{
  "id": 8847745,
  "title": "Lee Bo-mi wins bronze in mixed martial arts' debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/lee-bo-mi-wins-bronze-in-mixed-martial-arts-debut-8847745",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260921/lee-bo-mi-wins-bronze-in-mixed-martial-arts-debut"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korean fighter Lee Bo-mi secured a bronze medal in the women's mixed martial arts (MMA) event at the Asian Games, making her debut in the sport. In the semifinals of the women's -54 kilogram event, Lee lost to Bahrain's Diana Pogosian with a score of 3-0. Despite not securing a bronze medal bout, all semifinal losers, including Lee, receive bronze medals. The MMA competition is being held at the Inae Sports Center in Nagoya, Japan, marking its first appearance at the Asian Games. Lee's journey to the bronze began in the quarterfinals, where she defeated Vietnam's Lo Thi Phung 2-1. However, she fell short against Pogosian in the subsequent round. Two other South Korean MMA fighters, Choi Eun-seok in the men's -77kg category and Yoon Tae-young in the men's traditional 77kg category, also exited in the quarterfinals.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee Bo-mi wins bronze in mixed martial arts' debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/lee-bo-mi-wins-bronze-in-mixed-martial-arts-debut",
        "published": "2026-09-21T05:12:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}