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Fil-Swiss fighter becomes 1st two-division champion in URCC

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<div><strong>Filipina fighter wins first URCC women&#x27;s flyweight title </strong></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/11/06/110616-hoffman.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Chris Hoffman whips John Adajar with a leg kick.<em> Photo by Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Reigning light heavyweight champion Chris Hoffman made URCC history by stopping John &quot;The Outlaw&quot; Adajar and claiming the vacant middleweight title in the main card of &quot;URCC 28: Vindication&quot; on Sunday.<br/> <br/>The Fil-Swiss became the first fighter in the URCC to hold separate titles in two weight divisions.<br/> <br/>Hoffman, who lost 19 pounds just to make it to the middleweight class, rocked the Outlaw with a vicious hook that sent Adajar reeling in the cage in the second round.<br/> <br/>Hoffman followed it up with a flying knee that connected to the chin and dropped Adajar. The Fil-Swiss proceeded to batter the Outlaw on the ground until the referee stopped the fight. <br/> <br/>&quot;It&#x27;s amazing,&quot; said Hoffman after his victory. &quot;Kudos to Don Adajar, he showed he belongs to this promotion, but he&#x27;s not in my league.&quot;<br/> <br/>FILIPINA WINS FIRST URCC WOMEN&#x27;S FLYWEIGHT</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/11/06/110616-geli.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Geli Bulaong batters Yan Qi Hui with vicious ground and pound. <em>Photo by Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Meanwhile, Geli Bulaong overwhelmed China&#x27;s Yan Qi Hui to claim the inaugural URCC women&#x27;s flyweight title.<br/> <br/>The shorter Yan initially did some damage by tagging Bulaong with a barrage of punches.<br/> <br/>The Filipina was able to break the Chinese&#x27;s rhythm by shooting for a takedown. Yan eventually got out of the takedown, but Bulaong wobbled her with a hit to the face.<br/> <br/>Bulaong went for the takedown again and this time got a full mount. From there, she punished Yan with a barrage of punches.<br/> <br/>The referee eventually stepped in and awarded the victory to Bulaong near the end of the round.<br/> <br/>“This has been my goal. MMA is my passion…I told myself that one day, I’ll be wearing an MMA title belt. This is it,” said Bulaong in Filipino.<br/> <br/>Also fighting in the main card are URCC featherweight champion “Kid Tornado” Do Gyeom Lee, who is defending his crown against Ryan De La Cruz of Hawaii, and URCC flyweight king CJ De Tomas, who will square off against Alvin Ramirez in the main event.</p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com" target="_blank">Sports website.</a></p>

<p>Reigning light heavyweight champion Chris Hoffman made URCC history by stopping John "The Outlaw" Adajar and claiming the vacant middleweight title in the main card of "URCC 28: Vindication" on Sunday.</p>

Reigning light heavyweight champion Chris Hoffman made URCC history by stopping John "The Outlaw" Adajar and claiming the vacant middleweight title in the main card of "URCC 28: Vindication" on Sunday.