A day by the Bay with UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos
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It was an absolute honour for me to meet reigning UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos when he came to Singapore last month to train at Evolve MMA. I met him at the gym, but I also had the opportunity to hang out with his family at Gardens by the Bay one evening. He had […]
UFC fighter Royston Wee no longer afraid to tell relatives about his profession
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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 […]
UFC Singapore: Square-offs
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]