UFC Fight Night Singapore is now in the books and with a surprising result in the main event people wondered if Cowboy would retire after losing to Leon Edwards. Ovince St. Preux was back in top form with a first round submission victory over Tyson Pedro and Jessica Eye won the “battle of the Jessicas” against Jessica Rose-Clark. Here’s the post fight press conference. Check it out…
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Cerrone, Saint Preux underdogs going into this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 132 Fight Pass card
UFC Fight Night 132 will take place on June 23 in Singapore. It’s a Fight Pass-only card and is headlined with a welterweight matchup between No. 11 ranked Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and No. 13 ranked Leon Edwards. The co-headliner has No. 7 ranked light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux taking on No. 13 ranked 205-pounder Tyson … Read more
Jose Aldo accepts the challenge of Jeremy Stephens
Jose Aldo recently spoke with Combate about a potential bout in Singapore on June 23. The opponent is fellow veteran Jeremy Stephens who reportedly asked for the bout personally. Right now Aldo says the UFC is the only hold up… We already accepted a fight against Jeremy Stephens. We’re expecting it to be in June in … Read more
ONE: Dynasty of Heroes full results and video highlights
ONE: Dynasty of Heroes took place this morning from Singapore Indoor Stadium and saw ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee retain her title with an anaconda choke submission in the second round over top contender Istela Nunes of Brazil. In the co-main event, ONE Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren made quick work of Malaysia’s Agilan … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Luis ‘Sapo’ Santos talks upcoming title rematch versus Ben Askren
Thirty-five-year-old Luis “Sapo” Santos (61-9-1, 1 NC) will get another shot at Ben Askren‘s (14-0, 1 NC) welterweight title on Nov. 13 at ONE Championship 34 in Singapore. Their first fight ended in a No Contest in April after Santos took a finger to the eye just 2:19 into the first round and was unable to continue. … Read more
Ben Askren vs. Luis Santos rematch headlines ‘ONE: Pride of Lions’ in November
Luis “Sapo” Santos (61-9-1, 1 NC) will get his shot at the ONE Championship welterweight title once again when he faces 170-pound champ Ben Askren (14-0, 1 NC) in a rematch on Nov. 13 in Singapore. The 35-wins-by-knockout veteran had finished seven straight opponents leading up to his first fight with Askren in April when … Read more
UFC Fight Night 34 main event shaken up, Hyun Gyu Lim in for injured Ellenberger
The rumors of Jake Ellenberger’s injury started to surface yesterday and today we learn that the welterweight is out of his UFC Fight Night 34 bout with former Strikeforce champion Tarec Saffiedine.
UFC heads to Singapore on January 4
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® debuts in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 with UFC® FIGHT NIGHT SINGAPORE: ELLENBERGER vs. SAFFIEDINE. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m.
Tatsuya Kawajiri joins UFC roster
PRIDE, DREAM, and ONE FC veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri is expected to make his UFC debut in January, when the organization hosts its first Asian event outside of China or Japan. The January 4th card is set to take place in Singapore, and will be headlined by a welterweight match up between Jake Ellenberger and Tarec Saffiedine.
ONE Fighting Championship announces historic ONE Asia Amateur MMA Series
Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™, the largest mixed martial arts organization in Asia with a 90% market share, announced today the launch of the historic ONE ASIA AMATEUR MMA SERIES. The amateur MMA series is set to be the largest in Asia and will provide an unprecedented platform for mixed martial artists to develop their skills against other top amateurs.