Baluyot faces Sevilla in URCC 84; slap rap battle debuts
TWO HIGHLY-RESPECTED mixed martial arts bouts will be showcased, while the newest slap rap battle will have its debut in the coming Universal Reality Combat Championship 84 Rage on April 25 at the Xylo at the Palace in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.
URCC founder and president Alvin Aguilar announced recently the exciting line-up of the URCC fight card 84 entitled Rage, featuring the MMA flyweight main event bout between jiujitsu black belters Eros Baluyot (1-0) and Elouie Federic (EF) Sevilla (5-3).
“We have these two of the best [jiujitsu] black belters in the Philippines going against each other and I really can’t wait for April 25,” Aguilar said. “We’ll also be hosting the first-ever slap rap battle—a first of its kind. We have a lot of innovative things we’d like to introduce here in URCC.”
Unlike the respect showed by Baluyot and Sevilla with each other, Arvin “Sharpshooter” Chan and Costa Rican
Fighters are shown with URCC founding president Alvin Aguilar during Friday’s news conference at the Xylo at the Palace. fighter Mariano “The Hitman” Jones exchanged personal verbal jabs prior to their welterweight showdown.
The 33-year-old Chan (8-9) even went outside Xylo to confront and slap the 26-year-old Jones (1-0), drawing the attention of the fans on their heated, coming bout supported by the Philippines Nuebe Gaming and Vietnamese Highlands Coffee.
“We want to see how the saga of Arvin Chan and Mariano Jones ends,” Aguilar added.
Aside from the two main events, the lone women strawweight bout between Jomary Torres (4-5) and undefeated Mariane Mariano (2-0) will also take place.
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In the preliminary bouts, Rex De Lara (10-8) battles debuting John Carranza (1-0) in the featherweight class, while Rhino Casipe (0-0) meets Kervin Lampacan (0-0) in the flyweight category, and Marvin Dela Cruz (0-1) clashes against Denzel Dimaguila (1-2) in a flyweight bout.
In the amateur bouts, Nigerian Emmanuel Epkeusi (4-3) squares off with Indian Mohammed Aslam (10-0) in the welterweight divisiob while Jan Ilarde (2-0) collides against AJ Castellano (2-0) in heavyweight category.
In the first-ever slap rap battle, Ronmar A. Tubig (South Piezze) meets Joneil Deo Destreza (Sirdeo), while John Kenneth Reyes (Cloza Mafia) faces Daniel Ray Wiggins (Taz Wiggins).
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