Thursday, January 29, 2015

Will Mark Munoz compete at UFC Fight Night Manila?


MANILA, Philippines – It remains to be seen if Mark Muñoz, popularly known as "The Filipino Wrecking Machine," will compete in the first-ever UFC event in Manila in May.

Muñoz is set to compete at UFC 184 on February 2 against Roan "Jucao" Carneiro.

The UFC is set to hold a UFC Fight Night event at the Mall of Asia Arena on May 16.

Ken Berger, the general manager of UFC Asia, was non-committal when asked about Muñoz's participation in the fight card.

"Mr. Muñoz is fighting in a fight coming up next month," Berger said. "It depends, of course, on how he performs. The matchmakers will look at everything."

"Of course, his popularity here is well understood, so strategically, our guys will be looking at key fighters that will help us make the event a success," he added.

Berger also could not say who would be appearing in the fight card.

"The matchmakers are working on that now," he said. "There are a lot of issues with respect to current fighters and how they're performing, and the local fighters."

"All that will be sorted out in the coming weeks," he added.

Berger is hopeful, however, that some local fighters will be able to feature in both the preliminary card and in the main card of the event.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com