URCC XXX Manila

URCC XXX Manila
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
August 12, 2023

Celebrating their 15th year and being the oldest MMA competition in the ASEAN, the Universal Reality Combat Championship successfully concluded their 30th fight night dubbed as the URCC XXX held at the Araneta Coliseum last August 12.

There were 24 fighters in the roster, 8 fighters are fighting for four title bouts, and there are also 8 fighting for two exhibition matches.

Fritz Biagtan went home victorious and still the Lightweight Champion after he batters his gritty opponent Solomon Dultra after the referee stopped the fight as Dultra wasn’t able to contain the solid hits of Biagtan in the 3:55 mark of the final round.

In the second title bout, the Korean MMA heartthrob Do Gyeom Lee swept away not only with the hearts of the girls but also with the Featherweight title after he submit his opponent Jojo Orao via Rear Naked Choke early in the first round.

Derrick Easterling dominates the infamous Jiar Castillo after he knocked out the latter in the 1:16 minute mark of the second round of their fight.

In the main event, Chris Hofmann successfully defended his middleweight title after he beats up his challenger Robert Sothmann via referee stoppage 4:44 of the first round due to heavy strikes.

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In the first exhibition match, Kiko Matos teaches Billy Jack Sanchez a lesson after the former beats up and submits the latter in their match that ended with a rear naked choke in the 2:51 mark of the first round.

In the second exhibition match, it was a three vs three match between team Estroso and team Gatmaitan, where in Estroso emerge victorious as Gatmaitan succumbs to a 1 vs 3 match as two of Gatmaitan’s members were knocked off early in the battle.

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In the regular fights, Ernesto Montilla defeated Nilo Vidal in the first match via a Rear Naked Choke in the 3:12 mark of round 2, John Outlaw Adajar submits Jet Hermida in the 1:42 mark of the second round of their fight.

Caloy Baduria also submits his opponent Mark Palomar via rear naked choke early in the first round of their match, Mark Striegl made a successful comeback in the URCC as he easily dispatches former URCC Andrew Benibe through submission via Americana 0:53 of the first round making it the fastest match to end that night.