Ellenberger vs. Saffiedine official for UFC: Singapore, two more bouts added
Five bouts have been made official for the UFC’s first trip to Singapore in January. At a press conference held in Marina Bay Sands on Tuesday, the UFC made announcements of the fight card, including...
View ArticleVideo: UFC Fight Night 34 teaser
At the turn of the year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship stages its first event in South East Asia. The luxurious Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, will have the distinct honor of welcoming the world’s...
View ArticleUFC Fight Night 34 adds Will Chope vs. Bekbulat Magomedov
For Will Chope (19-5), it’s now the biggest fight of his life. And a dream turned reality. Fight Sport Asia reported early Wednesday morning that Chope is set to take on unbeaten prospect, Bekbulat...
View ArticleBantamweights Royston Wee, David Galera handed promotional debuts for UFC...
January’s UFC Fight Night 34 fight card will be an historic one, as it will be the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first venture into South East Asian territory. The promotion has been longing for an...
View ArticleBreaking the odds: Royston Wee is set to represent South-East Asia on a whole...
Royston Wee (2-0) doesn’t want to be simply known as the first Singaporean fighter to make it to the UFC. In fact, just like any other aspiring combatant looking to make a name in Mixed Martial Arts,...
View ArticleJake Ellenberger reportedly hurt, possibly out of UFC Fight Night 34 main event
The UFC’s south Asian debut may have taken a hit with reports the Jake Ellenberger has suffered an injury in training. “The Juggernaut” allegedly suffered a leg injury while working on his striking...
View ArticleUFC: Singapore fight card shuffles: Hyun Gyu Lim promoted to main event,...
January’s UFC Fight Night 34 (or UFC: Singapore) fight card has a new headliner. As previously reported, Ellenberger (29-7) was set to face Strikeforce vet Tarec Saffiedine (14-3), but an alleged leg...
View ArticleHacran Dias injured, out of UFC Fight Night 34 contest with Tatsuya Kawajiri
It looks like the injury bug continues to plague January’s UFC: Singapore (or UFC Fight Night 34) line-up. First, Jake Ellenberger (29-7) was forced to withdraw from his main event tussle with Tarec...
View ArticleUFC: Singapore adds Leandro Issa vs. Russell Doane
A Bantamweight match-up pitting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Leandro Issa, against PXC vet Russell Doane (pictured) has been added to January’s UFC Fight Night 34 (or UFC: Singapore) bill. FightSport Asia...
View ArticleWelterweights Dong Hyun Kim and John Hathaway to headline TUF: China finale...
UFC officials today announced that a Welterweight bill pitting Dong Hyun Kim (18-2-1, 1 NC) against John Hathaway (17-1) has been set as the headliner for “The Ultimate Fighter: China” finale, which...
View ArticleSean Soriano confident, unfazed by Tatsuya Kawajiri’s experience
It’s probably not the most ideal of promotional debuts for Sean Soriano. After all, the call was only made when Hacran Dias, the original opponent for Tatsuya Kawajiri, had to withdraw from proceedings...
View ArticleVideo: Mark Fischer UFC Fight Night 34 media day scrum
UFC Asia Managing Director Mark Fischer discussed the UFC’s plans for 2014 in Asia and much more during the UFC Fight Night 34 media day scrum. *Picture credit: http://www.mmapinterest.com/
View ArticleMMASucka Staff Predictions: UFC Fight Night 34
Justin – 12-6 Allen – 9-4 Suraj – 7-6 Henry – 7-6 Jeremy – 9-9 JP – 1-4 Tarec Saffiedine vs. Hyun Gyu Lim Jeremy: Both men are known for their heavy hands and my pick is whoever lands the...
View ArticleUFC Fight Night 34 Quick Results
The UFC heads to South East Asia for its first fight card of 2014, LIVE at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore. In the main event, former Strikeforce champ Tarec Saffiedine...
View ArticleUFC Fight Night 34 Preliminary Report
Six preliminary bouts will take place prior to the main card tonight at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore. For years, talents in the Asian MMA circles have toiled hard to...
View ArticleKang tops Shimizu with a third round submission victory
Shimizu clearly wanted the bout to hit the canvas in the opening stages. And when it did, Kang had both a Triangle and Armbar attempt, which was well defended by Shimizu. However, during the midst of...
View ArticleLuiz Dutra loses by disqualification after landing illegal elbows
The striking exchanges that got both guys going was entertaining to say the least, right up to the point where Dutra was deemed to have landed multiple elbows at the back of Kiichi Kunimoto’s head,...
View ArticleTatsuya Kawajiri successful in UFC debut, moves to 5-0 at Featherweight
Kawajiri started going for takedowns which were brilliantly defended by Soriano in the beginning. But the Japanese fighter finally got the takedown after several attempts. He slowly maneuvered to his...
View ArticleTarec Saffiedine brutalizes Kim with leg kicks en route to Unanimous Decision...
The first round was all about the striking exchanges. Both fighters landed their fair share of punches, kicks and knees but it was Lim who seemed to be pushing the pace more. Saffiedine was changing...
View ArticleQuinn Mulhern retires from MMA after UFC Fight Night 34 loss
After a unanimous decision loss at UFC Fight Night 34, lightweight Quinn Mulhern (18-4) has announced his retirement from the sport of MMA. Mulhern made the announcement via his official Facebook...
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