UFC fighter Royston Wee no longer afraid to tell relatives about his profession
He used to avoid telling his relatives that he was a Muay Thai instructor or that he was pursuing mixed martial arts (MMA) as a career. Royston Wee, 27, would vaguely say he is an instructor when asked by relatives what he does, avoiding details unless pressed. “People tend to think MMA is violent and […]
Evolve MMA signs young Singaporean fighter
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts, Asia’s top martial arts organization, today announces the signing of another Singaporean, Benedict Ang, to its impressive stable of World Champions. Benedict Ang, the youngest member of the prestigious Evolve Fight Team at 17 years of age, started training at the world class academy of Evolve MMA in December 2011. In just […]
Best of UFC Fight Night 34 Singapore
It’s the first time that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is in Southeast Asia and I’m really grateful for the opportunity to cover this history-writing event. Held at Marina Bay Sands, the UFC Fight Night 34 was attended by a sell-out crowd of 5,200. It was four days of UFC for me last week, starting […]
UFC Singapore: Square-offs
Pre-fight events continued on Thursday, for the inaugural UFC Fight Night Singapore. It was media day for selected fighters – Royston Wee, David Galera, Shunichi Shimizu, Kang Kyung-Ho, Sean Soriano, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Tarec Saffiedine and Lim Gyun-Hyu – as we went around interviewing whichever fighters we wanted. Closing the session were the square-offs between selected […]
UFC Singapore interview: Kang Kyung-Ho
Kang ‘Mr Perfect’ Kyung-Ho looks like he should be modelling instead of fighting, but the 26-year-old Korean is a respected bantamweight MMA fighter and is one of 20 fighters that will be at the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night Singapore this Saturday. Q: What’s the biggest challenge in this career? A: That you’re actually […]
UFC Singapore 2014: Open Workouts
Kicking off the week for the inaugural UFC Fight Night Singapore was the open workout session on Wednesday, 1 January 2014 at the skating rink of Marina Bay Sands. Fighters that made an appearance include: Leandro Issa – UFC Bantamweight contender Jon Delos Reyes – UFC Bantamweight contender David Galera – UFC Bantamweight contender Will […]
UFC Singapore: Azusa Nishigaki, octagon girl
One of the octagon girls for this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night Singapore, Azusa Nishigaki, made a surprise appearance at the Open Workout session on Wednesday. The 1.69-metre tall former Miss Japan finalist made her UFC octagon girl debut last February when she stepped in as a replacement. Read my interview with her here on Yahoo! or […]