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The year 2011 is the 10th year in the history of the Universal Reality Combat Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the Philippines. In 2011 the URCC held 9 events beginning with, URCC Cebu 6: Respect.
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- ↑ "URCC 2: Night of Champions". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014.
- ↑ "URCC 3: Siege at the Fort". Sherdog. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014.