Filipino fighter Rolando Dy stays with Bahrain-based Brave Combat Federation bworldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bworldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Zamboanga siblings share limelight in dim year for Philippine MMA Rolando Dy, Joshua Pacio and Denice Zamboanga did fine in a tough year for Pinoy MMA.
IN a year where the MMA scene was emphatically taken down, the Zamboanga siblings provided a welcome surprise for Filipino fight fans.
Women s atomweight contender Denice and her bantamweight brother Drex have kept themselves busy as they put themselves in position for possible title shots in 2021.
Denice, 23, racked up impressive victories, first a decisive unanimous decision win over former challenger Mei Yamaguchi in February, and an emphatic first-round submission triumph over Watsapinya Kaewkhong in August.
Published December 27, 2020, 12:14 PM
Photos from ONE Championship and BRAVE CF
Filipino mixed martial arts fighters experienced their highs and lows of their career in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic that put the sporting world at a standstill.
ONE Championship’s trip to the Philippines last January 31 became the first and last visit of the Singapore-based promotion in the country this year before deciding to postpone the fights on an audience-free and closed-door setup.
In ONE: Fire & Fury, reigning strawweight king Joshua Pacio of Team Lakay defended his title against former champion Alex Silva of Brazil in front of the proud Filipino crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
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Filipino MMA fighter Rolando Dy is the 2020 Brave CF Fighter of the Year. (Brave Combat Federation)
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HAD his career hit early this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Filipino mixed martial arts fighter Rolando “Dy Incredible” Dy managed to finish 2020 strong, recently awarded the Brave Combat Federation (CF) Fighter of the Year.
On the strength of two straight victories in September and November after months of going without a fight, the 29-year-old Dy successfully willed himself as one of the noteworthy fighters in the Bahrain-based promotion and a contender in the lightweight division.
Filipino Roland Dy is Brave CF Fighter of the Year bworldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bworldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.