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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fans are in for a special treat as Casino Filipino (CF) brings a night of hard-hitting action to Manila in the “Battle Extreme Tournament of Superstars (Bets)” at the Coral Ballroom, Casino Filipino Pavilion.
On January 28, CF, in partnership with the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC), will showcase round after round of 10 exciting fights headlined by two heavy-handed MMA fighters namely Caloy “Bad Boy” Baduria of Elorde MMA and Nickson Kola of Hyper MMA.
According to Pagcor Officer-In-Charge/Assistant Vice President for Entertainment Jimmy Bondoc, the global appeal of MMA has prompted a surge of the sport’s popularity in the Philippines, pioneered by URCC with its first-ever mainstream event held at Casino Filipino Parañaque in 2002.
“MMA is rapidly gaining popularity among Filipinos especially since the country has emerged as a major player in the Asian regional scene with a number of Filipino fighters gaining winning titles and recognition in the region,” Bondoc explained.
“We want to promote some of the country’s best pro-fighters at the same time bring a whole new level of entertainment to our guests and patrons,” he added.
Also featured on Bets is explosive striker, Arvin “Asintado” Chan of Camp Vallega facing off against the Ukrainian Middleweight fighter, Askar “No Mercy” Mozharov.
The card will also include up and coming URCC stars, Sem “The Beast” Bicaldo versus Ernesto “Iron” Montilla and many more.
Tickets for the tournament are available for P3,000. Each ticket entitles holder to join the CF Bets Special Raffle Draw wherein 40 MMA aficionados can win P10,000 cash plus P5,000 worth of Free Bet Coupon and P5,000 worth of Slot Machine Loyalty Credits.
For more details, please call the Pagcor Entertainment Department at (02) 708-20-46 or (02) 526-0337 local 2401 to 2403 or the Pagcor Marketing Department at 254-6266 or visit www.facebook. com/casinofilipino, www.facebook.com/Pagcor.artists or www.twitter.com/casinofilipino.