The Cove Manila Stages First MMA Event With URCC Global's "Raw Fury"

For the past years, The Cove Manila was home to the biggest and grandest parties in the country. Now they open a new kind of party to its doors with the partnership with URCC Global as they launch RAW FURY which will happen on April 27, 2019.

Gaining ground as the battleground for the best MMA fighters in the country and this side of the world, URCC Global makes a monumental move to stage their epic fights inside the grand spaces of Cove Manila. And it is a perfect venue to bring MMA fans and even regular spectators.

UFC Continues Streaming On FOX+ With UFC 234: Wittaker VS GastelumNext

UFC has found a new home in FOX+. And this colossal partnership dishes a series of bigger and more intense match-ups brewing in the premier mixed martial arts sport organization today. 

Fight fans and FOX+ subscribers are in for a treat as the video-streaming service kicks off with a key Middleweight title fight between Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum in UFC 234 on February 10. 

Whittaker, the UFC Undisputed Middleweight Champion is currently tearing the division apart. Standing on his way of total dominance is a young and hungry contender in Gastelum. 

Predator Philippines joins forces with ONE Championship to CONQUER NEW WORLDS

(L-R): JB Aquino, Marketing Communications Lead, Acer Philippines Inc.;
Brandon Vera, ONE Heavyweight World Champion; Rich Franklin,
ONE Championship VP & MMA Legend and Ray Gozon,
Predator Philippines Senior Marketing Manager

A new partnership has been forged between Predator Philippines and ONE Championship to bring Philippine gaming to new heights. Set at High Grounds Café, an other-worldly gaming café decked out in Predator G1 and G3 gaming units, Predator Philippines and ONE Championship challenged Filipino gamers to prepare for modern combat.

“Gaming is so much more than cool graphics and great sound effects – it’s about every gamer transforming into their characters and conquering new worlds in any galaxy and in any battle,” said Ray Gozon, Predator Philippines Senior Marketing Manager. “Serious gamers have intense skill, focus, and fury if they are to destroy their enemies. This is why ONE Championship is the perfect partner for us – ONE Championship fights and fighters embody the intensity that our gamers experience on Predator machines.”

Is Mark "Mugen" Striegl Ready To Strike Into Showbiz?

Though born and raised in Tokyo, Japan and a Fil-American, Mark "Mugen" Striegl fights in the MMA rings as a proud Filipino. He currently has 14 wins and 2 losses for his MMA career which he making his mark and aiming to give the country a international title.

But the road to be a MMA fighter was not that easy, He first started with wrestling while in high school, and under his brother’s tutelage soaked up other fighting styles such as Aikido, Taekwondo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Influenced by Pride Fighting Championship and K-1, he fought and made an impressive 77-1 record.

He joined the Wajutsu Keisyukai Gods dojo after high school and when they moved to San Diego, California during his college years, Mark trained at Victory MMA, and shuttled regularly between San Diego and Tokyo, keeping his loyalty to his Wajutsu “home.”

Behind the sound and fury: Untangling knots in the minds of Kingdom’s MMA fighters

Mixed martial arts (MMA) has captivated the world with the skill, technicality, and showmanship of its fighters.

But while the theatrics, striking, and grappling provide the immediate thrill of the sport, the characters of the series Kingdom show us that there’s more to these fights than just the outward spectacle. In the show, we see that the internal battles of fighters are just as important as their five rounds in the cage.

Nate, ably played by actor/singer/popstar Nick Jonas, wants to prove that he is still one of Navy Street’s strongest despite a brutal street beat down and his reserved personality.

Ryan (Matt Lauria), a lightweight division champion meanwhile is fighting to overcome the mental toll of an injured body as he prepares for a title defense.