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, Franz von Muhlfeld, Jed Dario and Irwin Tieng. The matches and events of the URCC are 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 first homegrown Filipino Fighter to be signed by the UFC. Kevin Belingon, Eduard Folayang, Eric Kelly and Angelito Manguray all fought for ESPN Star Sports promotion Martial Combat in 2010 while Folayang and Kelly both won fights at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion on September 3, 2011. Actors Baron Geisler and Kiko Matos, who involved in a feud in May 2016 in a bar, were faced in an exhibition match during the URCC Fight Night card held at the Valkyrie at the Palace last June 25, 2016. This two-round fight, however ended in a unanimous draw. After which, both Geisler and Matos reconciled with each other. AT URCC 28: Vindication, the first-ever 3-on-3 MMA exhibition match took place. The teams who competed were Team Chan and Team Estroso. All competitors were inside the cage simultaneously with three referees in charge of the action. The fight is momentarily halted after a competitor gets knocked or is unable to continue. Team Estroso won the fight with two of its fighters still standing while Team Chan was left with one. On January 7, 2017, URCC held its first fight card in the United States of America. URCC held its second event in the United States in September 2017 in San Mateo, California. Officially called "URCC 32: Fury", the event was hosted at the San Mateo County event center and featured 3 title fights, as well as amateur fights sanctioned under California Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Organization (CAMO).

Introduction of other Combat Sports

They have started to introduce other combat sports and spectacles in their events. URCC 80: Bare Madness headlined a bareknuckle boxing match between Kenjohns Serrano and Map Soberano with undercard fights that included some MMA matches. A few months after, in January 31, 2023, they held the first ever all-bareknuckle boxing event called URCC 82: Royal Knuckle at Royal Club Makati. URCC 84: Rage, introduced the slap battle matches as part of the events' spectacle. At URCC 86, included a couple of grappling superfights officiated under the UWW grappling rules. On October 21, 2023, URCC held their first all-slap battle event that happened at DD Night Club in Quezon City. == Events ==

Rules

URCC-USA

All URCC fights hosted in the United States abide by the rules in place by the athletic commission of each respective state.

URCC

URCC's rules are different from those of established promotions.

Match length

URCC matches consist of two rounds, each lasting ten minutes. Intermissions between each round are two minutes in length. All title bouts will have a 5-minute third round in case of a draw after the two rounds.

Weight classes

Ring

The URCC uses a five-roped square ring from 2002 until 2013. On the 2014 event URCC 25: Take Over, the first URCC circular cage was released and planned to use it as official ring to the rest of the URCC history

Attire

URCC allows fighters latitude in their choice of attire but 4-ounce fingerless gloves and a mouthguard are mandatory. Shoes and derogatory markings on ring attire are forbidden. It is within a fighter's discretion to use other protective equipment such as groin guards.

Victory

Matches are won via:

Fouls

URCC considers the following to be fouls:

Match conduct

Current champions

Mixed Martial Arts

Men Women

Bareknuckle Boxing

Men