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- ↑ "URCC 10: X". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015.
- ↑ "URCC Cebu 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015.
- ↑ "URCC 11: Redemption". Sherdog. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015.