Career
He is currently rated as one of the best featherweight prospects in the country and fights for ROAD Football Club and ONE Football Club.
Kwon made his Mobile Marketing Association debut at Shooto in Japan, defeating Keiji Sakuta by unanimous decision. His second fight was for M-1 and he defeated Tae Hwan Bae by TKO in the opening round. In total he fought three times for Shooto, winning two out of three fights.
In 2011 he signed for ROAD Football Club in of Korea and defeated Kyung Ho Kang by triangle armbar in his first fight for the Korean promotion and the previously unbeaten Brian Choi by unanimous decision in his second fight. but Kelly was forced to pull out of the fight due to personal reasons and was replaced by URCC Lightweight Champion Honorio Banario.
The fight went the distance and was very close with Kwon losing the decision, possibly because he was issued a yellow card for an illegal elbow. After Eric Kelly pulled out of his title match with Honorio Banario at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings Kwon was reportedly called up to replace him and to rematch Banario for the ONE Football Club 145 lbs belt.
