Puntirya ni Dunesa Hesser, ang Pinay na may ari ng Las Vegas-based MMA organization na World Series of Fighting (WSOF) Global, na palakasin ang sports, gayundin ang kakayahan at katayuan ng Pinoy fighter sa mixed martial arts.
“I am proud to be Filipino, I was born in Escalante City, Negros Occidental to an ordinary family. We weren’t privileged at all. I also lost my parents at a very young age. With 8 other siblings, I felt the pressure to rise above our situation. But this only gave me the determination and the drive to succeed and overcome life’s trials. It hasn’t been easy, my life is a telenovela, but I was lucky enough to have had the chance to move to the United States at 16 years old, so it was from there that my luck changed. But I still kept on working hard, working almost non-stop, because I was the breadwinner of the family,” pahayag ni Hesser.
Sa kabila ng katayuan sa buhay, hindi nakaligtaan ni Hesser ang pagiging Pinay at ang pinagmulang bayan.
“You know it is because of where I came from that I understand the difficulty of some of these fighters. Yun pag nagsisimula ka pa lang at kailangan tiisin mo lahat ng pagod, gutom at puyat. Then you are hit with the decision, should I go on or should I quit?
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“Should I accept my fate or fight it? I know that feeling, I’ve been a fighter my whole life. But I had a twist of fate, also a bit of luck that came my way, after all the years of perseverance. Yan and gusto ko ibahagi man lang thru World Series of Fighting Global. That as a fighter, you can change your life, you can change your fate and your destiny,” aniya.
Nais na Dunesa na mas makilala ang Pinoy na dekalidad na fighter bukod sa mabigyan sila ng karampatang estado para sa kanilang kabuhayan.
“You know, the Philippines is known very well for combat sports. Despite that, very few Philippine MMA fighters have gained global recognition. We hope to change that by promoting them not only on events in the Philippines, but international events as well,” pahayag ng ipinagmamalaki ng Escalante.
Sa inisyal na fight card ng WSOF GC na tinaguriang “Philippines vs the World” sa Hulyo 30, sa Smart Araneta Coliseum, limang Pinoy ang magpapamalas ng kanilang kahusayan sa harap ng nagbubunying home crowd.
Kabilang sa Pinoy fighters sina Jenelyn Olsim, Jessdan Dela Pena, Neil Larano, Jujeath Nagaowa, at Mario Sismundo.
Hindi lamang ang mga local fighter ang magkakaroon ng bagong pamumuhay, dahil ipinahayag ni Dunesa na sa araw ng laban, magsasagawa ng raffle kung saan tatanggap ng P1 milyon ang masuwerteng manonood.
“I would like to change not only the fighters’ lives that night, but also change the life of someone from the audience. Someone will win P1,000,000 that night. I think we are the first MMA promoter in the country who will give away P1,000,000 to a lucky MMA fan. So to my kababayans, we hope you can watch and support us on July 30”, sambit ni Dunesa.
