This will be the sixth UFC event in Singapore since its debut in 2014. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The Ultimate Fighting Championship will make their sixth visit to the Republic in August, and will be bringing with them a familiar face.
He will take on the “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in the headline bout of the event, which the American mixed martial arts juggernaut announced in a media statement on Friday morning. Chan is also a favourite among MMA fans for his fighting style of moving forward relentlessly despite taking hard shots, which earned him his nickname. He challenged for the featherweight title unsuccessfully twice.UFC president Dana White described the fight as one between “two of the best in the world who are trying to get themselves back into title contention”.
This year’s UFC Fight Night Singapore event will be accompanied by the semi-final of the Road to UFC Season 2 event, which will also take place at the Indoor Stadium from 4pm the following day.Sim Kai Xiong became the first Singaporean to feature in the series this year, but lost to Peter Danasoe of Thailand on May 28 at the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai.
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