Top Celeb Athletes Recognized At The 1st URCC Hall Of Fame Awards

The country’s top celebrity athletes will be honored at the first Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) Hall of Fame Awards, to be held on July 31 at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City.

Among the awardees are Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez (Fencing), Makati 1st District Rep. Monsour del Rosario (Taekwondo), Senator Miguel Zubiri (Arnis) and eleven-time world boxing champion Senator Manny Pacquiao (Boxing).

Baron Geisler and Kiko Matos, who made headlines with their impromptu cage match last June 25, 2016, also earned a citation as the URCC’s first celebrity fight.

The URCC played a key role in popularizing mixed martial arts (MMA) in the Philippines, kicking off its inaugural event at the Casino Filipino Ampitheater in Paranaque City on November 23, 2002.

Pinoy Fighters of URCC Are Ready For Opponents, Baron-Kiko Part 2 Also Possible?

The MMA community grows as more fans and fighters come together for the fight of their lives. URCC has gained a lot in the past years with diverse line up and have featured many Filipino fighters who have proven their power and some have even won championship titles.

The URCC fighter roster has grown tremendously over the years, with new cream of the crop fighters to select tram, we get to see first hand who will become the next Manny Pacquiao in the field of MMA - esepecially at this time in history where the popularity of the sport is fast growing.. All fighters rise from the bottom but few can make it to the top; among those fighters making their debut and official way to the top is Indio film actor and model turned fighter Kiko Matos who started his career with an exhibition match last June 2016 against Baron Geisler Another promising fighter also on our 2017 fight calendar, is Mark Streigl, who started with the URCC young and fresh in early 2010; he's now made his way fight his way back to the top with the URCC once again among others.