AN all-out rebellion is set to take place at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Resorts World Manila this April 23, 2016 after the country’s premier lifestyle and entertainment destination and the country’s foremost MMA promotions outfit the Universal Reality Combat Championship made official their partnership for the event.
“The sky’s the limit for the URCC,” said URCC President and Founder Alvin Aguilar during the signing and press conference held at the Passion restaurant at Maxims Hotel in RWM in February. “Fighters are better now and more skilled.”
URCC 27: Rebellion kicks off this year’s slate of fights with 10 exciting bouts and four title belts on the line. The main event features the featherweight championship crown between Deftac’s Red Romero from the Philippines in the cage with MK Muay Thai’s Do Gyun Lee from South Korea.
Romero was sidelined due to injuries prior to his cage return and exciting second round stoppage of Malaysia’s Jian Kai Chee in URCC 25: Domination last year. Now in great shape, Romero is set to defend his title against the hungry South Korean fighter.
Other title fights are for the lightweight belt between Americans Will Chope, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter and current URCC champion and Richie Redman, a former Pacific Xtreme Combat fighter; Japan’s Hideo Morikawa who defends his title for the first time against the Philippines’ undefeated fighter CJ De Tomas for flyweight; and Switzerland’s young champion Chris Hoffman who just came out of two back-to-back first round TKO wins as he slugs it out with the Philippines’ own knockout king Caloy Baduria for the light heavyweight crown.
Another must-see bout for Rebellion is between two Filipino MMA favorites Andrew Benibe versus Drex Zamboanga.
URCC 25: Takeover’s bantamweight champion Benibe comes out of retirement to battle the younger Zamboanga to get a better shot at the title.
Four more fights comprising of Filipino fighters complete the undercard for Rebellion. Battling it out for pinweight are two fights between Eddie Estrada v. Fritz Biagtan, and Solomon Dultra v. Jojo Tabang; the welterweight match featuring Jericho Tomagan v. Jet Hermida and the heated rivalry between flyweights Carlo Laurel and Alvin Ramirez.
For more information on URCC 27: Rebellion visit www.urccmma.com. Visit www.rwmanila.com for more upcoming events at the country’s premier tourism destination, Resorts World Manila or call the Tourist/Visitor Hotline (632) 908-8833.
