SOME of the world’s most feared mixed martial arts warriors will set the Marriot on fire in a one-night only engagement sure to satisfy sports fans’ passion for pure action.
Highlighting the event is the match pitting United Reality Combat Championship featherweight champion and Filipino pride Red Romero against dangerous challenger Do Gyum-lee of South Korea in the URCC 27 billed as ‘Rebellion’ to be staged at the Grand Ballroom of the posh Marriot Hotel in Pasay City.
The Romero-Do battle is actually one of four title fights and six supporting bouts of the MMA Festival organized by URCC chief Alvin Aguilar.
“The big difference in this year’s presentation is the level of competitions among our best fighters .When MMA started, a lot of participants are weekend warriors .Now we have fighters who are dedicated with patriotism in their career and in the combat zone,” said Aguilar who is also the president of the Wrestling Federation of the Philippines (WFP) and a highly-regarded mentor of jujitsu.
Another Filipino fighter, CJ de Torres, takes on Hideo Morikawa of Japan as they dispute the URCC flyweight crown.
The lightweight title, on the other hand, is at stake in the Will Chope (USA) -Richie Redman (Legacy Gym Boracay) encounter, even as veteran Caloy Badwill of Elorde MMA will stage his comeback fight against Chris Hoffman of Switzerland in a battle of fierce strikers.
“The matches are going to be exciting and interesting because all the protagonists are grizzled veterans and battle-tested. We presented this fight extravaganza to promote the sport of URCC.For sure ,their skills are a notch higher than what you’ve seen before,” added Aguilar
He added that the ‘Rebellion’’event also sends a clear and strong message to those who want to discredit the MMA in the Philippines.
Other supporting bouts featuring Pinoy fighters are those pitting Eddie Estrada against Fritz Biagtas, Andrew Benibe against Drex Zamboanga, Carlo Laurel opposite Alvin Ramirez, Jericho Tomagat against Jet Hermida and Solomon Dultra taking on Jojo Tabang.