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UFC Undisputed 3 video game will feature Filipino-American Mark Munoz

Dennis 'D Source' Guillermo, Filipino Sports Examiner

"The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Mark Munoz had a banner year in 2011 with sensational victories over some of the best middleweights in the UFC in the likes of CD Dollaway, and former title contenders Demian Maia and Chris Leben.

For his outstanding showing, Munoz will be co-featured on UFC on Fox 2 as he tangles with fellow wrestler Chael Sonnen for the right to face Anderson Silva for his middleweight belt on January 28 at the United Center in Chicago.

But before all of that, fans can check out Munoz in the new UFC Undisputed 3 game for PS 3 and XBOX 360 which releases on January 3.

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Interview with Filipino-American Mark Munoz - He wants be the Pacquiao of UFC

Watch this awesome interview of Filipino-American UFC fighter Mark Munoz by FightNewsFightCam. Check out what he says about him wanting to be the Pacquiao of the UFC.

Filipino-American UFC MMA Brandon Vera visits the P.I. for PXC 28 (Philippines & Guam MMA)

Brandon Vera at PXC 24

Filipino-American Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Brandon Vera will return to the country for the second time this year to show his support for PXC28. The mixed martial arts event will be headlined by rising Filipino MMA star Tristan “Titay” Arenal going up against Abu Dhabi grappling champ Jon Tuck.

Brandon is the special guest in the Mixed Martial Arts event of the year on Saturday, November 26,7pm at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. He will arrive early tomorrow morning together with his Filipino father Ernest Vera.

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Promo Video for PXC 28

TFC Interview with Filipino-American UFC MMA Fighter Mark Munoz

UFC MMA fighter Mark Munoz is an inspiring athletic champion for the Filipino-American community everywhere. Watch this TFC special interview and let us know your thoughts. Make your comments below.....thanks!

UFC 98 - Filipino-American Phillipe Nover is Ready for Battle

Phillipe Nover (born February 3, 1984), is an Filipino-American mixed martial artist. He is best known for his participation on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.

Phillipe was born and raised in Brooklyn. Nover is of Filipino, and Polish descent. He trained with Sifu Ralph Mitchell at Universal Defense Systems which covers Filipino Arnis , Muay Thai, Kick Boxing, Kung-Fu, Judo, Jeet Kun Do and Savate.

Phillipe Nover is set to fight Kyle Bradley at UFC 98

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Brandon Vera Confident He's Back In Business

A win over Mike Patt (12-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) might not earn anyone an immediate title shot, but for the UFC's Brandon Vera (10-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), his UFC 96 TKO-win over the Ohio native was a step in the right direction.

How Will UFC 96 Win Put Vera Back On The Map

"I found myself," the former heavyweight contender recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio "It wasn't just at 205 (pounds). I found myself as a fighter, as well. "I'm happy with myself and where my mind's at and where we're at as far as my coaching goes and where we're at in my career. I'm super excited to be where I'm at today." "I would say it's a combination of everything (that influenced me to change)," Vera said. "The losses didn't really add up. You're supposed to learn something from your losses, or gain something from it. I didn't. I always had something to fall back on, whether it was a broken hand, or the referee stopped the fight early, or I cut weight too hard. On His Loss To The Dean Of Mean Keith Jardine

"The Jardine fight was the fight that I actually started thinking about what I'm doing as a fighter. I started training different for Jardine, but maybe it was a little bit too little, too late. I might have started training like a real fighter maybe too late to be able to beat Jardine at that point in my career."

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Filipino-American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Mark Munoz Makes Professional Debut June 1st in Sacramento, CA

Pro Pinoy MMA Fighter Debuts
By Joseph Pimentel Asianjournal.com

FilAm Mark Muñoz wakes up at 7 am like any family man to start his day. He cooks breakfast for his family. He drives his four kids to school.

After he kisses them goodbye, the other Muñoz comes out. Like a superhero, Muñoz has an alter-ego - a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Standing an even 6 feet and weighing 205 pounds, the 30-year-old Vallejo resident is bigger than most typical Filipinos. And come Sunday, June 1 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Muñoz will do something that only one other Filipino has done - step into the octagon. "I’m bringing the Filipino culture to MMA," he said in an exclusive interview with the Asian Journal. Muñoz makes his professional debut for the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) organization as a light heavyweight. He faces Charles Grigsby, a 6’6" behemoth with a 13-3 record. The show will be aired on the Versus Network. The odds are against Muñoz but that’s something that he’s used to.

Early Rise

Born in Japan, Muñoz grew up in Vallejo, CA. He dreamt of playing professional football but had to reconsider after he broke his leg in a freak accident during a high school summer camp. After recovering, he found solace on the wrestling mat. He won two California State Wrestling Championships in high school and earned a full scholarship at wrestling powerhouse Oklahoma State University (OSU).

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Eskrima Grand Master in the US

Doce pares eskrima kali
by hiholdac

By SANNY LEVISTE
Filipinas Magazine

Alfredo "Fred" Bandalan is the first Filipino American to become a Doce Pares Grand Master.

The legacy of Bandalan’s grandfather

The old man was so predictable. He would walk through his vegetable gardens, the pineapples and the fighting cocks on his way to the barn. In the barn, the young boy, Fred, would surreptitiously watch his grandfather attending to the animals. He would then pick up a stick, sneak up on the old man and poke him on the side. His grandfather would instantly spin to a defensive/offensive stance, do some intricate moves then shout at the laughing boy, "demonyo ka (you devil)!"

Fred’s grandfather, Pedro Blanco, was doing eskrima, a martial art form indigenous to the Philippines that uses sticks or swords as weapons. Though he would proudly do demonstrations during family gatherings, the old man felt that it was too dangerous for his young grandson to learn.

Little did he know that Fred was already picking up on the techniques from watching his grandfather and other Filipinos in Hawaii, young and old, who would often engage in play skirmishes using rolled newspapers as simulated weapons.

Bandalan was born in Lanai, Hawaii in 1936. His father was from Leyte and his mother, like his grandfather, was from Mandaue, Cebu.

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Fil-Am Ernie Reyes, Jr. In The Red Canvas and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Filipino-American Ernie Reyes, Jr. joined the elite ranks of martial arts when he was eight years old. He made history as the first and only child to achieve a national top-10 ranking in the adult competitor ratings of a national magazine. He even taught martial art seminars at the age of ten. Under his father Ernie Reyes, Sr. he earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He currently competes as a Muay Tai Kickboxing fighter.

As a child, he moved into acting and was casted in Teenage Mutant Turtles, The Last Dragon, Sidekicks, Surf Ninjas and other martial arts oriented roles.

Back in 2006 he had a reality show on MTV called The Final Fu where contestants competed in head to head battles to see who had the best martial art skills. Now in 2008 Reyes is starring in The Red Canvas as Johnny Sanchez a mixed martial arts expert.

Reyes is also casted in the new blockbuster movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. His role will be a cemetery warrior.

Bruce Lee's Goddaughter Diana Lee Inosanto Debuts New Film, The Sensei, Pussycat Dolls Nicole Scherzinger Shows Support

Actress-filmmaker, Diana Lee Inosanto (L) shares a moment with supporter and Pussycat Dolls’ frontwoman, Nicole Scherzinger at the post premiere after-party following the SRO World Premiere of Ms. Inosanto’s poetically touching feature narrative, THE SENSEI, Sunday, May 4 at the prestigious Directors Guild of America (DGA) in Hollywood. The film marked Ms. Inosanto’s directorial debut and was one of a remarkably large representation of cinematic works by Filipino and Filipino American filmmakers including an amazing nine World Class feature films in: FOSTER CHILD and TIRADOR (Brillante Mendoza), SANTA MESA (Ron Morales), PISAY[PHILIPPINE SCIENCE] (Auraeus Solito), NEO LOUNGE (Joanna Vasquez-Arong),TRIBU (Jim Libiran), BLOOD BROTHERS (Alexi Tan, produced by John Woo) and John Torres’ magnum opus, YEARS WHEN I WAS A CHILD OUTSIDE which featured a live accompanying musical score.

Inosanto, one of Hollywood’s top stuntwomen and a practicing Martial Artist, is the daughter of renown Filipino Martial Artist/actor, Danny Inosanto and the Goddaughter of her father’s best friend, the late Bruce Lee. Among her sold out screening guests included Entourage’s Rex Lee, actors Dustin Nguyen and Costas Mandylor and MMA legend, Bas Rutten.

The 24th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival presented by Honda was produced by Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian American media arts resource and was supported by a host of community organizations including FilAm ARTS and SIPA.

Watch this video which shows her Filipino Arnis Martial Arts skills


The Sensei Trailer