URCC 21 Warpath The Weigh-Ins

URCC 21 Warpath The Weigh-Ins

Published on April 27, 2012 by The Editor in URCC

In Manila and it’s Time for the URCC Weigh-ins

So as 10:00am approached I was walking around the streets of Manila heading towards the address I had for the Games And Amusement Board offices. It was only a 1.5km walk from my hotel, but boy was it ever HOT and to make matters worse I seemed have gotten lost.

Of course by the time I had found the building my carefully studied look was gone replaced by a sweaty mess of overweight white man.

I had to sign in at the main entrance and then sign in again at the GAB office.

Unlike some organisations the weigh in’s at the URCC are all business, unsurprisingly I suppose given the venue.

It’s a low-key affair lots of MMA T-shirts on display but nothing like as many as you would expect,

 The fighters were all sitting in the corridor waiting to be called to the small room that held the scales. 

There were a few hardy journo types trying their best to get photos of the fighters but it’s not my scene. I’m rubbish with a camera and if I am honest this is my first time at a Philippine event, a URCC event and I only knew two of the competitors (Team Buffets Chope and Striegl) and I wanted to observe rather than get useless pictures.

I did get to meet a few other fighters but really at the time they have other things to worry about and frankly what am I going to find out from talking to them. Did you make-weight? What do you know about your opponent? It’s all boring and predictable stuff. I leave all that to people with way more talent than I have.

No, I like to write about the organizations, the set up, the event. Fighters are a part of the show but the show is the story for me.

That being said I did speak to a few of them. One of my better questions was “Why do fighters always where such awful pants for weigh-ins?”

Now, you know why I don’t do fighter interviews often!

Look guys you know you are gonna to strip down, please make an effort.

So that’s it a low-key professional affair.

Now, let’s get ready for the fight night!

So, I know what you are wondering, did the fighters make-weight?

I guess.

I did not check all the weights. Look, this is a hobby, I don’t get paid for this stuff. I was busy meeting people! And one of those people was Will Carlos, probably the best matchmaker in the whole of Asian MMA and a real nice guy.