Due to contractual obligations with the URCC, Ricardo Sapno’s , the URCC, Ricardo Sapno’s promotional debut has to be put on hold until further notice.
PXC CEO & Promoter, Edward J. Calvo, stated, “It is unfortunate, but we hope to see Sapno in PXC competition in the near future once he has worked out his issues with his former promotion.”
Sapno (6-1) was scheduled to face Takumi Nakayama (17-13-6 [1]) at this weekend’s PXC 37 fight card, but it looks like the former URCC veteran has to wait a little longer to join the PXC rankings.
Sapno signed with PXC recently after relinquishing his URCC title and completing his 3-fight agreement with the URCC organization. However, URCC subsequently protested the move and has publicly claimed that Sapno has further obligations to their organization.
According to Sapno, “I had a 3 fight contract with URCC which I completed last year. I have fulfilled all the contractual obligations required of me. In fact, I was slated to compete in Baguio this past February, but Bubbles Aguilar of URCC scrapped all negotiations completely and I was removed from the card and a new contract or extension was not issued. We understand the fight game here and I am excited about moving on to greener pastures and stiffer competition in PXC, who has grown quickly as the top MMA league in the Philippines.”
So in steps Johnny Pecyna (5-3), who looks set to make his PXC debut in short notice. Pecyna is 3-2 in his last 5 bouts, with his most recent outing ending in a unanimous decision victory over Adam Que.
While Sapno’s future remains relatively unclear, PXC CEO Edward J. Calvo remained confident that the Filipino will indeed compete in PXC:
“We are happy to welcome Ricardo to our PXC roster of rising stars from the Philippines, ” Calvo added. “Although it is quite clear that his previous contract is expired, we prefer that he settle his contract matters professionally with URCC before making his PXC debut, which will hopefully take place soon.”
PXC 37 goes down on May 18th at the Ynares Sports Arena situated in Pasig City, Philippines. The event will be headlined by a Bantamweight Championship bout between Crisanto Pitpitunge and Michinori Tanaka.
Keep it locked to MMASucka.com for more news and updates with regards to PXC 37.
As it stands, here’s the updated fight card:
- Crisanto Pitpitunge vs. Michinori Tanaka (For PXC Bantamweight strap)
- Jang Yong Kim vs. Nate Thorell (PXC Featherweight Tournament Semi-Final bout)
- Syafiq ‘The Slasher’ Samad vs. Wesley Machado
- Johnny Pecyna vs. Takumi Nakayama
- Jerome Wanawan vs. Ernesto Montilla Jr.
- Troy Bantiag vs. Trevin Jones
- Reno Remigio vs. Hong Seung Chan
- Arex Montalban vs. Rolando Dy
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