miura became an adult, he chose not to go to college and instead entered a dormitory run by Brave.
Enlarge photo Kota Miura is entering the Japanese Raijin year-end tournament, one of the big leagues of mixed martial arts in 2021. Photo = RIZIN FF ▲UFC ▲Professional Fighters League ▲Bellator (USA) ▲ONE Championship (Singapore) ▲Rizin (Japan) are grouped as major mixed martial arts organizations. Gota Miura has 2 wins and 2 losses in Raijin, which debuted through the 2021 year-end tournament.
With his entry into Raijin, he is also attracting attention for his outstanding appearance befitting the son of his mother, Risako Miura (56), who worked as an actress and fashion model. Since the spring of 2022, he has appeared in 13 dramas on Japanese terrestrial channels, including Fuji, Nippon, TBS, Tokyo, and Asahi.
▲5 internet programs related to soccer, entertainment, and martial arts ▲22 brand ambassadors and advertisements ▲photoshoots with 10 different magazines ▲56 major external activities in less than 3 years, including fashion show modeling, product presentation hosting, and music video protagonist all.
△Futsal friend of Brazilian soccer star Neymar (32) △Model for German-based global sports brand PUMA and Swiss luxury watch TAG Heuer △K-1 MAX (under 70kg) champion Bua Cau (42)’s junior at Muay Thai gym in Thailand, etc. Miura Gota has become a celebrity in Japan that transcends sports and fields.
Enlarge photo Miura Gota (right) is taking a commemorative photo with Neymar, who visited Japan on a pre-season tour of France’s strongest team, Paris Saint-Germain. Thanks to his father, Kazuyoshi Miura, who has a close relationship with the Brazilian soccer world, he and Neymar, who is 10 years older than him, played futsal together as children. Photo = Samhae Hyoutae 
Enlarge photo Miura Gota (right) is a junior at the Thai Muay Thai gym of 2004 and 2006 K-1 MAX champion Buakao. Photo = Samhae Hyoutae Kota Miura Martial arts and advertising career
#fighter
2021~
Mixed Martial Arts 2 wins, 2 losses
KO/TKO 1 win, 2 losses
Submission 1 win 0 loss
Standing Strike: 0 wins, 1 loss
KO/TKO 1p
# Famous brand model
EVERLAST (Sports)
Cygames
PUMA (Sports)
SHIMAMURA (clothing)
BEAMS (clothing)
TAG Heuer(Watch)
Enlarge photo Miura Gota is the model for Swiss luxury watch TAG Heuer. Photo = TAG Heuer [강대호 MK스포츠 기자]