25 Feb 2014
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
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...
Read more → 06 Jan 2014
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
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,...
Read more → 05 Jan 2014
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
After all the pre-fight events, the excitement and anticipation starts kicking in from the official weigh-in. Held at 6.00 pm at the skating rink of Marina Bay Sands, I suddenly found a greater reason to like MMA - because these fit guys start stripping down to their underwear. Ok, just kidding! Some...
Read more → 05 Jan 2014
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
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...
Read more → 03 Jan 2014
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
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...
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