Rene Catalan explains why he’s rolling with ‘Team LeBron’

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:59:19 +0000

Like any other Filipino, Rene “The Challenger” Catalan is crazy about basketball. Before he dedicated his life to wushu, and later mixed martial arts, the 40-year-old was a huge basketball fan who was left amazed by former PBA MVP Johnny Abarrientos, who captured the hearts of every Filipino fan back in the late 90s. Watching […]

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ONE Championship: Catalan battles former champ

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 07:57:19 +0000

Rene “The Challenger” Catalan is gearing up for the biggest challenge of his mixed martial arts career. The 40-year-old wushu practitioner is scheduled to face former ONE Strawweight World Champion Yoshitaka “Nobita” Naito on the undercard of ONE: REIGN OF VALOR, which takes place at the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar on 8 March. […]

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ONE Championship: Catalan to return to action

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 06:18:46 +0000

Joshua “The Passion” Pacio won’t be the only Filipino to represent the country at ONE: ETERNAL GLORY as Robin “The Ilonggo” Catalan will be joining the reigning ONE Strawweight World Champion in hoisting the Philippine flag aloft on the blockbuster card. Catalan is slated to lock horns against ONE Jakarta Flyweight Tournament Champion Stefer “The […]

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ONE Championship: Rene Catalan shares tricks at wushu seminar

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 08:02:08 +0000

Filipino veteran Rene Catalan shares tricks of the trade at wushu seminar in Makati Multiple-time Wushu World Champion Rene “The Challenger” Catalan makes the most of his off-season by continuing his advocacy to impart his knowledge about martial arts. The 40-year-old Iloilo City native hosted a wushu seminar at his own gym in Makati City, […]

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