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2008 In Universal Reality Combat Championship
The year 2008 is the 7th year in the history of the Universal Reality Combat Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Philippines. In 2008 the URCC held 5 events beginning with, ''URCC 12: Supremacy''. Events list URCC Cebu 2 URCC Cebu 2 was an event held on March 1, 2008 at The Waterfront City Hotel in Cebu, Philippines. Results URCC 12: Supremacy URCC 12: Supremacy was an event held on July 5, 2008 at A. Venue Events Hall in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. Results URCC Rouge Magazine's Black Tie Brawl 2008 URCC Rouge Magazine's Black Tie Brawl 2008 was an event held on October 18, 2008 at The Hyatt Hotel Manila in Metro Manila, Philippines. Results URCC Cebu 3: Nemesis URCC Cebu 3: Nemesis was an event held on November 15, 2008 at The Cebu International Convention Centre in Cebu, Philippines. URCC 13: Indestructible URCC 13: Indestructible was an event held on November 22, 2008 at The A-Venue Events H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Universal Reality Combat Championship
The year 2007 is the 6th year in the history of the Universal Reality Combat Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Philippines. In 2007 the URCC held 3 events beginning with, ''URCC 10: X''. Events list URCC 10: X URCC 10: X was an event held on June 30, 2007, at The Fort in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. Results URCC Cebu 1 URCC Cebu 1 was an event held on September 1, 2007, at Royal Concourse Hall in Cebu, Philippines. Results URCC 11: Redemption URCC 11: Redemption was an event held on November 25, 2007, at One Esplanade in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Results See also * Universal Reality Combat Championship Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) is the first and only professional mixed martial arts promotion based in the Philippines. Its inaugural event was held at the Casino Filipino Amphitheater in Parañaque, Philippines on November 23, 20 ... References {{Reflist Universal Reality Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Universal Reality Combat Championship
The year 2009 is the 8th year in the history of the Universal Reality Combat Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Philippines. In 2009 the URCC held 7 events beginning with, ''URCC Baguio: Rumble in the Highlands''. Events list URCC Baguio: Rumble in the Highlands URCC Baguio: Rumble in the Highlands was an event held on March 7, 2009 at the Baguio Convention Center in Baguio, Philippines. Results URCC 14: Aggression URCC 14: Aggression was an event held on July 18, 2009 at A.Venue Events Hall in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. Results URCC Cebu 4: Proving Ground URCC Cebu 4: Proving Ground was an event held on June 20, 2009 in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. Results URCC Davao Digmaan 2009 URCC Davao Digmaan 2009 was an event held on August 23, 2009 at The Davao Convention Center in Davao City, Philippines. Results URCC Bacolod Brawl 2009 URCC Bacolod Brawl 2009 was an event held on O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Reality Combat Championship
Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) is the first and only professional mixed martial arts promotion based in the Philippines. Its inaugural event was held at the Casino Filipino Amphitheater in Parañaque, Philippines on November 23, 2002. The URCC is under the supervision of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB), the government agency that sanctions games such as billiards, boxing and basketball. The URCC was founded in 2002 by Filipino BJJ Black belt Alvin Aguilar. The matches and events of the URCC aired on ABS-CBN Sports and Action and ABS-CBN Sports and Action HD, URCC's official broadcast partner. Notable fights and fighters A number of URCC fighters have gone on to enjoy success fighting for mainstream MMA promotions. Chinese fighter Tiequan Zhang who fought at URCC 15 went on to fight for the WEC and the UFC and is currently ranked as one of the top featherweights in the world. Dave "The Scarecrow" Galera, who won the URCC Interim Bantamweight at URCC 23 is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. The first documented use of the term ''mixed martial arts'' was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate. During the early 20th century, various interstylistic contests took place throughout Japan and in the countries of the Four Asian Tigers. In Brazil, there was the sport of Vale Tudo, in which The Gracie family was known to promote Vale Tudo matches as a way to promote their own Brazilian jiu-jitsu style. A precursor to modern MMA was the 1976 Ali vs. Inoki exhibition bout (which ended in a draw after 15 rounds), fought between boxer Muhammad Ali and wrestler Antonio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indestructible
Indestructible may refer to: Music * Indestructible Record Company, an American record label 1906–1925 Albums * ''Indestructible'' (Art Blakey album), 1966 * ''Indestructible'' (Elvis Crespo album) or the title song, 2010 * ''Indestructible'' (Disturbed album) or the title song (see below), 2008 * ''Indestructible'' (Four Tops album), 1988 * ''Indestructible'' (Rancid album) or the title song, 2003 * ''Indestructible'' (Rubén González album) or the title song, 1975 * '' Indestructible!'', by Anita O'Day, 2006 * ''Indestructible'', by Diego el Cigala, 2016 * ''Indestructible'', by K-otic, 2002 * ''Indestructible'', by Lisa Nilsson, 1990 Songs * "Indestructible" (Disturbed song), 2008 * "Indestructible" (Matthew Good Band song), 1998 * "Indestructible" (Robyn song), 2010 * "Indestructible", by Girls' Generation from ''The Best'', 2014 * "Indestructible", by Goo Goo Dolls from ''Miracle Pill'', 2019 Other uses * ''Indestructible'' (video game), a 2012 vehicular comba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makati
Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration of multinational and local corporations in the country. Major banks, corporations, department stores as well as foreign embassies are based in Makati. The biggest trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange used to be situated along the city's Ayala Avenue, before the stock exchange moved their headquarters to the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. Makati is also known for being a major cultural and entertainment hub in Metro Manila. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 629,616 people making it as the 17th most populous city in the country and ranked as the 41st most densely populated city in the world with 19,336 inhabitants per square kilometer. Although its population is just above half a million, the daytime populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines. It is composed of 16 Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized cities: the Manila, city of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of Pateros. The region encompasses an area of and a population of as of 2020. It is the second most populous and the most densely populated Regions of the Philippines, region of the Philippines. It is also the List of metropolitan areas in Asia, 9th most populous metropolitan area in Asia and the List of larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republika sang Filipinas * ibg, Republika nat Filipinas * ilo, Republika ti Filipinas * ivv, Republika nu Filipinas * pam, Republika ning Filipinas * krj, Republika kang Pilipinas * mdh, Republika nu Pilipinas * mrw, Republika a Pilipinas * pag, Republika na Filipinas * xsb, Republika nin Pilipinas * sgd, Republika nan Pilipinas * tgl, Republika ng Pilipinas * tsg, Republika sin Pilipinas * war, Republika han Pilipinas * yka, Republika si Pilipinas In the recognized optional languages of the Philippines: * es, República de las Filipinas * ar, جمهورية الفلبين, Jumhūriyyat al-Filibbīn is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean and consists of around 7,641 islands t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemesis
In ancient Greek religion, Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia ( grc, Ῥαμνουσία, Rhamnousía, the goddess of Rhamnous), is the goddess who enacts retribution against those who succumb to hubris, arrogance before the gods.Ammianus Marcellinus 14.11.25 Etymology The name ''Nemesis'' is related to the Greek word νέμειν ''némein'', meaning "to give what is due", from Proto-Indo-European ''nem-'' "distribute". Origin Divine retribution is a major theme in the Hellenic world view, providing the unifying theme of the tragedies of Sophocles and many other literary works. Hesiod states: "Also deadly Nyx bore Nemesis an affliction to mortals subject to death" (''Theogony'', 223, though perhaps an interpolated line). Nemesis appears in a still more concrete form in a fragment of the epic ''Cypria''. She is implacable justice: that of Zeus in the Olympian scheme of things, although it is clear she existed prior to him, as her images look similar to several o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital and largest city is Cebu City, nicknamed "the Queen City of the South", the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines, which is politically independent from the provincial government. The Cebu Metropolitan Area or Metro Cebu is the second largest metropolitan area in the Philippines (after Metro Manila) with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. Being one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, in a decade it has transformed into a global hub for business processing services, tourism, shipping, furniture-making, and heavy industry. Mactan–Cebu International Airport, located on Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Universal Reality Combat Championship
The year 2008 is the 7th year in the history of the Universal Reality Combat Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Philippines. In 2008 the URCC held 5 events beginning with, ''URCC 12: Supremacy''. Events list URCC Cebu 2 URCC Cebu 2 was an event held on March 1, 2008 at The Waterfront City Hotel in Cebu, Philippines. Results URCC 12: Supremacy URCC 12: Supremacy was an event held on July 5, 2008 at A. Venue Events Hall in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. Results URCC Rouge Magazine's Black Tie Brawl 2008 URCC Rouge Magazine's Black Tie Brawl 2008 was an event held on October 18, 2008 at The Hyatt Hotel Manila in Metro Manila, Philippines. Results URCC Cebu 3: Nemesis URCC Cebu 3: Nemesis was an event held on November 15, 2008 at The Cebu International Convention Centre in Cebu, Philippines. URCC 13: Indestructible URCC 13: Indestructible was an event held on November 22, 2008 at The A-Venue Events H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supremacy
Supremacy may refer to: Law * Supremacy (European Union law), a European Union legal doctrine by which EU law has primacy of that of its member states * The Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution, which establishes that the Constitution, Treaties and Federal statutes are the highest law in the U.S. legal system * Acts of Supremacy, 16th century laws in England concerning King Henry VIII and the church Culture Film * ''Supremacy'' (film), 2014, directed by Deon Taylor and written by Eric J. Adams * The ''Supremacy'', a ''Mega''-class Star Destroyer and personal flagship of Supreme Leader Snoke in ''Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi'' Games * '' Supremacy: Your Will Be Done'' (called ''Overlord'' in USA), a computer game originally released in 1990 for Amiga and Atari ST, developed by Probe Software * The name given in the United Kingdom to the computer game '' Star Wars: Rebellion'' Board * ''Supremacy'' (board game), a 1984 strategic board game Music * "Supremacy" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
