MANILA—La Salle’s Meeshal Al Khuzeem and Jojo Tabang will be gunning for their fourth straight victory when they collide against separate rivals in the Colt 45-Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) University Challenge 2011 on Friday at 1 Esplanade in Pasay City.
Al Khuzeem is out to reaffirm his supremacy over Jet Hermida of Technological Institute of the Philippines in their catch weight tussle while Tabang takes on Edgar Panaguiton of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Manila in the pinweight class.
The organizing URCC, headed by Alvin Aguilar, is hoping the 16-fight event presented by Colt 45 will finally gain recognition as a sport and be included in the sports calendar of various collegiate leagues in the country.
So far, only La Salle, Ateneo and University of the Philippines have official MMA clubs.
“By staging this event, we hope that more universities and colleges will establish their own MMA club so that the sport will become part of their sports calendar,” said Aguilar.
The opening match is scheduled at 7 p.m. Tickets are now available through Ticketworld (8919999). For more details, visit www.urccmma.com.
Two other La Salle fighters—Robert Tan and JR Rulloda—are also slated to strut their stuff.