“50 Acts of Kindness” from UFC

UFC is our home grown Banana Ketchup brand whom we loved for over 50 years. Today, they've grown their product line into various condiments and they've acheived success with hard work, bringing to homes of Filipinos the same kind of love for food and meal UFC is a part of.


This holiday season, UFC wanted to give back to Filipino families and they found it so right to launch their 50 Acts of Kindness campaign. They got the assistance of celebrity endorsers and approached selected families in the country that have been affected by the pandemic, to give them relief from their situation and perhaps an opportunity to save their lives, one family at a time.

For starters, they got Ms. Aiai Delas Alas to bring help to Ronald Sto. Domingo. He's a choreographer and had some projects before the pandemic, but after all that happened these past few months, the loss of livelihood took a toll on his earnings. He resorted to enter the food business and sold products online in order to fend for his family. But he didn't just end there, he also helped other people in the same situation and taught them how to make a living too. Some of his earnings went to frontliners as for him, he finds happiness if he gets to help others, which for UFC finds amazing. So on December 13 and 14, he and other 6 families received the "Sama-samang Sarap ng Pamilya bundle from UFC" which consists of a whole Sari Sari Store, the signage for the business, and tons of Nutriasia products and groceries. They also gave them laptop computers and wifi so they can sustain their business online while the pandemic is happening. They also got Gloc 9 to nominate a family to receive the same package, so that they too feel the spirit of Christmas. 

There's a lot to be thankful for, but UFC hopes these 50 acts of kindness would be able to help a lot of people. They also want to help their families, to earn and make a living. Here's hoping they would be able to sustain their businesses, and make this project a success!

That's a nice thing UFC, good job!

SmartBro Hosts UFC205 Viewing Party

We're at Skinny Mike's today to get down on the Octagon and watch UFC205 live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was live streamed using Smart Bro, the country's BIGGEST network has got the most stable connection to do this of course! I kinda woke up late so I missed the first few undercard fights but was able to catch everything starting from Jeremy Stephens and Frankie Edgar. I was rooting for Stephens but Edgar was awesome at his ground games. He's had a LOT of points in the first few rounds. True enough, the Jersey boy won it! 

Meanwhile Colorado born Bantamweight fighter Racquel Pennington had to slug it out with number one contender Miesha Tate. Pennington was a great striker, even making Miesha back out a couple of times. Plus her short jabs were just hurting Miesha a LOT. Then after her loss, she announced that she's retiring. Another good looking woman gone from the contention of the Bantamweight belt. 

The Chris Weidman and cuban Yoel Romero fight was surprising, I thought Romero would get this easy but Weidman had it done with wrestling moves. He did several things and dragged him like a rag doll, plus painful hits, and a barrage of attacks that smashed his Weidmans face to the floor making the so called soldier of gawd win it fast on the third round via TKO.

The UFC Strawweight Championship was a little emotional, as Karolina Kowalkowicz tried to get the championship belt from Joanna Jedrzejczyk which name I couldn't even pronounce. The cute Polish Princess gave her punches at the end of the 2nd round and the small spurts on the 3rd, but Jedrzejczyk just had all the numbers. She won it but we love the polish princess a LOT, we like her cute pose in every round haha!

You too can get a chance to watch every UFC fight by just being a Smart Bro subscriber! Thanks SmartBrokada for the treat!

KUMAGCOW

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My UFC202 Experience with Smart Bro!

Testosterone driven men and sometimes women (I kid) filled Skinny Mike's Sports Bar in BGC today as we await the Diaz-McGregor fight at UFC. The stream is powered by SMART BRO and there were no hitches as we were watching it LIVE from Las Vegas. I caught a few undercard fights and man it was all so awesome! (Although yes, some backed out last minute which was lame haha)

But it looks like McGregor was winning the crowd. Passionate since the first hour, I'm hearing bets from them and still getting Diaz a fighting chance. Smart Bro gave out free drinks, free internet connection and tons of prizes in between fights! A table was even tagged as winning group since a lot of them got picked, sweet!

They also gave away fight night tickets to lucky smart bro subscribers plus a brand new spanking iPad 2 Mini! 

(Screenies from UFC not mine) In the end, Conor McGregor proved to be the better fighter. That's just sad if you become a statistic for him. 

He began striking Diaz early in the round and his legs were pretty much battered early on. His face was already beaten to a pulp. But Diaz also fought back since he wasn't able to do submission on any of the rounds. It's a great fight, but his 4 knockouts hurt him in the scores. I love MMA! UFC too! 

Make sure Smart Bro is part of your Brokada viewing habit the next time you get your UFC Fight Pass! It's just the best experience ever! Congrats McGregor!

KUMAGCOW

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Smart Bro Invites You to UFC 202 Viewing Party!

I was in Skinny Mikes a few months ago to watch UFC 200 live  with fellow fight fans and the Smart Brokada! It was so good to be in a testosterone laden room as we watched the matches live, streamed on large screens, as everyone cheered on their favorite athletes. 

Cool thing is, they also gave away perks to the first 20 people who got to watch there, plus free first few bottles of beer too. This time, they're planning to give UFC FIGHT NIGHT MANILA Tickets or an iPad Mini 2 for Smart Bro subscribers. Smart Bro Subscribers of course get in for FREE, if that doesn't make you happy I dunno what will. This will happen this Sunday at August 21, 2016, Sunday at 8am. The place gets packed quite fast so  if I were you I'd definitely go in early.

I am rooting for Mc Gregor, how about you? :)

KUMAGCOW

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Cignal Welcomes Stephen Thompson in Manila

We're at the Mall of Asia Music hall today to give you a glimpse on how we treat Stephen "The Wonderboy" Thompson a little Filipino welcome courtesy of our friends from Cignal. This is a tour arranged by the company and they dub it as "UFC & Cignal Presents: On the Rise, Stephen Thompson".

Cignal is gearing to expand in Asia and and MMA in the Philippines is rapidly growing. It's an opportune time to see the #2 in the Welterweight rankings, Stephen Thompson in the flesh. He knocked out Johnny Hendricks last February 6, so he's as fresh as it gets. Cignal will be broadcasting more fights on Hyper channel 53. He's loving the reception so far and now that he's in MOA, he hopes to get even closer to his Filipino fans!

They started by revealing Red Dela Cruz, the first Filipina UFC Octagon Girl. A really nice place to start.

Mark Eddiva from Team Lakay also joined in. He's officially the first full blooded Filipino to be in UFC, he hails from Baguio and traveled 6 hours just to be here. He actually is a Wushu gold medalist. Really humble guy too.

Then it was his turn, this is Stephen Thompson!

Stephen Thompson adds "It's not an easy task, you have to find a good gym and feel good about it, when you're confident, and they take care of you, you'll be a good fighter!".

Make sure you watch UFC on Cignal through Hyper HD. We loved him in person, we better love him even more watching his fights! 

Thanks Cignal and Smart Bro for bringing him here in Manila!

KUMAGCOW

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SmartBro x UFC Partnership Draws First Blood

Ever wanted one of these? Me too. I actually wanted to do MMA and ever since I've watched fights on TV and cable, it just made me so eager to see them in real life. This afternoon, we're blessed to have been able to witness a partnership between Smart (through SmartBRO), the country's biggest network and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) the biggest league there is in multi disciplined fighting sports.

This means that starting today, Smart Bro will offer subscribers and UFC fans exclusive access to UFC FIGHT PASS, it's the digital streaming service that accesses the biggest library of fight content. Now you can watch your favorite fighter slug it out in the famous Octagon thay they've long fighting in. Aside from that, Smart Bro might be flying you and one of your friends to a UFC Pay per View fight. Isn't that awesome?

Now you don't event have to fly to the US or other countries because Smart is bringing all of them closer to you. These awesome content can now be accessed on the UFC official app and maybe soon, a full pledged UFC event in the country. It'll all be within reach as Filipinos becomr hungry for more digital content in the coming years, Smart, Smart Bro and UFC will all be part of that!

Ms. Pam Santiago AVP for Smart Bro's Data Services says "This is a multi year partnership and this will make us the proud mobile carrier of UFC in the country. You'll have exclusive perks like this March 6, for the UFC Women's viewing party at Skinny Mike's so please come over and bring your pocket wifi! Only Smart can get you all these anytime and anywhere. You can reach your favorite athletes, and we're happy for you to witness this today! We will bring UFC closer to the fans."

Mr. Kenneth Berger EVP and General Manager of UFC Asia says "This is going to be an exciting year for UFC and now that we've partnered with Smart, you can access a whole community, a huge library so you can watch anywhere with almost any device. We look forward to doing more experiences and shows back here in Manila. We want to bring more fights and content." 

Then they surprised is with Stephen Thompson!

I can't wait for his next fight since he wants to get #1 slot, the title fight which he says will happen very soon!

Thank you for having us Smart Bro!