DAVAO City's Edilberto "Scooby Doo" Coquia Jr. of I.Flex Spartam will square off with veteran Victor Torre of Gladiator-Mumma Cagayan de Oro City in the main event of the 3rd Juan Mixed Martial Arts Challenge 2018 on Sunday at the Rizal Park.
This was bared by organizer Butch Mendoza who represented I.Flex president Marco Tamayo during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum held at The Annex of SM City Davao on Thursday, August 23.
Mendoza said the Coquia-Torre match is on top of seven other fights that will feature fighters from different places of Mindanao.
Coquia, who has been training with current One FC bantamweight champion Kevin "The Silencer" Belingon and former and former lightweight champion Edward "The Landslide" Folayang of Team Lakay for the past five months, said he is ready to compete against 38-year-old Torre in the 125-kg flyweight division.
"It is my time now and it's his (Torre) time to retire," the 18-year-old joked.
The two-time defending Davao Urban Fighting Championships (DUFC) champion, however, isn't certain of a knockout or submission finish but promised his fellow Dabawenyos an exciting fight.
"Veteran and good fighter po kasi si Torre pero siguro decision win," Coquia, who recently copped two bronze medals in a national jujitsu competition in Baguio City a week ago, said.
He will defend his title in the upcoming DUFC 13 Davao Occidental Seige slated October 13 in Malita, Davao Occidental.
Meanwhile, the co-main event will pit Jopito Masangkay of I.Flex Spartam against Mark Antholene Balaba of Gan Soo Do Iligan City.
The rest of the pairing: Jorge Gonzales of AXC Combat 360 Dojo against Bryan Ramos of Forever Young Fitness Gym Panabo; Richard Romero of AXC Combat 360 Gym against Nards Tancontian of Gan Soo Do Fight Yard; Michael John Ferrer Bandera of Ensayo Muay Thai Team against Emma Davis of Gladiator-Mumma Cagayan de Oro City; Alex Sumergido of I.Flex Spartam against Anjong Carbonilla of Arrkaibo Team Flashval; Vince Coronas of I.Flex Spartam against Valero Dela Cerna Jr. of Observe MMA Fight Club; and Jeruel Dela Torre of Arrkaibo Team Flashval against Jay Verdadero of Observe MMA Fight Club.
