When the presenter finished rousing up the crowd Uriel was taken to the 'champion step' where he took the place that used to belong to the last hunter he defeated when he took the challenge. There, he was supposed to wait for his turn in fighting the challengers that would come one after the other since it was a private event.
Uriel had no intentions of keeping his spot on the ladder, he also didn't care for winning. But he needed to buy enough time so Nika would be able to find Medusa's whereabouts. Thankfully, since he performed well last time he didn't have to face any small fries and all he had to do was to wait and see the matches.