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UFC MANILA: 14 THINGS TO KNOW

Here are 10 things you should know heading into tonight’s UFC Fight Night 66 in Manila.

#1 Urijah Faber’s first MMA loss came from Tyson Griffin in September 2005. Griffin came to Guam four months later and beat Melchor Manibusan in Fury 5 at the UOG Field House. Griffin’s first loss would come from Frankie Edgar one year later.

#2 Korea’s Hyun Gyu Lim won the PXC welterweight title in July 2012 with a submission win over Ryan Bigler in PXC 32. ‘The Ace’ signed with the UFC shortly thereafter. Lim fought four times in the PXC and once in Saipan’s Rites of Passage.

#3 Jon Tuck and Jon Delos Reyes fought on the same card on PXC 28 November 2011 in Manila, both coming away with first round knock outs.UFC Manila credentials 2

#4 Both Tuck and Delos Reyes earned UFC contracts despite not making The Ultimate Fighter cut.

#5 Mark Munoz, making his final appearance in the Octagon tonight, made a guest appearance at PXC 29 in February 2012.

#6 Delos Reyes’ opponent, Roldan Sangcha-An, won his lone PXC fight in September 2013 before signing with the UFC.

#7 Phil ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Davis, who is a teammate of Baby Joe Taimanglo at MMA Alliance in San Diego, will corner Luke Barnatt.

#8 Tuck cornerman Vince ‘Ever Since’ Salvador is also a striking coach at MMA Alliance.

#9 Delos Reyes’ last lost was to Japan standout Kyoji Horiguchi last September. Horiguchi quickly earned a flyweight title shot where he lost to Demetrious Johnson on April 25th by armbar with :01 second left in the fight. Johnson is currently in Manila making promotional appearances for this fight.

#10 In Tuck’s debut at UFC Macau (November 10, 2012), UFC announcer Bruce Buffer asked GSPN’s Patrick Lujan, “How do you pronounce Super Saiyan?”. Lujan’s response, “Super Saiyan?” (shrugging his shoulder)

#11 This is reporter Jay Leon Guerrero’s 10th UFC event to watch, his first to cover for GSPN.

#12 An estimated 1000 fans have flown in from Guam to watch UFC Manila.

#13 Delos Reyes and Sangcha-An will be the first UFC fight ever between two Filipinos.

#14 Delos Reyes, Sonny Chargualaf (JDR’s trainer) and Tuck were all next door neighbors in Chalan Pago at one time.

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QUICK HITS

The Figo Islanders 40s women’s softball team took gold in the Senior Softball World Championship in Las Vegas. Figo came out of the loser’s bracket and beat the Arizona Belles 17-3 in the AA division championship game Sunday afternoon.
Other Guam teams that played in the 40s tournament were: Team SOTTA (women’s) and Bud Light Guam, Friars 671 and Sindalun Guahan (men’s).
Sindalu finished a respectable 4th out of 24 AAA division teams.
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In Guam’s first time competing in the FIBA Asia Cup, we draw China, Japan, and Mongolia in Group C. Competition begins in 2024. Guam also moves up the FIBA world rankings to #76.

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